FIAT Idea · 1.3 JTD 16v Active · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2005

From 2003 Fiat launched manufacture of autos model Idea, modification of 1.3 JTD 16v Active and terminated it in 2005. This 5-door minivan has a length of 3.9 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to sit 5 person including the driver.

«Idea 1.3 JTD 16v Active» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 15.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 169 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak power of 70 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 6.2 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 4.5 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 5.1 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 47 l of diesel, what lets to go about 922 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 257 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 203 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60R15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Fiat Idea received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, driver airbags), it is also has active safety such as EBD, ABS.