Fiat reveals new 188hp 1.9 liter JTD M turbodiesel

smallfiatlogo.jpgFiat Powertrain Technologies has unveiled the latest revision of it’s 1.9 litre JTD MultiJet 16 valve inline-4 turbodiesel engine, which uses twin stage turbocharging to produce high power and massive torque in a wide RPM range at the same time.

Low end torque has improved by 50% over current JTD MultiJet models, with 300Nm available from just 1,250rpm going up to peak torque of 400Nm at 2,000rpm. The new engine is available in two stages of tune – 177 horsepower and 188 horsepower at 4,000rpm. The higher 188 horses version is exclusively for Fiat and Fiat Group companies like Alfa Romeo and Lancia, while the 177 horsepower version will be made available for purchase to customers. Nanjing as one of the first customers comes to mind – they were reported to be sourcing a powerful turbodiesel for it’s MG 7 sedan from an European manufacturer.

The new engine uses a 16.5 compression ratio, low-voltage metallic glow plugs, an improved EGR cooler, and a new inlet port design. It complies with projected Euro 5 emission standards. It has a cast iron block and an aluminium alloy head.

The 177hp version will be available in July 2007 onwards, while the 188hp version is set to be launched in June 2008. The engines will be produced at Pratola Serra in Italy.

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  • Fireball (Member) on Jun 13, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    Wow, that’s a whole lot of power from a 1.9litre diesel engine! My 2.7litre turbodiesel only outputs 165bhp, so I guess capacity is less superior to technology now.. By the way, what will the fuel consumption be? Will it be high or higher than mine since there’s so much power and it’s a “twin stage turbo”? curious…

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  • kei9 (Member) on Jun 13, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    wah! improvements………..nice,

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  • szw (Member) on Jun 14, 2007 at 6:06 am

    should be a nice engine to put it into the fiat grande punto.

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  • arcana (Member) on Jun 14, 2007 at 6:59 am

    fuel consumption is very relative to the type of vehicle that uses this engine…..dont think its stated but if normal sedan/hatch gets this euro5 compliant engine….its gonna be a super fuel saver due to huge horsepower and high torque. its almost same to the Saab's 1.9TTiD that produces 180bhp and 400NM of torque……great engineering from the europeans once again. i'm dying to hear news of any turbodiesels for affordable sedans coming to our country in 2009!!!

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  • aesthari (Member) on Jun 14, 2007 at 7:16 am

    Coolness. The 1.9 JTD in my father's Multipla only puts out 130+. This sure is exciting!

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  • LittleFire85 (Member) on Jun 14, 2007 at 7:53 am

    Typically turbo diesel engine's car are cheaper and more FC compare to normal petrol car.. But in Malaysia, it is different.. The diesel now only Euro2, while Europe already euro4 moving to euro5, The quality of the diesel will affect the engine output and even damage it cause of high sulfer.. Another issue is that the G set the roadtax so high on diesel cars, the G always think that diesel only used in commercial cars/trucks… the G mindset is still in dinasour world, and they want to promote more petrol thx to petronas.. Even china are getting the new diesel engine.. how about P1? Europe are going for diesel, even Vpower Diesel also got in their shell pump station.. Anywayz a lot of ppl in Malaysia also think that diesel is dirty and bad smell.. Well the answer is the quality of the diesel.. The smell is from the sulfer, if the quality is higher so is the Euro standart.. In Europe the diesel is almost same like water and smell like water too just the taste not same! LOL! Anywayz i really hope that 1 day i can drive a diesel powered car and suv.. My dream is to have a volvo xc90, hopefully the new model by 2008/09 will come out a more powerfull diesel engine..

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  • DtG (Member) on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:42 am

    Everytime I hear 1.9l engine I think of Fiat Doblo…

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  • chrisbangle (Member) on Jun 19, 2007 at 3:03 pm

    Leave it to Fiat and their JTD engines. They are so happy with their diesel that Fiat only has a couple of petrol engines. unfortunately what our friend said here is true (not Paul Tan, he is a messenger boy/delivery boy, but thanks for compiling all the web stories under one portal, we should be paying him a fee as consultants all have to open so many websites to get the news, now not anymore thanks to his hobby). Our diesel quality here will kill any modern diesel engine.

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  • Monzair on Jul 29, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    I am just wondering if it is possible to convert my current Multipla engine to Fiat’s latest 1.9 /16 valve JTD turbo diesel. Please advise if I could use any European automatic / semi-auto to mate with this engine. Thank you!

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