Manage updates with the Download App
Chrysler may use Fiat engine system in some U.S. models
BALOCCO, Italy -- Chrysler Group may incorporate Fiat's new MultiAir fuel-saving technology in some gasoline engines, Fiat sources say.
Fiat S.p.A. considers the variable valve timing system a breakthrough. The company says MultiAir improves power by about 10 percent and reduces fuel consumption 10 percent.
The MultiAir system provides direct control of air and combustion in engines, cylinder by cylinder and stroke by stroke, without using the conventional throttle. That saves energy wasted in traditional systems.
Fiat will offer its first MultiAir engine in Europe this month on the Alfa Romeo MiTo small hatchback.
The sources say … Read more
