Road Test
Fiat Bravo
Test date Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Price as tested £15,030
For Handsome styling, excellent performance, attractive interior, value for money
Against Awkward driving position, compromised rear styling, noisy engine
How much ?
- Price as tested £15,030
- Price as tested £14,970
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.9 sec
- 0-60mph 8.5 sec
- 0-100mph 25.4 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.6 / 5.5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.1 / 7.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
65 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
32.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
37.7 / 11.9
Government figures
- Combined/urban
39.8 / 30.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
167 g/km
How big?
- Length
4336 mm
- Width
1792 mm
- Height
1498 mm
- Wheelbase
2600 mm
- Weight
1275 kg
- Fuel tank
58.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1368 cc
- Max power 148 bhp at 5500 rpm
- Max torque 170 ft at 3000 rpm
- Specific output 108.2bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 72.0x84.0 mm
- Compression ratio 9.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.82 / 4.7
- 2nd 2.26 / 7.9
- 3rd 1.48 / 12.1
- 4th 1.07 / 16.7
- 5th 0.88 / 20.3
- 6th 0.74 / 23.9
- Final drive 4.18
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson, dual rate telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar with spherical joint con rods
- Rear Inrterconnected wheels with torsion rear axle, telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar.
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with 'dualdrive' electric power assistance
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front 281x22mm ventilated
- Rear 251x10mm ventilated
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of no data
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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