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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Fiat Stilo front 20080711.jpg
| name = Fiat Stilo
| aka = 
| assembly = Italy: [[Cassino, Italy|Cassino]], [[Frosinone]]<br />Brazil: [[Betim]], [[Minas Gerais]]
| manufacturer = [[Fiat]]
| production = 2001<ref name="ePER">{{cite web|url=https://www.pekidi.com/navi?FORCED=TRUE&COUNTRY=1&LANGUAGE=3&GUI_LANG=3&SAVE_PARAM=LANGUAGE&UPRS_TOKEN=&CHASSIS_NO=ZFA19200000000001&COMM_MODEL=STI&ENGINE_NO=0465300&VEHICLE_NO=00000001&YEAR=2000&MONTH=11&DAY_OF_MONTH=21&COLOUR=000&COLOUR_EXT=&MAKE=F&SBMK=F&MVS=192.310.0.0&CAT_COD=2C&GRP_COD=&PART=&PART_COD=&SGRP_COD=&SGS_COD=&CPDNUM=&DRW_NUM=&KEY=GROUP&|title=FIAT ePER VIN: ZFA19200000000001|website=pekidi.com|access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref>–2007 (Italy)<br /> September 2002–2010 (Brazil)
| platform = [[Fiat C-platform|Fiat C2]]
| predecessor = [[Fiat Bravo/Brava]]<br />[[Fiat Marea|Fiat Marea Weekend]] (for estate)
| successor = [[Fiat Bravo (2007)|Fiat Bravo]]<br />[[Fiat Tipo (2015)|Fiat Tipo estate]] (for estate)
| class = [[Small family car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| body_style = 3/5-door [[hatchback]]<br />5-door [[Station wagon|estate]]
| engine = {{ubl
  | '''[[Petrol engine|petrol]]:'''
  | 1.2 L [[Fully Integrated Robotised Engine|''Fire'']] [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.4 L [[Fully Integrated Robotised Engine|''Fire'']] I4
  | 1.6 L ''[[Fiat 128 SOHC engine|Torque]]'' I4
  | 1.6 L [[GM Family 1 engine#Ecotec|''Ecotec'']] I4
  | 1.8 L ''[[Fiat Pratola Serra modular engines|Family B]]'' I4
  | 2.4 L ''[[Fiat Pratola Serra modular engines|Family C]]'' [[Straight-five engine|I5]]
  | '''[[Diesel engine|diesel]]:'''
  | 1.9 L ''[[JTD]]'' I4
  | 1.9 L ''[[MultiJet]]'' I4
  }}
| transmission = 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br />6-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br />5-speed [[Electrohydraulic manual transmission|automated manual]] (''[[Selespeed]]'')
| layout = [[FF layout]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|2600|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="carfolio.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?terms=Fiat+Stilo|title=Fiat Stilo|access-date=2007-10-18|work=carfolio.com}}</ref>
| length = {{convert|4182|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (3-door)<br />{{convert|4253|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (5-door)<br />{{convert|4516|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (estate)
| width = {{convert|1784|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (3-door)<br />{{convert|1756|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (5-door)<br />{{convert|1756|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (estate)
| height = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (3-door)<br />{{convert|1525|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (5-door)<br />{{convert|1570|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (estate)
| weight = {{convert|1090|-|1320|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = [[Fiat Bravo (2007)]]<br />[[Lancia Delta|Lancia Delta (2008)]]
| designer = {{ubl|Centro Stile Fiat:
|Peter Fassbender (design director)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://autodesignmagazine.com/2001/08/fiat-stilo-svolta-progettuale/ | title=Fiat Stilo - Svolta progettuale | date=22 August 2001 }}</ref>
|Mauro Basso (exterior)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://autodesignmagazine.com/2001/08/fiat-stilo-svolta-progettuale/ | title=Fiat Stilo - Svolta progettuale | date=22 August 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tio.ch/people/people/35841/fiat-stilo-l-aspetto-esteriore-sotto-la-lente-di-mauro-basso | title=FIAT: Stilo, l'aspetto esteriore sotto la lente di Mauro Basso | date=17 April 2001 }}</ref>
|Peter Jansen (interior)
}}
}}

The '''Fiat Stilo''' (Type 192) is a [[small family car]] available as a three- and a five-door [[hatchback]], as well as an [[Station Wagon|estate]] ('''Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon'''), produced by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]]. The Stilo hatchbacks were presented in March 2001 at the [[Bologna Motor Show]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2001/febbraio/15/Arriva_Fiat_Stilo_sostituira_Bravo_co_0_0102158761.shtml| title=Esplora il significato del termine: Arriva la Fiat Stilo sostituirà Bravo e Brava| date=2001-02-15}}</ref> and launched on European market in October 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-12-13 |title=Fiat piles on features to make Stilo a leader |url=https://europe.autonews.com/article/20010910/ANE/109100816/fiat-piles-on-features-to-make-stilo-a-leader |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}</ref> to replace the [[Fiat Bravo/Brava]], with the Stilo Multi Wagon following in January 2003.

