History of FIAT

The Italian giant takes 110 years in the world of the motorcar, his long life has given for much, successes, defeats, mergers, buys, sales … but his spirit is still intact, models as the new one 500 like that show it. Today in our blog dedicated to the world of the engine we tell you briefly the exciting history of one of the marks most respected in the world of the motoring.

• FIAT; Italy (Italian Factory Automobili Torino).
• Founded on July 11, 1899.
• Emblematic models: Zero, 500, Topolino, 600, 1400, 1500, Panda, Rhythm …
• Models in production: Big Point, new 500, Brave, Sedici, Panda.

Fiat was born in Turin after the meeting supported by thirty businessmen whose common target was the motorcars manufacture. His first measurement was the buy of a small-scale enterprise that had initiated the cars production next to the pasta factory of G. Lancia. Located in Corsican Dante de Turín, the first Fiat factory was provided with 12.000 square meters and at her 150 persons were employed. The first bulging cars of this factory were taking rear engine and were similar to those that the acquired company was constructing. Soon, the group of businessmen directed by Giovanni Agnelli, entrusted the manufacture of a new front engine.

In the year 1906 approximately 2.500 persons were already employed at the Fiat facilities, the future of the mark was splendid, dedicated to constructing luxurious motorcars, he made use of the success that his cars in hands of the proper Agnelli and of Vicenzo Lancia (son of the proprietor of the factory of pasta and future Lancia founder) were obtaining in the different sports competitions. In 1912 the manufacture began in chain of model Zero and soon there would come models as the Balilla and the Topolino that were made in Italy and in other countries.

After the 2nd World war, Fiat was making small models, perfect refuge again to take impulse, to penetrate into new fields and to broaden horizons. Directed by the family Agnelli, Fiat always began to acquire the rest of Italian signatures dedicated to the world of the motorcar, first there were Lancia, Abarth, Autobianchi and mythical Ferrari along with his racing team of Formula 1. Later and in 1979 the Group Fiat was created and to previously quoted there joined Innocenti, Alpha Romeo and Maserati, along with the marks of trucks Unic and Iveco.

Nevertheless, at the end of the 80 and all the 90, the Italian group did not happen in his best moments and the bogey of the failure was watching him. In 1999 it turned out to be forced to sign a cooperation agreement with the American giant General Motors.

At the beginning of the XXIst century, the Italian signature re-arose again thanks to his models Grande Punto, Brave and to the new one 500.

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Cupra R; the most fierce León of Seat

The Spanish mark has put on sale the wished Seat León Cupra R. It lands today in our blog dedicated to the engine the most powerful Seat of all the times, Cupra R, 265 CV push him to reach a few services of authentic infarction.

His putting length has been in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Frankfurt and comes to our concessionaires with a starting price for 29.500 euros. Made of Martorell for Seat Sport, his surnames denounce him, Cupra (Cup Racing) and R (radical), indicate that we are before the most sports and powerful never constructed version of the León.

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The new Seat model arranges of a propellent TSI of 2.000 cc capably of delivering now 265 CV, 25 CV more than the Cupra previously presented. The engine arranges of technology of direct injection and bomb of fuel of high pressure that allows him to extract the best thing if the same in any circumstance. New Cupra R is comparable in potency to the León winning TDI of World cup of tourisms WTCC.

The change associated with the engine is a manual of six relations and it incorporates an electronic autoblocante XDS who assures the maximum control on the car in difficult situations. The set makes to demolish to the Seat León Cupra R from 0 to 100 km / h in only 6,2 seconds and his consumption supports very exactly in spite of his services with 8,1 liters of average every 100 kilometers.

The differences with the previous Cupra are minimal. The "R" placed in his frontal broiler and in the rear large door, together with a few more generous tires there are his identity signs. Cupra R mounts a few rims of 19 inches alloy and his brakes system has seen mm improved with discs of 345×30 in the front wheels and 286×12 mm in the rears.

