Award-Winning Fiat 500 Available at Herb Chambers

2011 Fiat 500 Worcester

The powerful, fuel-efficient TwinAir engine, available on the 2011 Fiat 500, won an award for its innovative concept, giving the Fiat brand yet another accolade for its outstanding vehicles. Herb Chambers, a top Boston car dealer, is proud to carry the Fiat franchise, and its quality lineup.

FPT – Fiat Powertrain Technologies has been awarded the prestigious international Technobest 2010 prize with the innovative twin-cylinder TwinAir engine.
The award was given by Autobest’s international, independent jury – one of the most important European automotive juries – made up of 15 specialist journalists representing a group of countries with a population of 300 million people: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

In their statement, the Autobest jury recognised the outright technological innovation of TwinAir, which, by taking the concept of downsizing to an extreme, through the innovative MultiAir electro-hydraulic intake valve management technology in combination with the engine’s specially designed fluid dynamics, allows maximum efficiency and a reduction in fuel consumption.
The new TwinAir engine family – officially presented this year at the Geneva International Motor Show in the form of the 85 HP turbo version – is distinguished by its exceptionally compact dimensions and state-of-the-art technological content, which allows new efficiency benchmarks to be set, with the lowest fuel consumption in the category, confirming the leadership of the Fiat Group in this sector.

According to the version (aspirated, supercharged via turbocharger or bi-fuel CNG), TwinAir can deliver power from 65 to 105 HP. In particular, the top of the range versions are distinguished by impressive power and specific torque values, achieved with just 900 cm3 engine capacity.
Due to its extremely compact dimensions, the new engine also lends itself to combination with an electric engine, thus creating a hybrid power unit particularly suitable for urban use, which maximises the benefits of hybrid power by storing and recovering the energy which is normally dissipated by frequent slowing down and braking.

TwinAir is currently present on the 500, 85 HP Turbo version, ensuring CO2 emissions which can be reduced to as little as 92 g/km in the version with MTA transmission: the best value currently available on the market for petrol cars.

The Technobest 2010 Prize is further confirmation of the Fiat Group and Fiat Powertrain Technologies’ attentiveness to environmental issues and resulting firm commitment to reducing polluting emissions.
Once again this year, and for the fourth time running, Fiat Automobiles has proved – according to JATO – Europe’s most eco-friendly brand with an average CO2 value of just 123.5 g/km and an improvement of 4.3 g/km compared to the 2009 value. Fiat Group Automobiles also holds on to the top spot in the group ranking, with a value of 126.2 g/km, once more demonstrating its technological leadership in environmental sustainability.

To find out more about the Fiat lineup and the impressive TwinAir engine, visit http://www.herbchambers.com/.