Fiat Multipla 100 16V
Fiat made a car shorter than four metres but wide enough for three people in front and three more behind—all in full-size individual seats.
1998 Fiat Multipla Lane Motor Museum.jpg · TaurusEmerald · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The first modern Multipla reached Italian buyers in late 1998. Designer Roberto Giolito's team started with the people rather than a familiar minivan outline: six equal seats in two rows, useful luggage space and a body only 3.99 metres long. The 100 16V was the conventional petrol model; Fiat also created JTD diesel, methane-only Blupower and petrol/methane Bipower versions that need their own facts.
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The Museum of Modern Art displayed the Multipla in its 1999 'Different Roads' exhibition about cars for the next century.
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Six equal seats, not two benches
Fiat described six individual seats of equal size, comfort and dignity. Putting three in each of two rows keeps families together and leaves a proper luggage area, instead of stretching the car to fit a third row.
Source: Fiat / Stellantis Media · Multipla in brief ↗Four engines with different jobs
At launch the ordinary petrol 1.6 Torque 16V sat beside a 1.9 JTD diesel, methane-only Blupower and dual-fuel Bipower. The alternative-fuel cars are an important part of the Multipla story, but their tanks, outputs and fuel use cannot be copied onto this plain 100 16V petrol profile.
Source: Fiat / Stellantis Media · 1998 Turin Motor Show ↗Where these facts come from
- Fiat / Stellantis Media · Multipla in brief
- Fiat / Stellantis Media · 1998 Bologna Motor Show Multipla
- Fiat / Stellantis Media · 1998 Turin Motor Show
- Museum of Modern Art · 1998 Fiat Multipla specifications
- Stellantis Heritage · Fiat Multipla 6x6 history
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-03.