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Fiat Panda

The city car, and the nameplate most likely to arrive with a TwinAir two-cylinder engine — which changes what normal looks like. A two-cylinder idles with a pulse a four-cylinder does not have, and its misfire detection has half as many events to average over, so a rough-idle complaint here is worth comparing against a known-good example before it is treated as a fault.

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Fiat Panda
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Generations

  • 169 2003–2012

    FIRE petrols and the 1.3 MultiJet; the four-wheel-drive version is a genuine one.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Fiat 169
    Engines
    • 1.1 8v — petrol · 40 kW (54 hp) · 88 Nm (65 lb-ft)
    • 1.2 8v — petrol · 44–51 kW (59–68 hp) · 102 Nm (75 lb-ft)
    • 1.4 16v — 100HP · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp)
    • 1.2 8v CNG — CNG bi-fuel · 38–44 kW (51–59 hp) · 102 Nm (75 lb-ft)
    • 1.3 Multijet — diesel · 51–55 kW (68–74 hp) · 145 Nm (107 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · Dualogic robotised manual · 5-speed automated manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • 319 2011–present

    TwinAir and mild-hybrid petrols; a very long production run.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Fiat 319
    Engines
    • 0.9 TwinAir — petrol · 57–66 kW (76–89 hp) · 100–145 Nm (74–107 lb-ft)
    • 1.2 8v — petrol · 51 kW (68 hp) · 102 Nm (75 lb-ft)
    • 1.0 hybrid — FIREFLY · mild hybrid · 51 kW (68 hp) · 92 Nm (68 lb-ft)
    • 0.9 CNG — TWINAIR · CNG bi-fuel · 52–59 kW (70–79 hp) · 135–145 Nm (100–107 lb-ft)
    • 1.3 Multijet — diesel · 55–70 kW (74–94 hp) · 190–200 Nm (140–148 lb-ft)
    • 0.9 turbo — petrol · 57–66 kW (76–89 hp) · 100–145 Nm (74–107 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · Dualogic robotised manual · 5-speed C514 manual · 5-speed C510 DS manual · 5-speed Dualogic automated manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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