The [[Fiat Bravo (2007)|Fiat Bravo]] was the successor of the Stilo in most markets, however, the five-door Stilo continued to be manufactured in [[Brazil]] until October 2010, when it too was replaced by the Bravo.

The Stilo came in third place in the [[European Car of the Year]] awards for 2002, behind the [[Peugeot 307]] and [[Renault Laguna]].

==Overview==
[[File:Fiat Stilo Abarth 20090328 rear.JPG|thumb|left|Fiat Stilo Abarth (three-door)]]
[[File:Fiat Stilo Multiwagon-tył.JPG|thumb|Fiat Stilo MultiWagon]]
[[File:Stc-stilo5porte-ant02.jpg|thumb|Fiat Stilo (five-door)]]
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The Stilo's styling received mixed reviews, with many journalists and enthusiasts criticising it as being too bland and too [[Germany|German]] looking, as the styling of the preceding Bravo and Brava had been criticised for being too "Italian". As with many of its European competitors, the five-door was less sporty than the coupé-like three-door bodystyle, with a higher roofline and a more upright appearance overall.

Critics also attacked the car's excessive weight and its semi-independent rear [[torsion beam suspension]] / [[twist-beam rear suspension]], however, this was the same system used by the market-leading [[Volkswagen Golf]] of the time. Some saw the torsion beam as a step backwards from the acclaimed fully-[[independent rear suspension]] used in the Bravo/Brava and [[Fiat Coupé]]. The Stilo was the second car worldwide to use the [[TRW Inc.|TRW]] Column-Drive Electric Power-Assisted Steering (EPS) technology after the [[Fiat Punto#Second generation .281999.E2.80.932010.29|second generation Fiat Punto]], later introduced on the 2003 [[Nissan Micra]] and [[Renault Mégane]]. As the model range aged, the range of available options was reduced.

However, when pushed the Stilo resists understeer, although arguably its soft spring and damper rate dull the experience. The engine range, particularly the 1.2-litre petrol, was also generally criticised for being underpowered. However, the 1.6 version is the last iteration of the old [[Fiat 128 SOHC engine]] which provided strong performance.

The car's [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] was also seen as poor for its class, a result of the car's weight. Another point of criticism was the Selespeed gearbox fitted to the Abarth version: this was seen as too slow in its reactions and particularly inappropriate for this high powered version. Nevertheless, the car won praise for its high levels of grip (aided by the unusually wide tires) and its brakes.

In the United Kingdom, different trim levels available were: Active, Active Aircon, Blue, Dynamic, Sporting, Abarth, GT, Prestigio, Xbox limited edition, Michael Schumacher, and the Schumacher GP, with general modifications by British car specialists, [[Prodrive]].

The Stilo was originally offered in some markets with a radar assisted cruise control option; it included sensors in the front bumper and rear of the car to adjust the speed of the car according to other vehicles' speed. This was soon{{when|date=March 2018}} dropped as it became apparent that interference was creating undesired results.

A keyless entry, named 'Easy Go', push-button start, similar in function to [[Citroën]]'s, [[Mercedes-Benz]]'s and [[Mini (marque)|BMW Mini]]'s systems, was also an available option. For MY2006 in September 2005, the Stilo was updated with a new front grille, different seat fabric, a relocation of the electric mirror controls from the window control console to just behind the gear stick.

The entry models also had the centre armrest removed (which when in the downward position prevented comfortable use of the handbrake as in the [[Audi A3]]) and the deletion of the rear air vent.

The Stilo was ultimately a sales disappointment. An extensive advertising campaign using Formula 1 star [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Rubens Barrichello]] did little to aid the car's sales. In October 2013, ''[[The Economist]]'' placed the Stilo into the report on ''Europe's Biggest Loss Making Cars''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/09/daily-chart-18 |title=Daily Chart: Europe's biggest loss-making cars |publisher=The Economist | date=2013-09-25}}</ref>

In 2004, the Stilo received a light facelift. The 1242&nbsp;cc engine was dropped in favour of the Punto's 1.4-liter unit, increasing the car's power to {{cvt|95|PS|kW hp|0}}, again combined with the six-speed gearbox. Also, the taillights were altered, and the Abarth version gained a traditional [[manual transmission|manual]] gearbox, instead of the ''Selespeed''.

