Fiat Coupé
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1993–2000 |
| Assembly | Turin, Italy (Pininfarina) |
| Designer |
Chris Bangle at Centro Stile Fiat 1991 Pininfarina (Interiors) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sport compact (S) |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback coupé |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | Fiat Tipo 2 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.8 l4 16V 2.0 l4 16V 2.0 l5 20V 2.0 l4 16V Turbo 2.0 l5 20V Turbo |
| Transmission | 5 and 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mm (100.0 in) |
| Length | 4,250 mm (167.3 in) |
| Width | 1,768 mm (69.6 in) |
| Height | 1,340 mm (52.8 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,250–1,320 kg (2,760–2,910 lb) |
The Fiat Coupé (type 175, officially titled the Coupé Fiat) was a 3-door, 4-seater hatchback coupé produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1993 and 2000. The car was introduced at Brussels Motor Show in 1993.
It is most remembered for its distinctive, angular design, with unique scalloped side panels. The body was designed by Chris Bangle from Centro Stile Fiat, just that it has a hatch in a slightly articulated boot while the interior was designed by Pininfarina. The exterior design would foreshadow much of late 1990s and early 2000s car design, acting as a precedent to both Bangle's somewhat notorious work at BMW, as well as futuristic angular designs by other marques, such as Ford and Renault.
The Fiat Coupe made media headlines in auto magazines during 1992 after several spy shots were taken revealing the car on test. On its launch in 1993, the Coupé was available with a four-cylinder, 2.0 L 16V engine, in both turbo (190 PS) and normally aspirated (139 PS) versions. Both engines were later versions of Fiat's twin-cam design and inherited from the Lancia Delta Integrale, winner of the World Rally Championship a record six times. 1996 brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine (not available in the UK, 131 PS), along with a 2.0-litre 5-cylinder 20V (147 PS), and a 5-cylinder 2.0-litre 20V turbo (220 PS).
Fiat had rejected the offer of a design from Pininfarina around 1990, and decided to design its own coupe in-house. The designed previously offered by Pininfarina was eventually accepted by Peugeot, who adopted it as the 406 Coupe in 1996.
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