The Fiat Powertrain Techonogies (FPT) 1.4 Turbo engines, the first to incorporate revolutionary Multiair technology, won the prestigious “Engine of the Year” award in the best new engine of the year category. These innovative four-cylinder engines combine Multiair, the electro-hydraulic management of the inlet valves, with turbocharger, setting new efficiency standards.

Developed and manufactured by FPT, the 1.4 Multiair Turbo engines, with power outputs that range from 100 kW to 125 kW, now equip the Fiat Punto Evo and Abarth Punto Evo ranges, and will soon be introduced on the Fiat Bravo and Lancia Delta. The top range 125 kW version has an outstanding specific power output which, combined with peak torque of 250 Nm, guarantees sporty performances, but also record-setting fuel consumption and emissions.

Multiair technology, which has already won numerous prizes, is based on direct control of the intake air, cylinder by cylinder and stroke by stroke, without a throttle valve, and it reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by as much as 10%, while increasing the power output by 10% and improving torque by 15%. What’s more, all polluting emissions are also reduced by careful monitoring of combustion. Multiair technology is versatile, easily applicable to all petrol engines, and has the potential to be developed for diesel engines in future.

In South Africa Multiair technology is available in the Alfa Romeo MiTo range - both the 100 kW Progression and the 125 kW Quadrifoglio Verde are equipped with this new technology.