His interior is equal of sports that the rest of the set, in him they emphasize the sports seats type baquet, a sports frill multifunctionality lined with skin and a picture of instruments illuminated in target thanks to the technology LED. His equipment is very finished; airbags of last generation, anchoring Isofix in the rear seats, indicator of loss of pressure in the tires, sensors of rain, of lights and of parking, control of speed, air-conditioner and capable sound system of reproducing MP3 with 8 loudspeakers.

The new sports Spanish enjoys also control of stability, control of haulage, ABS and system of assisted braking of emergency.

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History of SEAT

The Spanish Society of Motorcars of Tourism, SEAT, is one of our principal manufacturers of motorcars from 1950, now it is part of the Group Volkswagen and from our blog dedicated to the engine we produce this small homage.

• SEAT; Spain.
• Founded in 1950 by the INI.
• Emblematic models: 600, 850, 1.400, 1.500, 124, 131, 132, Is, Panda, Rhythm, about Malaga ….
• Models in production: Mallow, Toledo, Exeo, León, Ibiza.

SEAT, FIAT was born across the National Institute of Industry and his agreement with the Italian signature to make under license his models in Spain. It was part of the impulse that the pro-Franco Government wanted to give to till then closed and slightly developed Spanish economy. The place chosen for his place was the Free zone of Barcelona, strategic point of the transit of goods.

The first models chosen to be reproduced in Spain were the Seat 1400, spacious berlin that Fiat was commercializing under the same name, and especially, 1500, berlin of high scale that motorized the most wealthy classes and 600, a small vehicle of engine and haulage bottoms that turned into a little time in a national icon. Of him 800.000 units sold in 13 years.

Later although the link with Fiat was supported, Seat began to make its own models, many, evolutions of those of the Italian signature, but they began to take his stamp. Between them 133 and the Sport we can stand out 1200. The models Fiat that Seat made in the 70s with big success there were 124, 127, 131, Rhythm and the Panda.

At the end of the 70 and already with the established democracy, the Spanish market was opened completely, and many marks chose to settle in our country (Ford, Peugeot, Opel, Suzuki and Nissan, in addition to Renault, Citroen, Austin and Simca). The competition grew and Seat lost leading role. The agreements with Fiat came to his end and the Spanish mark began to fly alone, now with two production plants since he acquired that of Austin in Pamplona.

The throwing of Seat Ronda, it cost him to the Spanish mark a judicial process for plagiarism interposed by his ancient associate Fiat, who nevertheless resolved himself in favor of Seat. Soon the Malaga and the Ibiza came, with engines developed by Porsche and although his construction rhythm was good and the exports they were growing, the mark that was still a property of the Spanish Government, it was sold to the German Group Volkswagen, to which it belongs nowadays.

Under the German control, Seat, inaugurated a new plant in Martorell and it faces the future based on models as renewed Ibiza, the new León or the elegant berlin Exeo.

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History of Dacia

Impelled by the Government of his country in the middle of the 60, he was born with the premise of constructing cheap cars within reach of all. There comes to our blog of the engine the history of the first Rumanian manufacturer of cars, Dacia, nowadays, integrated in the group Renault.

• Dacia; Romania.
• Founded in 1966. His first factory was constructed in Mioveni
• Emblematic models: 1100, Warsaw, Lastun 500, Nongoes, Solenza.
• Models in production: Sandero, Logan, Sandero Break, Stepway.
• Future: Dacia Duster.

Created in 1966 under the patronage of the Rumanian Government, Dacia decided to initiate his production with a low made model he licenses, since the development of a completely new model was very costly. After studying proposals of several European marks like Fiat, Peugeot or Volkswagen, finally Renault was chosen to buy the license of manufacture of one of his models. The elected one was the Renault 8 and this way the first Dacia was born, under the name of 1100, it was an exact copy of the French model.

