Hybrid Fiat Egea is getting ready to hit the road! Here is the release date

Egea, the powerful player of the Fiat brand in the compact class, is getting ready to hit the roads of the world with its hybrid engine versions. Egea, which has been “Turkey’s Most Preferred Car” for the last 6 years and was selected as the “Car of the Year in Turkey” by the Automotive Journalists Association with the fourth body type “Cross” introduced to the market last year, has been selling Sedan, Hatchback, Cross and Cross models since April. It will take its place in Fiat showrooms with a new generation hybrid engine option to be offered in wagon body types. Here are the details…

Hybrid Fiat Egea offers lower fuel consumption and higher performance

Hybrid Fiat Egea, manufactured in Tofaş, the global player of the Fiat brand in the compact class and Turkey’s most preferred car for the last 6 years, started 2022 with innovations. The model family, which has successfully fulfilled its mission of “A good car should also be accessible” with its performance until today, is preparing to hit the roads of the world with the hybrid engine option after the Cross Wagon, which was launched in January.

Fiat Egeas with a new generation hybrid engine option and automatic transmission will take their place in Fiat dealerships in Turkey and in the world markets as of April. The new hybrid version of Egea, which constantly raises its technology level, offers its high performance, new generation 130 HP power and 240 NM torque, 1.5 liter 4-cylinder turbo gasoline FireFly engine and a 15 kW electric motor with 48-Volt battery. derives its synergy.

In Egea Hybrid, BSG (Belt Start Generator) and 15KW electric motor support the 130 hp internal combustion engine. This advanced hybrid technology enables “100 percent electric” silent starting, parking and all-electric driving. Thus, while efficiency increases, driving performance also rises to a higher level.

Thanks to the electric motor of Egea Hybrid, the fuel consumption and emissions of the internal combustion engine are reduced during the warm-up phase. Hybrid technology in Egea; It allows the vehicle to take off in 100% electric mode (e-launch) and proceed in a fully electric mode (e-creep) at low speed without wasting fuel. The hybrid Fiat Egea can move forward without pressing the accelerator pedal (e-queueing) in short distances in dense and congested traffic with only the power of the electric motor.

Egea Hybrid can be parked in all-electric mode (e-park). Hybrid Egea, which has been developed to recharge its battery with energy recovery during both braking and deceleration, does not compromise on performance and provides maximum driving comfort without making the user feel the transitions between electric and gasoline engines.

Along with the Egea Hybrid, the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission is also offered for sale for the first time in the Fiat brand. Egea Hybrid, with 7-speed automatic transmission, completes 0-100 km acceleration in 9 seconds, while providing a significant advantage in fuel consumption and reaching a consumption value of 4.7 liters per 100 km (WLTP) in urban use.

Hybrid technology in Egea ensures that 47 percent of the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle can be completed without starting the gasoline engine by completely shutting down the gasoline engine while driving, again for the first time in Fiat models.

This rate can go up to 62 percent in urban cycle. As a result, the new 48-Volt hybrid gasoline engine provides lower fuel consumption in city use compared to both gasoline and diesel engines. With all these features, the new Egea Hybrid offers the best 48-Volt Hybrid engine option in its class.

When will the hybrid Fiat Egea go on sale?

Hybrid Fiat Egea, which is now more environmentally friendly with its hybrid engine option, continues to make advanced driving technology accessible to all its users. Equipped with advanced driving support systems (ADAS), hybrid-engined Egea, like all members of the family, ‘Traffic Sign Recognition System’, ‘Intelligent Speed ​​Assistant’, ‘Lane Tracking System’, ‘Driver Fatigue Warning System’, ‘Intelligent High Beam’ and the ‘Blind Spot Warning System’, making it selectable from the Urban (medium) trim level.

Features such as “Keyless Entry and Starting”, “Wireless Smartphone Charge”, “Wireless Multimedia Connection” and (Sedan Body Type) “Automatic Trunk Opening Sensor” that make life easier are still offered in the Lounge version. Egea Hybrid; It will be available in Turkey in Sedan, Hatchback, Cross and Cross Wagon body types, with 3 trim levels-Easy (Sedan) / Street (in Hatchback and Cross), Urban and Lounge- and automatic transmission in April.

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