===Specifications===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 50%;"
|-
|'''Capacity'''
|1242–2446&nbsp;cc
|-
|'''Power'''
|{{Convert|80|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}–{{Convert|170|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|'''Max. speed'''
|170–225&nbsp;km/h (106–134&nbsp;mph)
|-
|'''Acceleration'''
|0–100&nbsp;km/h (0-62&nbsp;mph): 13.8–8.5 seconds
|}

The original engine and gearbox combinations were:
* 1242 cc [[DOHC]] sixteen valve engine that also powered the [[Fiat Punto|Punto]] and [[Lancia Ypsilon]], with an output of {{Convert|80|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} combined with a six-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] gearbox
* {{Convert|103|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} 1.6 L with a five-speed manual gearbox (also offered with a six-speed manual gearbox)
* {{Convert|133|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} 1.8 L, again with a five-speed manual gearbox
* {{Convert|170|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} five cylinder, 2.4 L engine, combined with Fiat's [[Selespeed]] five-speed automated manual gearbox, similar to the gearbox used on the [[Alfa Romeo 147]] and [[Alfa Romeo 156]]
* 1.9 JTD unit with {{Convert|80|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} or {{Convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}
* 8 valve, 1.9 MultiJet with {{Convert|101|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} or {{Convert|120|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}
* 16 valve 1.9 MultiJet with {{Convert|140|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} or {{Convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}

==Safety==
The Fiat Stilo passed the [[Euro NCAP]] car safety tests, with following ratings:<ref name="euroncap.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_stilo_2005/222.aspx|title=Fiat Stilo|access-date=2008-01-29|work=euroncap.com}}</ref>
{{Euro NCAP |year=2008 |description=Fiat Stilo |reference={{cite web|url=http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_stilo_2005/222.aspx|title=Fiat Stilo|access-date=2012-01-23}} |adult_stars=4 |adult_score=27 |child_stars=4 |child_score=37 |pedestrian_stars=1 |pedestrian_score=8 }}

==Motorsport==
A Group N version of the car was developed by [[Abarth]] to compete in the single-make trophy called ''Trofeo Stilo Abarth'', held in Italy from 2002 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championship&ctype=itammf |title=Italian Fiat One-Make Trophies |publisher=RallyBase.nl |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref> The car was revealed in November 2001, at the Bologna Motor Show.

It was derived from the Stilo 1.8 16v version, with the engine power increased from {{Convert|133|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|157|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/newmodels_stiloabarthrally.html |title=New models: Fiat Stilo Abarth Rally |publisher=italiaspeed.com |date=2001-11-30 |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref> and from the season of 2003 to {{Convert|180|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiatpress.com/press/detail/6669 |title=Fiat Stilo Abarth Rally - technical specifications |publisher=fiatpress.com |date=2003-10-28 |access-date=2011-10-03 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162558/http://www.fiatpress.com/press/detail/6669 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A similar competition was held in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2005, called the Fiat Stilo Rally Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/motor_show/autosport/fiat_cup/1701.html |title=Motor shows |publisher=italiaspeed.com |date=2005-01-17 |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref>

In September 2004, a junior team backed up by Fiat UK competed in the [[Wales Rally GB]] of the [[World Rally Championship]] with group A cars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/rally/rally_2004/rally_gb/09/stilo/2109.html |title=Racing news |publisher=italiaspeed.com |date=2004-09-22 |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=400 |title=60th Wales Rally of Great Britain |publisher=RallyBase.nl |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref> and the following year two other cars took part in the rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=416 |title=61st Wales Rally GB |publisher=RallyBase.nl |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref> Stilo cars have also been present in the [[Andros Trophy]] during the last years.

==Marketing==

===South America===
[[File:Fiat_Stilo_Flexy_Fuel.jpg|thumb|left|Brazilian-built Fiat Stilo (five door)]]

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Only available in the five-door hatchback version, the Stilo was launched in [[South America]] in 2003, being assembled in [[Brazil]]. The engines were the Family I GM engines 1.8 L with eight valves and {{cvt|103|PS|kW hp|0}} or 16 valves and {{cvt|122|PS|kW hp|0}}, and a 2.4-liter, twenty valve five-cylinder version with {{cvt|170|PS|kW hp|0}} for the Abarth model as well.