Dacia 1100

In 1969, the manufacture of the model gave in 1100 to initiate that of the series 1200/1300/1400, this time based on the recent model of Renault called R-12, a car with engines of 1.185 cc to 1.397 cc and you promote from 48 to 63 CV respectively. Dacia includes some modifications on the original so that they are distinguishable, like a few round optical groups instead of the habitual rectangular lighthouses of the R-12.

Dacia 1300

It was running the year 1980 when Dacia receives the order of the Rumanian Government to make a micro car to a very low cost. The result is Dacia Lastun 500, made of Timisoara, this vehicle was made for 9 years and he harvested a big success between the lowest classes of Romania. This car completely minimalista, CV had an engine refreshed by air of 23, his bodywork was made of fiberglass and was reaching a 105 km maximum speed / h.

While this happened, 1300 (R-12) kept on taking place in good rhythm even being exported to other countries of the socialistic block. Dacia includes several versions different from his bodywork but the car keeps on being unmistakable. The series appears in that epoch 2000, a vehicle of major category that happened to be the official car of the leading high places of the party in the power. It was not different that the Rumanian version of the Renault 20.

In the 90s there appears Dacia Nova constructed from the bodywork of a Peugeot 309 and which was moving, thanks to an engine Renault, not precisely of last generation. One year later the Dacia include the electronic injection Bosch in his engines and it appears the Super one Nongoes, improved version of the previous one with the engine of the Clio 1.4 of Renault.

Dacia Logan de Lorenty

And n 1998, the Group Renault is done by the actions of Dacia and is then when the mark really begins progressing and his vehicles win in quality and esthetics. The first fruit of this union is the model “Solenza“, one Is completely renewed inside and on the outside. Later there would appear the Logan and the Sandero, modern vehicles that support the spirit of the mark and which price for the consumer is not very high.

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Flexfix, the Opel portabicicletas

A device designed for the lovers of the field, of the excursions in bike or for countries with habits more healthy than in Spain, in which the trajectories in bike are a constant. For it the Flexfix has been created, the portabicicletas of Opel that we tell you in this engine blog. In principle, it will be free at least for the scale of Opel Astra, Antara and Corsican.

Probably, if one increases the sales of this system, the branch of General Motors, who now is having problems with his factories in Spain, will promote it for the rest of motorcars that it has in sale.

The system Flexfix is a comfortable element that allows you to take the bikes in the car with major facility, not as it is usually habitual, a much more uncomfortable place arrives, in the roof racks of the motorcar. As it is possible to read on the Opel web page, in reference to this portabicicletas and his simple use, “it is enough to fix the bicycle to the arm servoasistido to raise it to the roof or to lower it to the soil without effort”, also he adds to himself that “it is allowed to transport 2 bicycles (one for support). It is fixed on the basic support”.

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This system continues the standards of the German signature, which are ruled for looking for the biggest serviceability for his users. This way, the system Flexfix integrates into the rear paragolpes of the vehicle, as it can turn in the previous video. When it is not used, the Flexfix hides remaining invisible, therefore the result is an Opel like another anyone. Also, his functioning is simple, it is not necessary to do any installation not nigún sobreesfuerzo at the time of loading the bikes, since it is placed in a low position. Also it offers few tone and few aerodynamic resistance.

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History of Citroen

The history of the French mark is impregnated with valor and originality. Citroen is a company that has always differed for introducing and including the most advanced technology to his scope in all his models, leaving of the standards marked by the motor-car industry. There comes to our blog dedicated to the engine the history of the creator of the mythical 2CV, one of the models that we all remember with more fondness.

• Citroen; France.
• Founded in 1912 by André Citroen.
• Emblematic models: 10HP (the first Citroen), Traction, 2CV, DS, Dyane, GS, CX, BX, XM, SM, Xantia.
• Models in production: C3, C4, C5, C6, C8.
• Future: New DS.

