Type Two platform
| Type Two platform | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat Group |
| Also called |
Tipo 2 Tipo Due |
| Production | 1988–2003 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car platform |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Vehicles |
Alfa Romeo 145 Alfa Romeo 146 Alfa Romeo Spider Alfa Romeo GTV Fiat Tipo Fiat Coupé Lancia Delta |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Fiat C-platform |
The Type Two platform was a front wheel drive platform designed by the Italian Fiat Group and used during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s for a range of Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia models. It introduced the concept of a "modular" platform, allowing the group to assemble various models, also with some special modifications, from the same floorpan. It uses four-wheel independent suspension, composed of MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arms at the rear, with some models (Alfa Romeo Spider and GTV) using a multilink setup rather than trailing arms.
The first generation Fiat C-platform was directly derived from this platform: it has only minor differences, and is also called "Type Two rev. 2". The Alfa Romeo 156 and Lancia Lybra platform is also derived from the Type Two platform and called "Type Two rev. 3". The Type Three platform was merely a stretched version of this platform, intended for Fiat Group's 3-box saloons.