Fiat Palio Weekend

Fiat Palio Weekend
Fiat Palio Weekend
Overview
Manufacturer	Fiat
Production	1996–present
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door station wagon
Related	Fiat Siena; Fiat Albea
Powertrain
Engine	FIRE Engines; 1.0 16v, 1.2 16v, 1.4 8v; Fiassa Engines; 1.5 8v, 1.6 8v; Torque; 1.6 16v; Powertrain; 1.8 8v; Multijet Diesel; 1.3 16v; TurboDiesel; 1.7 8v TD

The Fiat Palio Weekend is Fiat's 'world car' small family car station wagon aimed at developing countries; it is an extended version of the hatchback Fiat Palio.

It is produced in Brazil, India, South Africa and China.

The 1996 Mk.I Series

Launched in 1996 in Brazil, as the "family member" of the '178 Project'. The engines were 1.5 8v (Brazil), 1.2 8v (Europe), 1.6 16v (Brazil and Europe) and a 1.7 Diesel (Argentina and Europe).

The 2001 Mk.II Series

In 2001 the model has the first facelift. The new design was made by the Italian design-guru Giorgetto Giugiaro. The facelift includes a new front and rear design, and a brand new interior. Also, new engines were the 1.8 Fiat-GM Powertrain with 105cv. The Mk.II series has an offroad version called Weekend Adventure with a 1.6 16v Torque Step A engine with 103cv.

The 2004 Mk.III Series

The new Mk.III comes in 2004. The designer was again, Giorgetto Giugiaro. It has a new front, rear and interior design. The top model is still Weekend Adventure version; it is equipped with a 1.8 litre Powertrain Flex fuel engine with 112cv (petrol/gasoline) and 114cv (ethanol) at 5500 rpm, all terrain Pirelli Citynet tires and a higher/reinforced suspension kit but still with 4x2 traction.

The Future

The 1.8 Powertrain GM engine will be replaced in 2008 by a Fiat engine 1.8 16 valves that will be produced in Argentina, due to the end of the joint venture between Fiat and GM.

A new facelift will be released in early 2008.