For export, the chosen engines were the Italian made 1.8 16v VIS engine with {{cvt|133|PS|kW hp|0}} and the 1.9 JTD Diesel of {{cvt|115|PS|kW hp|0}} specially for [[Argentina]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Chile]]. Chile did not get the JTD, but was the only country in the region to receive the Italian-made three-door and Multi Wagon versions. Diesel cars were not legally available to Brazilian private car buyers.

A Schumacher special edition of the Stilo was added in 2004 and lasted until 2006; contrary to the European version, which was based on the three-door version and equipped with the 2.4 twenty valve engine, the Brazilian was only available with five doors and the Family I GM 1.8 16v engine with {{cvt|122|PS|kW hp|0}}.

In 2006, the Stilo gained a GM sourced flexible engine capable of using petrol and ethanol (1.8 8v with {{cvt|110|PS|kW hp|0}} on petrol and {{cvt|114|PS|kW hp|0}} with ethanol) and the 1.8 16v engine was retired. In the Americas, the Stilo was partially replaced by the new Bravo at the end of 2010, when it will be built in Brazil; from 2007 on the Italian import is available in [[Chile]] and [[Venezuela]].

Fiat Automóveis introduced a facelifted Stilo in the end of January 2008, in which the Dualogic [[automated manual transmission|automated manual gearbox]] was released, being available to every version with the 1.8 8v Flex engine, which now produces {{cvt|112|PS|kW hp|0}} (petrol) or {{cvt|114|PS|kW hp|0}} when using ethanol as fuel.<ref name="italiaspeed.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/new_models/2008/fiat/stilo_2008/2801.html|title=New Model — Fiat Stilo Flex (2008)|date=2008-01-29|access-date=2008-01-29|work=italiaspeed.com}}</ref> The car also got minor cosmetic changes to front grille, bonnet, side bumpers and to the taillights, in order to end its production cycle, which is expected to happen in 2010.

For the MY2009, Fiat withdrew the Abarth version from the market in Brazil;<ref name="blogauto.com.br">{{cite web|url=http://www.blogauto.com.br/fim-de-linha-para-o-stilo-abarth/|title=Fim de linha para o Stilo Abarth? |trans-title = End of the Line for the Stilo Abarth? |language=pt|access-date=2009-03-05|work=blogauto.com.br|date=11 January 2009 }}</ref> the version wasn't available in other markets anymore. For the MY2010, Fiat do Brasil launched a "basic features" version called ''Attractive'', still with the 1.8 8v Flex engine. This version marks the confirmation that the new Bravo is coming, with the low-cost Stilo Attractive as the only version.

In March 2010, Brazil's Justice Ministry fined Fiat three million Reais (US$1.7 million) for failing to recall its Stilo without ABS brakes to fix a rear wheel problem that may have caused thirty accidents and eight deaths. Fiat denied any wrongdoing, saying that the rear wheel problem was not the cause of the accidents, but rather caused by them.<ref name="businessweek.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=adH0fT4k6Tlw|title=Brazil fines Fiat, orders Stilo recall after deaths|access-date=2010-03-10|work=bloomberg.com|date=2010-03-10}}</ref>

== Sales and production ==
769,000 Stilo were produced, including 102,662 in Brazil.

The Stilo has been a big failure for Fiat, as the company expected to reach production to 400,000 annual units.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-12-13 |title=Fiat piles on features to make Stilo a leader |url=https://europe.autonews.com/article/20010910/ANE/109100816/fiat-piles-on-features-to-make-stilo-a-leader |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}</ref>

Overall, due to insufficient sales, Fiat lost an estimated €2,730 per vehicle produced.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-09-25|title=Zoom, sputter, aagghhh!!|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2013/09/25/zoom-sputter-aagghhh|access-date=2021-11-29|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

== Sales ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Brazil
|-
|2002
|5,104<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2002 |url=http://www.tela.com.br/dados_mercado/emplacamentos/index.asp?coditem=1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616153746/http://www.tela.com.br/dados_mercado/emplacamentos/index.asp?coditem=1|archive-date=2008-06-16 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|14,921<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2003 |url=https://www.fenabrave.org.br/portal/files/2_2003_12_2.pdf |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|10,137<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2004 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/wpob/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2005
|10,054<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2005 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/yffn/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|10,467<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2006 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/omnh/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|13,062<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2007 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/hyly/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|16,327<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2008 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2008 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|11,273<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2009 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2009 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|6,544<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2010 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2010 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|227<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2011 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2011 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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