Fiat Tipo
Hatch & SW (UK)
Fiat's new
Tipo Hatchback and Station Wagon models will cost UK buyers upwards of £ 12,995
for the 5-door and £ 13,995 for the SW, once sales start later this year.
Both versions
will be offered in three trim levels, where entry-level models will get the
basics such as air conditioning, remote central locking, front electric
windows, body-colored door mirrors, chrome door handles, split rear seats, DAB
digital radio, six airbags, USB and Bluetooth connectivity as well as a multi-function
steering wheel. The SW will get rear electric windows and longitudinal roof
bars, on top of all the features already available on the 5-door model.
Customers
who'll be wanting a bit more kit to go with their entry-level Tipo can opt for
the front fog lights (£ 150), dark tinted rear windows (£ 175), rear electric
windows (£ 240 - standard on the SW), 16" alloys (£ 350), rear parking
sensors (£ 300) or the five-inch Uconnect touchscreen system with Live services,
DAB and sat-nav (£ 500).
The Uconnect
touchscreen infotainment system is standard on the mid-range trim level, as is
the leather-trimmed steering wheel and gear knob, rear power windows, LED
daytime running lights, 16" alloys, front fog lights, rear parking sensors
and cruise control. On average, the price for a mid-trim level model is £1000
over that of the entry-level model.
Key options
for the mid-trim models include a sat-nav upgrade (£ 250), a reversing camera
(£ 300) and two Safety Packs, with Pack A adding adaptive cruise control, speed
limiter and AEB for £ 500 (unavailable on the entry-level trim or 1.4-liter
engine models), and Pack B offering just the speed limiter function together
with AEB for £ 250.
As for the
top trim level, it builds on the mid-range spec by adding sat-nav with TomTom
LIVE services (including HD traffic), climate control, 17" alloys,
automatic lights and wipers, rear view camera, driver's side lumbar support and
a chrome pack - all standard. The only options available are the leather
upholstery with heated seats (£ 750) and the previously mentioned Safety Packs A
& B.
There are five available engines in total, three of them petrol and two
diesels. The petrol engine lineup starts with a 1.4-liter 16v unit producing 95
HP and 127 Nm, a 1.4 T-Jet turbo unit with 120 HP and 206 Nm and a 1.6-liter e-TorQ engine, good for 110 HP and 152 Nm, available exclusively with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Customers
looking for better fuel economy can choose between any of the two available
diesel units, namely the 1.3-liter MultiJet II, producing 95 HP and 200 Nm of torque or the 1.6-liter MultiJet II with a hefty 120 HP and 320 Nm on tap.
If
pulling power is a priority, the 1.4-liter T-Jet and 1.6-liter MultiJet II will
provide the best acceleration, with respective 0-62 mph (100 km/h) sprint times
of 9.5 sec (9.8 in SW) seconds and 9.8 seconds (10.1 SW).
In terms of fuel
economy, either of the two available diesel options will perform best,
identically rated at 76.3 UK mpg (3.7 l/100km). Both
hatchback as well as SW versions of the all-new Fiat Tipo will go on sale in
the UK in September.
