Fiat Sedici

The Fiat Sedici is a mini crossover SUV developed by Suzuki and Fiat mainly for the European market. It was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, and is built at the Magyar Suzuki plant in Hungary. The expected production volume is 60,000 units per year, 1/3 to be sold by Fiat and 2/3 by Suzuki, badged as the SX4. Design was handled by Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Italdesign studio, and it is an alternative to mini MpVs, which have more “boxy” appearance.
presented by Fiat in December 2005, it was the official car of the 2006 Winter Olympics. As the car is four wheel drive, it is considered a 4×4, and 4×4=16, hence the name Sedici, pronounced “Say-dee-chi”, which means “sixteen” in Italian. By pressing a button driver can change between 4×2 and 4×4 modes. Car has also ESp on option list and DpF is a standard feature. From November 2006 is the second best selling SUV in the Italian market. In June 2007 is the best selling SUV in Italian market.
There are two engine available: 1.6 L petrol (Suzuki) and 1.9 L turbodiesel (Fiat)