Fiat renews Ducato & Co

The Italians have relaunched their three car series. Doblo, Scudo and Ducato offer more support and range of Stromer.

Fiat they were the first started the brand partnership more than 40 years ago he was, at that time including Peugeot and Citroën. Today everything belongs to the Stellantis group, Opel has joined as the fourth brand – and the partnership has proved successful.

For Fiat, of course, this means that All models are also technically identical and available from other brands. The special thing about the Italian car manufacturer is this innovative, two convertible passenger seats, which the brand calls “Eat and Work”. The idea behind it: The optional two-person seat can be quickly converted into a table that can be turned to the driver or the other side of the passenger and then serves as a shelf or workstation for a laptop – or as a lunch break table. There are also additional storage compartments and cup holders in the rear bench area.

All with “Mirror Mirror”

18 support systems having Two small series Doblò and Scudofor There are 21 Ducatos. The new feature is known The Magic Mirrorwhich has a camera on the back The rear image is permanently displayed on the interior mirror, so that the driver in the van can always see what is happening behind him. To do this, several cameras record the back and sides of the car. The system celebrates its debut with a new version in Doblò.

The Ducato comes as an electric vehicle in the 3.5 ton class and can carry a load of up to 1.5 ton. The The combustion engine can even handle up to two tons and a permissible gross weight of 4.25 tonnes. Depending on the model – three lengths, two lengths – the loading volume is between 13 and 17 cubic meters. Stromer also creates one Towing capacity 2.4 tons.

In terms of combustion, Fiat only works with certified ones Diesel units in three performance levels: 88 kW/120 HP, 103 kW/140 HP and 130 kW/180 HP. The E-Ducato is powered by a 200 kW/270 hp electric motor. It has a 110 kWh battery on board, which provides a range of up to 424 km. The price of the model starts at 55,700 euros for the small panel van.

Magic Cargo for more cargo

In Scudo you can up to 6.6 cubic meters of cargo accommodation, including simple payment solutionwho for Fiat Magic Cargo by name. Then the volume of 6.7 cubic meters is suitable, the loading area expands – Scudo is available in two lengths. up to a loading height of 3.67 or 4.02 meters. On the payload side, the transporter can tow up to 1.4 tons depending on the model; for the electric version it is 1.25 tons. Model enters 100 kW/130 HP electric motor up, the 75 kWh battery ensures a range of up to 351 km. If you want something a little bit smaller: the 50 kWh battery offers a range of up to 224 km.

Doblo creates a ton

Also of The smallest series, Dobló, makes it into the one-ton class when it comes to loading. That’s the maximum you can get from A to B, depending on the model. The city car is available with a 1.2 liter turbo petrol engine that produces 81 kW/110 hp, Its counterpart on the diesel side is the 1.5-liter turbodiesel, which is available in two power levels: 75 kW/102 hp and 96 kW/131 hp. A six-speed manual transmission is standard here, while the bigger diesel also has an optional eight-speed automatic transmission.

Of course there is Doblò also as an electric version with 100 kW/136 hp powerful motor and 50 kWh battery. This ensures a high level Distance 330 kmwhich means an increase of 50 km compared to the old Doblò.

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