Fiat’s Brazilian arm has lifted the veil off of the 2014 Fiorino, a small van based on the Uno sub-compact hatchback.

The 2014 Fiorino is designed to finally put an end to the current Fiorino’s quarter-of-a-century-long career.  It is identical to the aforementioned Uno from the front bumper to the B-pillar; beyond that, it gains a boxy rear end that frees up a generous amount of cargo room.  All models come standard with twin barn doors.

The new Fiorino is longer, wider and taller than its predecessor, and Fiat promises it is considerably safer thanks to the addition of 21st century equipment such as airbags and stability control.

Interior pictures are not available but the Fiorino is expected to follow the van industry’s shift towards more car-like cockpits and borrow the Uno’s Spartan dashboard.

Fiat’s latest small van is powered by a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine capable of running on either gasoline or corn-based ethanol.  When burning the latter, it sends 88 horsepower and 90 lb-ft. of torque to the front wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.  Power drops to 85 ponies and 89 lb-ft. of twist when the mill is running on gasoline.

The new Fiorino will go on sale across Brazil and in neighboring countries before the end of the year.  At the time of writing Fiat does not plan on marketing the van as a cheaper alternative to the Ford Transit Connect in the United States or in Europe.

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