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Diesel engines don’t come much smaller but the 1,368cc four-cylinder unit can still pack a punch, developing 75bhp and 190Nm or torque from 1,750rpm. It’s used across the manufacturer’s small car range, in its compact vans and in quite a few Vauxhall-badged products as well. You really can’t go far wrong with Fiat’s 1.3-litre Multijet diesel engine. The Fiat Qubo cuts out the middle men, making the step from small commercial vehicle to small MPV courtesy of some added windows, seats and styling enhancements. Down the years, a huge amount of pondering must have been done in trendy design studios as to how best to achieve these goals and invariably, the train of thought has hit the buffers at something roughly equivalent in shape to a van. The smaller the vehicle, the tougher it is to accommodate everything and everyone that its owner might ultimately need to. One of the major challenges for designers asked to conjure up MPV people carriers is to cram as much space and utility as possible within the confines of the vehicle’s dimensions. Vans aren’t what they used to be and with the 1.3-litre Multijet diesel installed, Fiat’s little package of practicality could be just the thing. There will be prospective buyers who won’t consider it for that reason alone but those who can overcome their internal snobbery and give the diminutive Fiat a chance on a level playing field are likely to come away surprised. It used to be a Fiat Fiorino, the company’s sub-compact light commercial vehicle. The back story to the Fiat Qubo is one that might put interested parties off.