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Fiat Palio
Overview
Manufacturer	Fiat
Production	1996–present
Body and chassis
Class	Supermini
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Fiat Uno

The Fiat Palio is a supermini car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1996.

It is a world car, developed by Fiat Automóveis and aimed at developing countries It has been produced in various countries worldwide, and its platform was also used in the Siena sedan, the Palio Weekend station wagon, the Palio Adventure crossover and the Strada light pick-up truck

Origins of the Palio badge

The Palio badge originated on the Mark II Fiat 127, of 1977, where it was a trim designation rather than an actual model. The 127 Palio featured alloy wheels, a more luxurious interior, and a metallic paint finish as found on the 127 Sport. The Palio designation was also used on other Fiat models throughout the 1980s and 1990s in various markets.

Second generation (326)
Overview
Production	2011–present
Assembly	Betim, Brazil (Fiat Brazil) Ferreyra, Argentina (Fiat Argentina)
Body and chassis
Body style	Five-door hatchback
Platform	Fiat Economy
Related	Fiat "Novo" Uno Fiat Grand Siena
Powertrain
Engine	1.0-L Fire I-4 1.4-L Fire I-4 1.6-L E.torQ I-4
Transmission	Five-speed manual Five-speed semiautomatic (Dualogic)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,420 mm (95.3 in)
Length	3,875 mm (152.6 in)
Width	1,670 mm (65.7 in)
Height	1,504 mm (59.2 in) (Attractive) 1,513 mm (59.6 in) (Essence) 1,508 mm (59.4 in) (Sporting)
Chronology
Successor	Fiat Argo

An all-new generation of Palio was revealed in October 2011, at the annual Fiat dealers' meeting in Mykonos, Greece. The official launch, however, took place on 4 November 2011, in Brazil. It is the first total remodeling since launch in 1996. The project, code named 326, was anticipated by the success of the new Fiat Uno in Brazil. One of the new versions will be the Sporting, a trim level known for the sporty versions of the Siena, Uno, Idea, Bravo, and Strada.

Electric versions

Fiat is joining utility companies Cemig and Itaipu to develop new electric vehicles for Brazil, with an initial batch of Fiat Palio cars scheduled to start testing later 2007.

Motorsport

Several competition and homologated versions of the Palio have been produced, such as the A6 class rally car, multiple Brazilian and South American champion of the A6 class with Brazilian Luis Tedesco as driver, and the Turkish Fiat Rally Team-created Palio Super 1600 Abarth rally car, with a 215-hp 1.6-L 16-valve engine and a six-speed sequential transmission. Turkey also boasts an N2 Palio.

Safety

The first generation design of Fiat Palio, that suffered very few structural changes from 1997, has been rated as highly unsafe by Latin NCAP in 2010, scoring only one star for adult occupants and two stars for children. Its air bag-equipped version scored three stars, although it is a vast minority in the sales mix. This will change with the Brazilian law requiring dual front airbags from 2014 on. Unfortunately, this is the safety standard of low-cost Brazilian cars.