The FIRE (for "Fully Integrated Robotised Engine") is a series of

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s from

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, built in FCA's

Termoli Termoli ( Molisano: ''Térmëlë'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) on the south Adriatic coast of Italy, in the province of Campobasso, region of Molise. It has a population of around 32,000, having expanded quickly after World War II, and it is a ...

Betim Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeas ...

and also in Dundee, MI (only in 1.4 Multiair versions) plants. It was designed by Italian design firm Rodolfo Bonetto. It is constructed by robot assembly plants ("Robogate") to reduce costs. The FIRE series replaced the old Fiat 100 series

overhead valve engine An overhead valve engine, abbreviated (OHV) and sometimes called a pushrod engine, is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with flathead (or "sidevalve") engines, where the v ...

s in the mid-1980s. Mechanically, they are simple

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s with five

main bearing A main bearing is a bearing in a piston engine which holds the crankshaft in place and allows it to rotate within the engine block. The number of main bearings per engine varies between engines, often in accordance with the forces produced b ...

crankshaft A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a reciprocating engine, piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating Shaft (mechanical engineering), shaft containing one or more crankpins, ...

and

overhead cam An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combusti ...

heads. Since 1985, it has been constructed in different versions. Displacements range from . In addition to the 8 valve versions, there are "Super-FIRE" 16 valve versions. The "Super-FIRE" which uses 16 valves and is available in (Brazil) and (Brazil & Europe) displacements. The variation introduced in 2003 is available in both 8 and 16 valves. In 2005 Fiat introduced a version of the 16v incorporating port deactivation (PDA) and

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(EGR). This unit is frequently referred to as the "StarJet" engine. One year later, a

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variety of the StarJet was introduced under the name "T-Jet", and a MultiAir (adding electro-hydraulic intake valve driving, with variable timing, lift and profile) version was added in 2009, available in either

naturally aspirated A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turboc ...

and turbocharged forms. It reached 190 PS on the Abarth 695 Biposto. The FIRE was originally a

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engine, and later progressed to

single-point injection Manifold injection is a mixture formation system for internal combustion engines with external mixture formation. It is commonly used in engines with spark ignition that use petrol as fuel, such as the Otto engine, and the Wankel engine. In a manif ...

(SPI), then to

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(MPI), using

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(SMPI) today. It is now used in the 750 Formula in a slightly modified state. Brazilian production started in 2000 with the "Super-FIRE" 1.2 16V (80 PS), was extended until 2006 with 1.0 8V (54 PS), 1.0 16V (69 PS), 1.2 8V (66 PS) and 1.4 8V (80 PS). By 2016, the two "last Super-FIRE" being produced in Brazil were the reworked (New pistons and crankshaft) 1.0 8V (77 PS) and the 1.4 8V VVT (90 PS), both running on petrol or ethanol fuels. Starting in 2016, it is being replaced by the GSE (FireFly) engine family.

List of FIRE engines

The FIRE engine has been available in the following displacements: * - bore x stroke **

SOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...

8V (1986–1992) * - bore x stroke ** 8V (1986–1993) ** 8V SPI (1987–2003) **

DOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...

16V SMPI (1998–2003, Brazil only) ** 8V SMPI

Flex-fuel A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol o ...

(2005–current, Brazil only) * - bore x stroke ** 8V (1983–1993) ** 8V SPI (1993–2000) ** 8V SMPI (2001–2010) * - bore x stroke ** 8V SPI (1993–1999) ** 8V MPI (1993–1999) ** 8V SMPI (1993–2009) ** 8V SMPI VVT (2007–2020) ** 16V SMPI (1998–2009) * SMPI - bore x stroke ** 8V SMPI (2003–current) ** 8V SMPI VVT (2005–current) ** 8V SMPI Flex-fuel (2005–current, Brazil only) ** 16V SMPI (2005–current) ** 16V SMPI ''StarJet'' VVT – PDA (2005–current) ** 16V ''T-Jet'' (2006–current) ** 16V '' MultiAir'' (2009–current) ** 16V ''MultiAir Turbo'' (2009–current)

Applications

Autobianchi Y10 The Autobianchi Y10 is a supermini car, supermini and economy car manufactured from 1985 to 1995 and marketed under the Lancia brand in most export markets (as Lancia Y10). The car was manufactured at Fiat's Autobianchi plant in Desio, Milan unt ...

