# Fiat Compact platform

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{{Infobox automobile platform
| name         = Fiat Compact platform
| aka          = Short wheelbase: Compact<br/>Long wheelbase: Compact-Wide 
| manufacturer = [Fiat](/source/Fiat_Group) (2010–2014)<br />[Chrysler](/source/Chrysler_Group) (2012–2014)<br />[FCA](/source/Fiat_Chrysler_Automobiles) (2014–2021)<br />[Stellantis](/source/Stellantis) (2021–present)
| production   = 2010–present
| class        = [Compact car](/source/Compact_car) [platform](/source/automobile_platform)
| layout       = [Transverse](/source/Transverse_engine) [Front-engine](/source/Front-engine%2C_front-wheel-drive_layout), [front-wheel drive](/source/front-wheel_drive) / [four-wheel drive](/source/four-wheel_drive)
| predecessor  = [Fiat C-platform](/source/Fiat_C-platform)<br/>[Chrysler GS platform](/source/Mitsubishi_GS_platform)<br/>[Chrysler RT platform](/source/Chrysler_minivans_(RT))
| image        = 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce JTDm-2 2.0 Front.jpg
| successor    = [STLA Medium](/source/STLA_Medium) platform (C/D Segment)
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| engine       = {{ubl
  | '''[petrol](/source/Petrol_engine):'''
  | 1.4&nbsp;L ''[FIRE](/source/Fully_Integrated_Robotised_Engine)'' [turbo](/source/Turbocharger) [I4](/source/Straight-four_engine)
  | 1.4&nbsp;L ''[Multiair](/source/Multiair)'' turbo I4
  | 1.75&nbsp;L [''DI''](/source/Gasoline_direct_injection) turbo I4
  | 2.0&nbsp;L [''Tigershark''](/source/Tigershark_engine) I4
  | 2.4&nbsp;L [''Tigershark''](/source/Tigershark_engine) [Multiair](/source/Multiair) I4
  | 3.2&nbsp;L [''Pentastar''](/source/Chrysler_Pentastar_engine) [V6](/source/V6)
  | 3.6&nbsp;L [''Pentastar''](/source/Chrysler_Pentastar_engine) V6
  | '''[diesel](/source/Diesel_engine):'''
  | 1.6&nbsp;L ''[Multijet](/source/Multijet)'' I4
  | 2.0&nbsp;L ''[Multijet](/source/Multijet)'' I4
  }}
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The '''Compact platform''' was developed by engineers of the [Fiat Group](/source/Fiat_Group) for the construction of [small family car](/source/small_family_car)s (compact cars) and [large family car](/source/large_family_car)s (mid-size cars) with [front-wheel drive](/source/front-wheel_drive) or [four-wheel drive](/source/four-wheel_drive). The first incarnation of this platform was the [Alfa Romeo Giulietta](/source/Alfa_Romeo_Giulietta_(2010)) which was unveiled in 2010.<ref name="autonews.com">{{Cite web|url=http://europe.autonews.com/article/20100215/ANE/100219943/new-fiat-platform-will-underpin-1m-models-a-year|title=New Fiat platform will underpin 1M models a year|accessdate=28 September 2011|work=autonews.com}}</ref> Fiat has invested 100 million [euro](/source/euro)s into the construction of the Compact Platform.
<ref>{{cite web|author=re |url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2009/cars/industry/06/chrysler/1306_new_models.html |title=Development of new platform |publisher=Italiaspeed.com |date=14 June 2009 |accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>

==Origin==

Developed in [Turin](/source/Turin), Italy, the Compact platform was designed to adapt to future cars of both the [Fiat Group](/source/Fiat_Group) and [Chrysler Group](/source/Chrysler_Group). Developed a new high-performance platform that uses only a front central part of the floor from the old C-platform. The frame composition is 84% high-strength steel (as opposed to the old C-platform, 65% of which was high-strength steel) and 4% aluminum, and magnesium.
The front [suspension](/source/Suspension_(vehicle)) uses [MacPherson](/source/MacPherson_strut) Evo struts with aluminum uprights and is {{convert|4|kg}} lighter than the previous design with steel uprights (as used in the Fiat Bravo). The rear suspension uses an independent multi-link suspension and each of them consists of two lateral links with an aluminum longitudinal arm that mounts the hub and spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quattroruote.it/notizie/auto-novita/tutte-le-soluzioni-tecniche-alfa-romeo-giulietta |title=Alfa Romeo Giulietta TUTTE LE SOLUZIONI TECNICHE |language=it |publisher=Quattroruote.it |accessdate=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329060849/http://www.quattroruote.it/notizie/auto-novita/tutte-le-soluzioni-tecniche-alfa-romeo-giulietta |archivedate=29 March 2012 }}</ref> Using aluminium rather than steel, which has a higher density, enabled a total combined weight-savings in the suspension bits of 14 kilograms. The framework for the rear seats and the magnesium alloy cross member reduced weight by 35% in comparison to earlier cars.<ref name="under-the-skin.org.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://under-the-skin.org.uk/news_alfacompact.html|title=Overview: Fiat Group’s 'Compact' platform|accessdate=28 September 2011|work=under-the-skin.org.uk}}</ref>

The platform offers a compact transverse engine at the front with either front or four-wheel drive. The total platform weight of the standard version (on the compact models) is {{convert|174|kg}}.

