Fiat Group has just launched MultiAir, a fundamental breakthrough in petrol engine design that will dramatically cut fuel consumption, as well as significantly boosting power and torque, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by between 10 and 25%, and up to a 60% reduction in other engine pollutants.
With two generations of common rail direct injection diesel engine technology, UniJet and MultiJet, to its credit, Fiat has dramatically improved diesel engine performance, economy and emissions.
Now, with MultiAir, Fiat has brought together the company’s enviable expertise and technology to make one of the single largest leaps forward for petrol engine design in recent times.
The first new engine to be equipped with MultiAir will be the 16-valve 1.4 litre family of naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines, and the first car to go on sale with MultiAir installed will be the Alfa MiTo at the end of 2009.
Its second application will be as an integral part of a new two cylinder engine family.
