Fiat Bravo/Brava

The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava are baby ancestors cars produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1995 to 2001. The name was active for 2007 with an all-new backup for the Stilo; the fresh adaptation will use alone the Bravo name and is not accessible with three doors. The beforehand Brava/Bravo models were finer two versions of the aforementioned car, the Bravo a three-door auto and the Brava a best five-door hatchback. The name Brava was acclimated in the United States on the beforehand Fiat 131.
The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava Mark 1 were replacements for Fiat's acknowledged but ageing Tipo model. The cars came with all fresh engines, the abject archetypal application a 1.4 L 12-valve agent bearing 80 PS (59 kW). Three added petrol engines were available: the 103 PS (76 kW) 1.6 L 16-valve; the 113 PS (83 kW) 1.8 L 16-valve agent and the top of the ambit 2.0 L 20-valve R5 assemblage acclimated in the HGT model, which produced 147 PS (108 kW) and which could booty the car to a best acceleration of 213 km/h (132 mph), after in 1999 the HGT 155 archetypal replaced the earlier model, ability ascent to 155 PS (114 kW). Two turbodiesel engines were additionally available: both were 1.9 L four butt units, one bearing 75 PS (55 kW) and the added authoritative 100 PS (74 kW). Bravo/Brava was voted European Car of the Year on its launch.
In 1996 the Bravo/Brava anatomy spawned alehouse and acreage versions, badged Fiat Marea, which won acclaim for its ample boot. Another car based on the Bravo/Brava underpinnings was launched in 1998: the analytical attractive Fiat Multipla, a six-seater mini MPV.
The Bravo/Brava accustomed a balmy makeover in 1999 but there were few absolute changes except the backup of the 1.4 12-valve agent with a 1.2 16-valve agent from the abate Fiat Punto and a afterlight of the dashboard. The 1.9 turbodiesel was additionally phased out in favour of 1.9 JTD agent units (now with and 105 PS (77 kW)), to accord alike more good abridgement and refinement.
The Bravo/Brava was discontinued in Europe in backward 2001, and replaced by the all-new Fiat Stilo, which was ultimately a sales bomb in best countries area it was sold.