(1985) — 54 PS (40kW) *

Fiat Uno The Fiat Uno is a supermini manufactured and marketed by Fiat. Launched in 1983, the Uno was produced over a single generation (with an intermediate facelift, 1989) in three and five-door hatchback body styles until 1995 in Europe — and un ...

(1986) *

Fiat Panda The Fiat Panda is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat Automobiles, Fiat since 1980, currently in its third generation. The first generation Panda, introduced in 1980 as the Mk1, was a Car body configurations#Two-box design, two-box, thr ...

(1986) * Fiat Tipo (1988) *

Fiat Punto The Fiat Punto is a supermini car ( B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 ...

(1993) *

Fiat Cinquecento The Fiat Cinquecento (Type 170) (, ) is a front engine front-wheel-drive, four passenger, three door hatchback city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1991 to 1998 over a single generation. It was manufactured at Fabryka Samochodów Ma� ...

(1994) — 54 PS (40kW) *

Fiat Bravo/Brava The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava (Type 182) are small family cars produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1995 to 2003 (2001 in Europe). They were effectively two versions of the same car: the Bravo, a three-door hatchback, and the Brava, a fi ...

(1995) * Lancia Y (1996) *

Fiat Palio The Fiat Palio is a supermini car released by the Italian manufacturer Fiat in April 1996. It was produced until 2018 as hatchback, and 2020 as a wagon. The Palio is a world car and was developed by Fiat Automóveis with an aim at developing ...

(1997) *

Fiat Seicento The Fiat Seicento (Type 187) is a city car produced by the Italy, Italian company Fiat, introduced at the end of 1997 as a replacement for the Fiat Cinquecento, although it was also based on the Cinquecento. The Seicento did not differ much fro ...

(1998) — 54 PS (40kW) *

(1999) — *

Fiat Stilo The Fiat Stilo (Type 192) is a small family car available as a three- and a five-door hatchback, as well as an estate (Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon), produced by Italian automaker Fiat. The Stilo hatchbacks were presented in March 2001 at the Bolog ...

(2001) * Fiat Panda (2003) — *

Fiat Idea The Fiat Idea is a car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 2003 to 2012 over a single generation with one intermediate Facelift (automotive), facelift. It is a five-passenger mini MPV with five doors. It has a front-engine, front-wheel drive l ...

(2003) — *

Lancia Ypsilon The Lancia Ypsilon is a supermini car ( B-segment) manufactured and marketed by Lancia, currently in its fourth generation and as of 2024, the marque's only model. The Ypsilon was released in 1995, as a larger and more expensive replacement to t ...

(2003) — *

Lancia Musa The Lancia Musa (Type 350) is a five-passenger compact MPV manufactured by Fiat S.p.A., Fiat, and marketed by the company's Lancia subdivision for model years 2004 through to 2012. A front-engine, front-wheel-drive, five-door design and a modified ...

(2004) — *

Fiat Grande Punto The Fiat Punto is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 a ...

(2005)/ Punto Evo (2009)/

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(2012) — *

Fiat Bravo (2007) The Fiat Bravo (Type 198) is a small family car produced by Italian manufacturer Fiat from 2007 to 2014. It was introduced to the press in January 2007 in Rome, and later to the public in March at the Geneva Motor Show. A minor facelift was ava ...

Fiat 500 (2007) The Fiat 500 is an A-segment city car manufactured and marketed by the Italian car maker Fiat, a subdivision of Stellantis, since 2007. It is available in hatchback coupé and fixed-profile convertible body styles, over a single generation, wit ...