The company was founded in 1912 by André Citroen, although, it did not begin to make motorcars until it did not finish the 1st World war. His first models, 10HP, 5HP and Rosalie, were cars with bodywork of steel and a floating engine on gum support. The acceptance on the part of the consumers was good and Citroen wanted to go further away. The French signature tackled the ambitious project named 7 CV Traction, a completely different car, with bodywork monohull and front haulage. The costly development of 7 CV took Citroen at the edge of the ruin.

Citroen 7CV exfordy Traction

Michelin came to the rescue, helped to finish the Traction and as soon as the 2nd World war was finished the development began of mythically 2 CV, one of his biggest successes. 2CV it motorized France, opened the market to enclosed the whole world for those persons who never thought about the possibility of buying to him a car. Completely minimalista, 2CV, it was four squares with a front engine refreshed by air and suspensions bamboleantes that turned into the whole symbol for the country.

Citroen 2 exfordy CV

Another important date in the Citroen history is a 1955, year in which there appeared the DS, berlin of lines much advanced for his time, it was including the suspension hidroneumática, an authentic technological progress. With the DS, the French signature obtained a big advantage on his rivals. Nevertheless, he could not cover the existing hollow between 2Cv (low segment) and the DS (high segment) while Renault and Peugeot if they did it, the cake of the sales being distributed.

Citroen DS of exfordy

Citroen covered the average segment with the model GS in 1970, for that one then others two French signatures were taking him a valuable advantage in the development of his models. Citroen then, he looked for alliances with other marks to try to plant face, but none worked. In the year 1974 Michelin decided that the best thing was to join Peugeot and to form a more powerful group. After this agreement they arose models as the XM or the BX and now the Citroen cars share components with the Peugeot. It seems that the future appears cleared for Citroen that keeps on innovating and presenting models as spectacular as the Hypnos.

Citroen C4 WRC of exfordy

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History of Chrysler

Today in our blog dedicated to the engine we speak about the one that was the biggest third company of the world of the motorcar, she, they were forming the group Chrysler companies as Jeep, Daimler or Dodge. Now and from May of this year it belongs to the Italian group Fiat.

• Chrysler; the United States.
• Founded in 1924.
• Emblematic models: B-70 Maxwell, Airflow, LeBaron, 300, Cordova, PT Cruiser.
• Models in production: Grand Voyager, 300C, Sebring.
• Future: 200C EV.

Chrysler Airflow of Hugo90

This prestigious American mark, he was born in 1924, in the foyer of a hotel. Walter P. Chrysler had managed to make a motorcar, the Chrysler 70, one denied to him the participation in the Lounge of the Motorcar of New York and as last resource decided to visit the businessmen that they were present at such an event to their own hotel accompanied by his flaming creation. The vehicle pleased and thanks to the received number of orders it could initiate his production in Maxwell's factory, company of which he was the director. With this infrastructure he could not attend to all the orders, so I choose to buy Dodge to his founders and begin to create an empire.

Chrysler 300 of Hugo90

Thus the group Chrysler was born in 1928, until beginning of the 80 his health was of iron, it was in this epoch when the problems began. A serious economic situation forced her to sell some of his European branches, like Talbot and Simca, and to ask the Government of the United States for help. There the figure of Lee Lecocca appeared, his management and an alliance with the Japanese giant Mitsubishi to make his vehicles of American territory saved the situation and Chrysler happened from seller to buyer, at that time it was done by Jeep and did not stop growing up to be placing very close to Ford and General Motors.

Chrysler Cordova of Hugo90

In the middle of the nineties it was a strong and healthy company directed by Bob Eaton, he agreed to join another giant of the motor-car industry, Daimler Benz, and in 1998 the merger was formalized, one of the most spectacular of last times. The merger did not end up by being a print for any of two companies and Chrysler chose to separate and go on to hands of group Cerberus who later would sell it to the Italian Group Fiat.

Chrysler 300C of Willvision

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