==Long wheelbase version (Compact Wide)==

The long wheelbase version is called '''Compact Wide''' and was used for US-built models of Chrysler [sedans](/source/Sedan_(automobile)) like the [Dodge Dart](/source/Dodge_Dart_(PF)) and [Chrysler 200](/source/Chrysler_200). The CUSW products first appeared in late 2011.<ref name="Dodge">{{Cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101021/OEM01/101029967/1251|title=Dodge will get first Fiat-based car in late 2011, Marchionne says|accessdate=28 September 2011|work=autonews.com}}</ref> The interchangeable modules make the basic platform suitable for vehicles of differing lengths up to {{convert|4.92|m}}. It was designed with additional features for a compact platform that could adapt to sports cars like [Alfa Romeo](/source/Alfa_Romeo).

The engine range, combined with the platform, consists of the compact four-cylinder petrol 1.4 [Fire](/source/Fully_Integrated_Robotised_Engine), 1.4 [Multiair](/source/Multiair), 1.75 TBi [turbocharged](/source/turbocharged), the 2.0 or 2.4 [Chrysler GEMA](/source/Global_Engine_Manufacturing_Alliance) engine, the 3.2 or the 3.6 [Chrysler Pentastar](/source/Chrysler_Pentastar_engine) V6 engine, and the 1.6, 2.0 and 2.2 [Multijet](/source/Multijet) turbodiesel engines. Fiat and Chrysler planned to build about 1 million vehicles a year by 2014 based on this platform. Eight upcoming Chrysler Group vehicles are planned to be built on Fiat's Compact Wide platform, including the replacement for the Jeep Liberty.<ref name="autonews">{{Cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111207/OEM/111209911/1251|title=Chrysler CEO: Dart certification will yield final 5% stock award|accessdate=8 December 2011|work=autonews.com}}</ref>

==Vehicles based on Fiat Compact platform==
*Compact:
** 2010–2020 [Alfa Romeo Giulietta](/source/Alfa_Romeo_Giulietta_(940))
*Compact Wide:
** 2012–2017 [Dodge Dart/Fiat Viaggio/Ottimo](/source/Dodge_Dart_(PF))<ref name="media.chrysler.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=82E1B1F118AF0F98598F5E42B9A8E192?&id=11816&mid=2|title=Dodge Hits the Mark With the All-new 2013 Dodge Dart Compact Car|accessdate=7 December 2011|work=media.chrysler.com}}</ref>
*Compact Wide LWB:
** 2015–2017 [Chrysler 200](/source/Chrysler_200)
** 2017–present [Chrysler Pacifica](/source/Chrysler_Pacifica_(minivan))
** 2020–present [Chrysler Voyager](/source/Chrysler_Voyager)
*Compact Wide LWB 4X4:
** 2014–2023 [Jeep Cherokee](/source/Jeep_Cherokee_(KL))
** 2018–2022 [Jeep Grand Commander](/source/Jeep_Grand_Commander)

<gallery heights="100" widths="150">
File:2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (940 Series 3) Super hatchback (2018-10-19) 01.jpg|[Alfa Romeo Giulietta](/source/Alfa_Romeo_Giulietta_(940))
File:2013 Dodge Dart -- 2012 DC.JPG|[Dodge Dart](/source/Dodge_Dart_(PF))
File:Fiat Viaggio 001 China 2014-05-01.jpg|[Fiat Viaggio](/source/Fiat_Viaggio)
File:Fiat Ottimo 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg|[Fiat Ottimo](/source/Fiat_Ottimo)
File:2019 Jeep Cherokee Latitude front 5.27.18.jpg|[Jeep Cherokee](/source/Jeep_Cherokee_(KL))
File:2015 Chrysler 200 Limited 2.4L front 1.27.18.jpg|[Chrysler 200](/source/Chrysler_200)
File:2021 Chrysler Pacifica Touring-L, front 7.11.21.jpg|[Chrysler Pacifica](/source/Chrysler_Pacifica_(minivan))
File:2020 Chrysler Pacifica Touring-L in Bright White, front left.jpg|[Chrysler Voyager](/source/Chrysler_Voyager)
File:2018 Jeep Grand Commander (front).jpg|[Jeep Grand Commander](/source/Jeep_Grand_Commander)
</gallery>

==References==
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