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Fiat Idea

Manufacturer	Fiat
Production	2004—present
Class	Mini MPV
Body style	5-door MPV
Layout	FF layout
Platform	Project 188
Engine	FIRE Engines 1.2 16v (80hp) 1.4 (77 or 95hp) Powertrain 1.8 8v (Brazil only) Multijet Diesel 1.3 16v (69 or 90hp) 1.9 (101hp)
Wheelbase	2510 mm
Length	3930 mm
Width	1700 mm
Height	1660 mm
Related	Fiat Punto (188) Lancia Musa Lancia Ypsilon
Similar	Renault Modus Opel Meriva

The Fiat Idea is a mini MPV built by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 2004. The car is based on the Project 188 platform, originally used for the second-generation Fiat Punto.

The Idea is noted for its versatile interior, which includes sliding and folding rear seats, making the best possible usage of a body under 4 metres in length. The Idea's height, coupled with narrow width and narrow tracks, gives the car a high centre of gravity and, consequently, better handling when compared to competitors Opel Meriva and Renault Modus.^{[citation needed]}

The Fiat Idea engines are all Euro 4 compliant. The petrol engine is the 1.4-litre 16 valve 95 bhp, available with in five- and six-speed gearboxes, and the diesel 1.3-litre 16 valve MultiJet units, with 70 bhp or 90 bhp. All of these engines can be matched with the Dualogic robotised manual gearbox.

The Brazilian version of the Idea was launched in South America in late 2005. The engines available are the new 1.4-litre 8 valve Fire engine with 80cv (the same of the Grande Punto) and the latest version of the GM-sourced Powertrain 1.8-litre 8 valve engine with 110cv, both with flexble technology.

This version has differences specially designed for the South American market. The floorpan is a powerful version of the Grande Punto's platform. It has longer wheel base, height and vias compared to the European version. The interior design is taken from the Fiat Palio Mk. III, much more adapted to the southamerican taste. It also has a new feature: the SkyDome which is a panoramic glass roof.

The Idea is exported in two different levels (the ELX with the 1.4-litre engine and the HLX with the 1.8 engine) and it has four airbags, ABS brakes with EBD; parking, rain and lights sensor, security laminated glass, the SkyDome, 15" alloys, bluetooth phone system, and leather seats among other features.

The new Idea Adventure was launched in September 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil. It features a revised suspension, mixed use tires Pirelli Scorpion 205-70-R15, a protective body kit, specially designed 15" alloys, interior mods like the white instruments, the specially designed seats with leather, and a standard safety equipment which features double front and side airbags, ABS brakes with EBD.

The future of the Idea in America will be the new engine for 2007; a 1.8 with 8 and 16 valve with 121-134cv developed from the Torque and the DFN/Dualogic transmission. Also, Fiat in Brazil are conducting test to the Fiat Sedici, model not likely to be made in South America, but its all-wheel drive could be used in a 4x4 Idea Adventure that could be launched in mid 2007.

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