Fiat Bravo (2007)

Fiat Bravo
Fiat Bravo Sport
Overview
Manufacturer	Fiat
Also called	Fiat Ritmo (Australia)
Production	2007–2014 (Italy) 2010–present (Brazil)
Assembly	Italy: Cassino, Frosinone Brazil: Betim, Minas Gerais (Fiat Automóveis)
Designer	Centro Stile Fiat[1]
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Body style	5-door hatchback
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform	Fiat Group C-platform
Related	Fiat Stilo Lancia Delta (2008)
Powertrain
Engine	1.4 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.4 L TurboJet I4 (turbocharged petrol) 1.8 L E.torQ I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Fire I4 (petrol/LPG) 1.6 L Multijet I4 (turbodiesel) 1.9 L Multijet I4 (turbodiesel) 2.0 L Multijet I4 (turbodiesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed Dualogic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length	4,336 mm (170.7 in)
Width	1,792 mm (70.6 in)
Height	1,498 mm (59.0 in)
Kerb weight	1,205–1,360 kg (2,657–2,998 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Fiat Stilo
Successor	Fiat Ottimo Fiat Tipo[2]

The Fiat Bravo (Type 198) is a small family car produced by Italian manufacturer Fiat since 2007. It was introduced to the press in January 2007 in Rome, and later to the public in March at the Geneva Motor Show.

A minor facelift was available since 2010,^[3] with changes to the front grille, door handles and side mirrors, new colors, as well as interior improvements.^[4]

European production at the Cassino plant ended in July 2014, being part of FCA's 5–Year Plan, presented by Sergio Marchionne on May 7, 2014. While no direct replacement was launched, the similarly sized Fiat 500X occupies the position previously held by the Bravo in Fiat's current line-up.

The Bravo was the first car to bear Fiat Automobiles' current logo, introduced in October 2006, which contains a red background in a chrome frame.^[5]

History

Fiat Bravo rear

The car was designed at Centro Stile Fiat,^[1] while Austrian automotive company Magna Steyr engineered a large amount of the car's body.^[6] CAD engineering and computer simulations were used on a very large scale with this model and the design was finished to a very tight schedule. For EMEA markets the Bravo was produced in Fiat's Piedimonte S. Germano plant.

Blue&Me is a new feature first introduced with the Fiat Grande Punto and is fitted as standard on the Bravo Dynamic and Sport. Developed with Microsoft, this system offers Bluetooth hands-free use with a mobile phone. It is also capable of displaying SMS text on the dash screen and it has built-in voice activation. Another part of the system is the inclusion of a USB connector so that an MP3 player or USB flashcard can be plugged in, giving the car's entertainment system access to MP3 files stored on the unit.

In Australia, the Fiat Bravo was sold as the Fiat Ritmo since Mazda Australia owns rights to the "Bravo" name (as used on a commercial vehicle). It was introduced there in February 2008, however, it was discontinued the following year, due to slow sales - only 463 units were sold in total. The Bravo is also being built in Brazil since 2010, and is being sold there and throughout South America (with the exception of Argentina, Chile and Colombia, who receive the Bravo from Italy).

In January 2007, What Car? reported that Fiat was working on a station wagon version, speculated to be marketed as the Bravo MultiWagon. Despite being a production-ready version of the Bravo, it was never marketed. Other sources also claimed that this was actually a facelifted of the second generation Fiat Croma, launched in October 2007.^[7]

Brazilian version

The Brazilian-built Bravo went on sale in 2010 in Brazil. Its available with two engines and three trim levels (five trim levels since 2012), the Brazilian-built 1.8L 16V E.torQ (based on Tritec engine) fitted with a 5-speed manual transmission or Dualogic transmission and Italian built 1.4L engine with 152 PS (112 kW; 150 hp) (with Overboost option) and a 6-speed manual transmission. Trim levels are named as: Essence (1.8), Essence Wolverine Limited Edition (1.8), Sporting (1.8), Absolute (1.8) and T-Jet (1.4T).^[8]

Engines

1.4 T-Jet engine

The Bravo is powered by three different petrol and three diesel engines.^[9][10] 'T-Jet' is the name of the new range of turbocharged petrol engines.

The 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) T-Jet version has a Sport button to give an "overboost" function. At the end of 2007 the new 1.6 L M-jet diesel engine was launched, and a more powerful 120 PS (88 kW; 120 hp) version in spring 2008. The 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp) version is available with the so-called "Eco" pack which features changes to the car's aerodynamics and ECU, taller gear ratios and lower rolling resistance tyres. This gives better fuel consumption and lower CO₂ emissions (119 g/km) when compared to the standard car. This engine is also Euro 5 rated.^[11] A new 2.0 Multijet diesel was added to lineup at the end of 2008 that will slowly replace the 1.9 16v. In 2009 the Bravo got a new "eco" 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) variant of the Multijet diesel. In the Summer of 2010 two petrol engines were updated, the 1.4 T-Jet is fitted with the new Multiair technology and the base 1.4 T-Jet was also updated to Euro 5 specification.^[12]

