In 2008, the derived passenger version of the Fiorino model - Fiat Qubo was presented at the Motor Show in Geneva. This five-door front-wheel minivan "L" class is designed to carry 5 people. The length of Qubo is 3.96 m., The width is 1.68 m., And the height is 1.72 m. Since the shape of the car resembles a cube, they did not think for a long time over the name - they called it Qubo. The cube turned out not boring, Fiat designers managed to make the image of the car interesting, noticeable and original.
The front part features a bulging front bumper and a large air intake. The back of the car corresponds to the format of the cube - just a vertical wall, which is decorated with lights and the original circle in the center. Sliding doors are functional in tight parking. The car turned out to be versatile, spacious (for its modest dimensions) and quite comfortable.
The body of the model has a huge potential for its possible transformation, which allows both to comfortably transport passengers, and with all the safety and convenience to transport bicycles, snowboards and any other small loads. Car carrying capacity is 440 kilograms. The trunk of the car is easily increased. If you leave all the seats, up to the volume of the trunk will be 329 liters.
to a partition and 650 l. up to the roof. The rear seats can be folded or, if necessary, removed completely - in this case, we get the maximum 2,800 liters. the trunk. You can carry items up to 2.5 meters. For Qubo offer two engines: 1.4-liter petrol capacity of 73 hp and a 1.3-liter turbodiesel with intercooler, electronic turbocharger control and direct injection capacity of 75 hp The gearbox comes with either a 5-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. The fuel consumption of a model equipped with a turbodiesel is 5.7 liters in the city, 3.8 liters on the highway, and an average of about 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers.
Gasoline Qubo consumes respectively 8.8 liters of gasoline in the city, 5.9 liters on the highway and in mixed mode, about 7 liters. The maximum speed of both models is limited by electronics and is 155 km / h. The engines comply with the environmental requirements of EURO 4. For the safety of passengers are responsible four airbags, ABS and electronic brake force distributor.
