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Croma? Sounds like something we recognize? Right: In 1994 Fiats last station wagon in the so called D-segment where you will also find VW Passat, Ford Mondeo and Opel/Vauxhall Vectra rolled off the belt. And here it is again. This time the Italians put all there efforts into satisfying Dads, 30 to 50 in age, as well as medium range managers in search of a practical and affordable company car.
The main focus was to set new standards concerning roominess. The seat position is higher than in regular station wagons, head and leg headroom are great. But in spite of designer Giorgetto Giugiaros conduct the car is atypical for Fiat a bit dull. The roof looks like it was puffed up and the ledge between the cars boot floor and the folded rear bench seems not to have been avoidable. An intermediate floor straightens out this gap with a second storey, but is only standard in the best of the three available interior trims.
The Croma is 3 cm higher and 24 cm longer than the estate Stilo and shares its well balanced chassis with the Opel/Vauxhall Vectra. Also nicely done: The noise reduction measures taken inside the car that were finished with a special layer of polyvinyl in the windshield.
The six-speed manual gearbox as well as the six speed automatic that shifts nicely even in manual mode have been newly developed to support more powerful engines and Fiat is the first to introduce them in the Croma.
A bit disappointing: the rear head rests cannot be extended far enough to support big grownups and they poke into your back when not extended. Security belts are not adjustable in height, the middle seat in the second row is feels hard as rock in the back because of the folded mid armrest and the door panels could be deeper to hold a few road maps.
The Croma is available in Europe since June 2005 with a standard trim including anti-lock brakes, ASR, CST, air conditioning and particulate filters in all diesel versions as well as a warranty of three years. The price range starts at 21.900 and 23.050 Euros for the smallest diesel (prices in Germany).
Engines
PETROL:
1.8 MPI 16V: 4 cylinders, 1796 ccm, 103 kW/140 hp at 6300 rpm, 175 Nm at 3800 rpm (beginning from 2006)
2.2 MPI 16V: 4 cylinders, 2198 ccm, 108 kW/147 hp at 5800 rpm, 203 Nm at 4000 rpm (beginning from 2006)
DIESEL:
1.9 Multijet 8V: 4 cylinders, turbocharged common rail, 1910 ccm, 88 kW/120 hp at 4000 rpm, 280 Nm at 2000 rpm, 0 – 100 km/h in 11,3 sec, top speed 195 km/h, consumption (mixed): 6,1 litres
1.9 Multijet 16V: 4 cylinders, turbocharged common rail, 1910 ccm, 110 kW/150 hp at 4000 rpm, 320 Nm at 2000 rpm, 0 – 100 km/h in 9,6 sec, 210 km/h, consumption (mixed): 6,1 litres
2.4 Multijet 20V Automatic: 5 cylinders, turbocharged common rail, 2387 ccm, 147 kW/200 hp at 4000 rpm, 400 Nm at 2000 rpm, 0 – 100 km/h in 8,5 sec, top speed 216 km/h, consumption (mixed): 8,1 litres (starting from autumn 2005)
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