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Among the 10 best-selling automotive
manufacturers in Europe, Fiat Automobiles recorded the lowest average CO2
emissions value for vehicles sold in 2007, according to a recent
analysis by JATO Dynamics, world leader for consultancy and research in
the automotive field.
The JATO analysis placed the Fiat brand
(137.3 g/km) ahead of Peugeot (141.9 g/km), Citroën (142.2 g/km),
Renault (146.4 g/km), Toyota (148.8 g/km), Ford (149.1 g/km), Opel/Vauxhall
(152.9 g/km), Volkswagen (161.7 g/km), BMW (176.7g/km) and Mercedes-Benz
(188.4 g/km).
“The results of this important analysis
reward Fiat’s ongoing commitment to finding innovative solutions to
reduce levels of polluting emissions and CO2,” explains
Lorenzo Sistino, managing director of Fiat Automobiles. “Fiat’s aim is
always to stay as close as possible to people’s real needs, and its
commitment does not end here. Irrespective of what is decided by
European politicians, our aim is still to achieve the lowest average
adjusted level of CO2 emissions for Fiat cars by 2012.
“Fiat intends to achieve this result by
introducing an action plan on engines and transmissions, in addition to
the use of Eco Drive, an innovative application developed with Microsoft
that is able – via the USB Port of the versatile Blue&Me system – to
analyse motorists’ driving styles, helping them to optimise behaviour in
terms of fuel consumption and hence emissions.”
As it continues its quest for
alternative fuels, Fiat is also downsizing its diesel and petrol engine
vehicles, as demonstrated by the new 1.4 T-Jet and 1.6 MultiJet
families. In particular, the adoption of new-generation turbochargers,
combined with smaller capacity engines, allows Fiat to achieve
performance levels that are comparable to or even better than higher
capacity power units, but with lower fuel consumption and emissions. |
