Fiat Bravo and Brava

The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava, Type 182, were small family cars that the Italian automaker Fiat produced from 1995 to 2003, ending in 2001 in Europe. They were two versions of one car, the Bravo a three-door hatchback and the Brava a five-door fastback, and they replaced the ageing Tipo. The Bravo was tuned for sharper handling and the Brava for comfort, and each had its own trim and body colours. Both had all-new engines: a 1.4 litre 12-valve base unit, 1.6 and 1.8 litre 16-valve petrols, a 2.0 litre 20-valve inline-five in the HGT, and two 1.9 litre four-cylinder turbodiesels, later replaced by JTD common-rail diesels. The pair was voted European Car of the Year on launch, and it spawned the Marea saloon and estate and the Multipla. The Bravo name returned in 2007 on a different car.