Fiat Tempra

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Fiat Tempra

Manufacturer	Fiat
Production	1990—1998
Predecessor	Fiat Regata
Successor	Fiat Marea
Class	Medium family car
Body style	4-door saloon 5-door estate
Engine	1.4 L I4 1.6 L I4 1.8 L I4 1.9 L diesel I4 1.9 L turbodiesel I4 2.0 L diesel I4 2.0 L I4 DOHC Turbo
Wheelbase	2540 mm
Length	Saloon: 4355 mm Estate: 4465 mm
Width	1685 mm
Height	1445 mm
Related	Alfa Romeo 155 Fiat Tipo Fiat Croma Lancia Dedra
Similar	Ford Orion Peugeot 306 Opel Astra Toyota Corolla Mitsubishi Lancer Mazda 323 Rover 400 Honda Civic Hyundai Lantra Volkswagen Jetta

The Fiat Tempra is a medium family car produced by Italian automaker Fiat from 1990 to 1998. The Tempra was intended as a replacement for the Fiat Regata,

[edit] History

The Tempra was introduced in February 1990 and was developed alongside the Alfa Romeo 155 and Lancia Dedra on the Fiat Tipo platform (which was a small family car). The car was primarily available as a four-door saloon and five-door estate, though a two-door saloon and a 2.0 DOHC turbocharged version was also offered in Brazil. In Europe, the Tempra was aimed at the competitive large family car market, which was at that time dominated by the Opel Vectra, Peugeot 405 and the Ford Sierra. The car was competitively priced and was generally considered a budget alternative to other more established cars in the sector, though some luxury features, such as a digital instrument cluster, were available.

1991 saw the addition of a four-speed automatic transmission to the 2.0ie model, with switchable modes (normal or sport), whilst the 2.0ie station wagon was also available with a full-time four-wheel drive system in 1992, the latter also featuring ventilated discs at the front, solid discs at the rear and ABS. The Tempra was extensively revised in 1993 when a new grille was adopted, alongside improvements to the passive safety such as side-impact bars, a strengthened floorpan and bulkhead and other improvements. More changes came a year later when the model naming system was changed, and a multi-point fuel-injected 1.6 L SOHC engine (rated at 90 bhp) was introduced. Interior trim and equipment was improved and a driver's side airbag and ABS appeared on some models.

The Tempra was discontinued in Europe in 1995 and in Brasil in 1998 and replaced by the Fiat Marea, which was based on the platform of the Fiat Bravo small family car.

[edit] Engines

The Tempra engine range consisted of the following:

1.4 L (1372 cc) SOHC I4 (76 bhp or from 1992, 69 bhp with fuel injection and catalytic converter)
1.6 L (1581 cc) SOHC I4 (84 bhp or 77 bhp with injection and catalytic converter)
1.8 L (1756 cc) DOHC (109 bhp or from 1992, 105 bhp with fuel injection and catalytic converter)
1.9 L (1929 cc) SOHC diesel I4 (65 bhp)
1.9 L (1929 cc) SOHC turbodiesel I4
1.9 L (1929 cc) SOHC turbodiesel I4 (90 bhp, rated at 80 bhp with EGR)
2.0 L (1995 cc) DOHC I4 (113 bhp Multi Point Injection with catalytic converter)
2.0 L (1995 cc) DOHC MPI Turbo (165 bhp, available only in Brasil)