Petrol

Model	Years	Engine	Displacement	Max power	max torque	CO2 emission (g/km)	0–100 km/h, s	Top speed	Notes
1.4 Fire 16V 90	from the debut	straight-4, Petrol	1,368 cc	66 kW (90 PS)	128 N·m (94 lb·ft) @4,500 rpm	156	12.5	179 km/h (111 mph)
1.4 Fire 16V 90 GPL	since 2009	straight-4, Petrol-LPG	1,368 cc	66 kW (90 PS)	128 N·m (94 lb·ft) @4,500 rpm	134	12.5	179 km/h (111 mph)
1.4 T-Jet 16V 120	since 2007	straight-4, Petrol	1,368 cc	88 kW (120 PS)	206 N·m (152 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	156	9.6	197 km/h (122 mph)
1.4 T-Jet 16V 120 Dualogic	since 2008	straight-4, Petrol	1,368 cc	88 kW (120 PS)	206 N·m (152 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	154	9.6	197 km/h (122 mph)
1.4 Multiair Turbo 16V 140	since 2010	straight-4, Petrol	1,368 cc	103 kW (140 PS)	230 N·m (170 lb·ft) @1,750 rpm	132	8.5 (8.2 Sport)	204 km/h (127 mph)
1.4 T-Jet 16V 150	from the debut to 2010	straight-4, Petrol	1,368 cc	110 kW (152 PS)	230 N·m (170 lb·ft) @3,000 rpm	165	8.5 (8.2 Sport)	212 km/h (132 mph)
1.8 E.Torq 1.8 16V	since 2010	straight-4, Petrol/Ethanol	1,747 cc	95 kW (130 PS) (petrol) 97 kW (132 PS) (ethanol)	18.4 kg·m (180 N·m; 133 lb·ft) @4,500 rpm (petrol) 18.9 kg·m (185 N·m; 137 lb·ft) @4,500 rpm (ethanol)	n/a	10.3 (petrol) 9.9 (ethanol)	191 km/h (119 mph) (petrol) 193 km/h (120 mph) (ethanol)	Brazilian market version[13]

Diesel

Model	Years	Engine	Displacement	Max power	Max torque	CO2 emission (g/km)	0–100 km/h, s	Top speed	Notes
1.6 Multijet 16V 90	since 2009	straight-4, Diesel	1,598 cc	66 kW (90 PS)	290 N·m (210 lb·ft) @1,500 rpm	120	13.1	173 km/h (107 mph)
1.6 Multijet 16V 105	since 2008	straight-4, Diesel	1,598 cc	77 kW (105 PS)	290 N·m (210 lb·ft) @1,500 rpm	129	11.3	187 km/h (116 mph)
1.6 Multijet 16V PurO2 105	since 2009	straight-4, Diesel	1,598 cc	77 kW (105 PS)	290 N·m (210 lb·ft) @1,500 rpm	119	11.3	187 km/h (116 mph)
1.6 Multijet 16V 120	since 2008	straight-4, Diesel	1,598 cc	88 kW (120 PS)	300 N·m (220 lb·ft) @1,500 rpm	129	10.5	195 km/h (121 mph)
1.6 Multijet 16V 120 Dualogic	since 2008	straight-4, Diesel	1,598 cc	88 kW (120 PS)	300 N·m (220 lb·ft) @1,500 rpm	120	10.5	195 km/h (121 mph)
1.9 Multijet 8V 90	-	straight-4, Diesel	1,910 cc	66 kW (90 PS)	225 N·m (166 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	139	12.5	174 km/h (108 mph)
1.9 Multijet 8V 120	from the debut to 2008	straight-4, Diesel	1,910 cc	88 kW (120 PS)	255 N·m (188 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	139	10.5	194 km/h (121 mph)
1.9 Multijet 16V 150	from the debut to 2008	straight-4, Diesel	1,910 cc	110 kW (150 PS)	305 N·m (225 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	149	9.0	209 km/h (130 mph)
2.0 Multijet 16V 165	from 2008 to 2012	straight-4, Diesel	1,956 cc	121 kW (165 PS)	360 N·m (270 lb·ft) @2,000 rpm	139	8.2	215 km/h (134 mph)

Safety

The Fiat Bravo passed the Euro NCAP car safety tests with following ratings:

Euro NCAP test results
Fiat Bravo (2007)[14]
Test	Score	Rating
Adult occupant:	33
Child occupant:	36
Pedestrian:	16

References

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6. "Body development: Fiat Bravo". magnasteyr.com. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
7. "Fiat and Toyota: the near future". whatcar.com. January 19, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
8. "26.11.2010 NEW MODEL: FIAT BRAVO [BRAZIL]". www.italiaspeed.com/2010/cars. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
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11. "07.02.2008 NEW "ECO" PACK BOOSTS FIAT BRAVO'S GREEN CREDENTIALS". italiaspeed.com/2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
12. "30.06.2010 MULTIAIR AND START&STOP TECHNOLOGY ARRIVES ON THE FIAT BRAVO". italiaspeed.com/2010/cars. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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External links

• Official website