18-10-2005
A fun-packed car able to meet very different needs due to its strong personality and attributes of practicality and versatility unique for its category. The New Doblò is designed for families and ideal for taking children to school, driving to work and doing the shopping. An enjoyable vehicle, the right companion for free time and travelling with friends. This is a car that you can use to do anything that comes to mind, just as you would expect
of a multipurpose vehicle because it is as manageable and comfortable as a station wagon and as roomy as an MPV. In fact, it offers the same versatility as an MPV at an advantageous price but with more compact external dimensions.
The New Doblò also sets out to reinforce its presence in the segment by furthering the attributes that proved so successful for the previous model: ingenious, roomy, distinctive and economical.
First and foremost, ingenuity lies at the heart of the New Doblò. In other words the quality that allows us to pack all the roominess of an MPV into a length of just 4.25 metres without giving anything up in terms of comfort. This is borne out by the oceans of glass and the generous volume that accentuates the airy nature of the interior. Just as in an MPV, the seat position is raised and versatility is outstanding (split rear seat, storage compartments, shelf under the cab roof) and practicality (multipurpose dashboard with all controls easily accessible). Not to mention the fact that this is the only vehicle in its segment to offer a gear lever in a raised position in the middle of the dashboard.
The Family version of the New Doblò can also comfortably accommodate up to six passengers due to a two-seater rear bench seat that can be folded down and easily removed. Once removed, the load compartment can be used to the full. The architecture of the New Doblò is also ingenious: it allows great ease of access to the passenger compartment and luggage compartment. Credit for this goes to a height of 180 cm, practical sliding side doors and a generous load compartment (1190 x 1220 mm) with a tailgate that provides shelter during loading and unloading operations in the event of rain.
The second winning feature of the New Doblò is its extraordinary roominess. The vehicle ensures maximum on-board comfort due to the large amount of space surrounding the passengers: just as in an MPV, the interior height and width allow you to move around easily and offer a widespread sensation of well-being. Not to mention the numerous factors that contribute to the model’s versatility: from a shelf under the roof to various storage compartments distributed in every corner of the passenger compartment to a folding rigid parcel rack that can be used as a support surface.
The same amount of attention devoted to front passengers has also been extended to the rear where passengers can use one or two sliding side doors (according to the version and markets) to gain access to the passenger compartment and plenty of leg room so that everyone can sit in comfort (comfort is increased by positioning the seat at a height that ensures good front visibility). The space has also been designed for practicality. The new model can accommodate five people in comfort and simultaneously offer a very roomy luggage compartment: 750 litres to the level of the parcel rack that can be extended to 3,000 litres by folding down the back seat.
The New Doblò also features distinctive styling and economy of use, its low fuel consumption and running costs, for example, make it a truly economical vehicle. Most of the credit for this goes to the new Multijet diesel engines (all Euro 4) that achieve further targets in combustion noise control, emission reduction and performance increase because their control units are able to manage more injections.
Text and photos courtesy of Fiat Auto
