The Fiat Seicento was produced in Poland starting with 1998. This model was the improved version of the Cinquecento and it seems like Fiat kept the good things and ditched the flaws of its predecessor. In its class, Ford and Seat had already unveiled their superminis, and Fiat was trying to release a model that gave the feeling of driving a bigger car, thus, released the Seicento, which had a huge success.
The first generation of the Seicento was released in 1998 and was available in three trim levels: S,SX and and a Sporting model. The first two were fitted with a 900 cc engine, while the Sporting model had a 1100 cc engine that was already known by the public as it was available on the Cinquecento.
Later in 1998, Fiat released the Citymatic version of Seicento, which had an automatic clutch. The Citymatic was dropped in 2001 when all offered models were then equipped with a 1100 cc Fire engine. In 2003, a facelift version was released and the S was replaced by the Mia, respectively the SX by the Active level trim. The car received new wheel covers and new upholstery.
The Sporting was the most popular version, as it was equipped with sport seats, alloy wheels, front fog lights and a leather steering wheel. The car’s price was as low as £4,990 in the UK in the standard trim level.