The Multipla's Blupower variant skipped the usual compromise entirely — no backup petrol tank at all, just four CNG cylinders good for about 420 miles, making it the first production car to run on natural gas alone.
Lead trim: 1.6 Bi-Power CNG (92 PS) · up to 120 hp
Fiat Multipla186 · 1998–2010
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FactThe Multipla's Blupower variant skipped the usual compromise entirely — no backup petrol tank at all, just four CNG cylinders good for about 420 miles, making it the first production car to run on natural gas alone.
The Fiat Multipla (Type 186), a six-seater with two rows of three seats, designed by Roberto Giolito at Centro Stile Fiat and built from 1998 to 2010 on the Fiat C1 platform of the Bravo/Brava. It was shorter than the three-door Bravo/Brava it was based on yet offered more seating and cargo volume, and wider than its rivals, with 430 litres of luggage that grows to 1,900 litres with the rear three seats removed. A concept car was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1996, the production car was presented in Frankfurt in the autumn of 1997, sales began in Italy in November 1998 and its exterior and interior were shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1999. It was Top Gear Car of the Year for 2000. The Blupower was the first production CNG-only car, with four gas cylinders for about 670 km of range and no petrol system, and there were also petrol/CNG Bipower and petrol/LPG Gpower bifuel models. The June 2004 facelift replaced the SX and ELX trims in the UK with Dynamic, Dynamic Family and Dynamic Plus. Zotye assembled it in China as the Multiplan and M300 from 2008 to 2013.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 16V (103 PS) | 2000–2010 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 16V (106 PS) | 1998–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 105 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 Bi-Power CNG (92 PS) | 1998–2010 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 96 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 Blupower CNG (95 PS) | 1998–2002 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 Multijet (120 PS) | 2006–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 152 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 105 JTD (105 PS) | 1998–2000 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 110 JTD (110 PS) | 2000–2001 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 115 JTD (115 PS) | 2001–2006 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 150 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The Multipla's Blupower variant skipped the usual compromise entirely — no backup petrol tank at all, just four CNG cylinders good for about 420 miles, making it the first production car to run on natural gas alone.
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