— * Lancia Delta (2008) *

Alfa Romeo MiTo The Alfa Romeo MiTo (Type 955) is a front-wheel drive, three-door B-segment, supermini designed by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo and first presented in 2008 at Castello Sforzesco in Milan with an international introduction at the British Motor Show in ...

(2008) — * Ford Ka (2008) — *

Tata Indica Vista The Tata Indica (from "Indian Car") is a B-segment car launched by the Indian manufacturer Tata Motors in 1998. It was the first Indian hatchback with a diesel engine. It was the first passenger hatchback from Tata Motors, with previous models bei ...

(2008) *

Fiat Linea The Fiat Linea (Type 323) is a compact car, compact sedan produced by Fiat between 2006 and 2018. The sedan was released on 26 March 2007 at the Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey as a "world car" in developing countries. It is based on the Fiat Gra ...

(2009) 1.368 — *

Tata Indigo Manza The Tata Indigo is a compact sedan produced by the Indian manufacturer Tata Motors produced from 2002 through 2016. It is the four-door saloon version of the Tata Indica, a supermini especially designed for developing countries. In 2009, Tat ...

(2009) *

Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010) The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (Type 940) is a hatchback manufactured and marketed by Alfa Romeo, as a 5-door small family car with sporting ambitions. Production started near the end of 2009 and the model was introduced at the March 2010 Geneva Mo ...

(2011) — *

Fiat 500L The Fiat 500L is a mini MPV manufactured by Fiat under the Fiat Serbia joint venture and marketed globally since its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Based on a variant of the GM Fiat Small platform, ''FCA Small Wide platform'', the 50 ...

(2012) *

Dodge Dart (PF) The Dodge Dart is a front-engine, front-wheel drive, four-door compact sedan that was manufactured and marketed by then FCA US LLC, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The automobile debuted at the 2012 North American International ...

(2013–2016) *

Jeep Renegade The Jeep Renegade is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Stellantis under their Jeep marque. It was first shown to the public in March 2014 at the Geneva Motor Show#2014, Geneva Motor Show and production started in late August of that year. T ...

(2015–present) *

Jeep Compass The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV, introduced in 2006 for the 2007 model year. The first generation Compass and Patriot, its rebadged variant, were among Jeep's first crossover SUVs. The second-generation Compass debuted in Septem ...

(2018–present) *

Fiat 500X The Fiat 500X (Type 334) is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), since its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Following the 500L, and produced from 2014 (from 2016 model ye ...

(2015) *

Fiat Tipo (2015) The Fiat Tipo (codeproject ''Type 356'', also known as the Fiat Egea (stylized as ÆGEA) in Turkey and Dodge Neon in Mexico and the Middle East) is a compact car. A three-box sedan version was unveiled at the 2015 Istanbul Motor Show in May 201 ...

Fiat 124 Spider The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a convertible sports car marketed by Fiat for model years 1966–1982 and by Pininfarina for 1982–1985 model years. Designed by and manufactured at the Italian ''carrozzeria'' Pininfarina factory, the monocoque, ...

(2017–2020) MultiAir *

Tatuus FA010 The Tatuus FA010 is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel race car, designed, developed, and built by Italian chassis manufacturer Tatuus, for the Formula Abarth series, and later the Formula Masters China series, between 2010 and 2011. References Ext ...

Production

As part of the June 10, 2009 Operating Agreement, Chrysler's commercial production of Fully Integrated Robotized Engine began in its Dundee, Michigan facility. Chrysler's first FIRE engine model, a 1.4-litre FIRE with Multiair engine, was first introduced in Fiat 500 starting in 2010.Chrysler Group LLC Introduces Fiat’s 1.4-litre, In-line 4-cylinder, Fully Integrated Robotized Engine with Multiair Technology to Powertrain Lineup
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References

External links

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List of FIRE engines

Applications

Production

See also

References

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