A midsize saloon with a continuously variable transmission option, a first for the segment, in 1990.
Lead trim: 1.4 i.e. (catalyst, fuel injection) · up to 163 hp
Fiat Tempra159 · 1990–1999
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FactA midsize saloon with a continuously variable transmission option, a first for the segment, in 1990.
The Fiat Tempra (Type 159) is a small family car that replaced the Regata, styled by Ercole Spada at the I.DE.A Institute on the Type Three (Tipo Tre) platform shared with the Lancia Dedra and Alfa Romeo 155. The saloon first appeared in newspapers in November 1989 and was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1990, with the station wagon (the Tempra SW) arriving two months later in Turin. The initial range was 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 petrol engines and normally aspirated and turbocharged 1.9-litre diesels; the carburetted 1.4 and 1.6 were dropped after 1992 under new European emission standards, so every car from 1993 had a catalytic converter and electronic fuel injection. A continuously variable transmission was optional, a first on a midsize saloon. It was built in Italy from 1990 to 1996, in Brazil from 1991 to 1998, in Turkey by Tofaş to 1999 and assembled in Vietnam by Mekong Auto; Brazil also received a two-door coupé from 1992 to 1995 and a turbocharged petrol version. It was named the 1991 Semperit Irish Car of the Year in Ireland.
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Trims & Figures
16 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 S (carburetor) | 1990–1992 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 76 hp | 80 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 i.e. (catalyst, fuel injection) | 1993–1999 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 70 hp | 80 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 S (carburetor) | 1990–1992 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 i.e. (catalyst, after 1992) | 1993–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 i.e. (catalyst, until 1992) | 1990–1992 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 i.e. (no catalyzer, Turkey and other markets) | 1993–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 92 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 i.e. (catalyst, 1992–) | 1992–1999 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 103 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 i.e. (fuel injection) | 1990–1999 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 D | 1990–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | 88 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TD (82 PS, EGR) | 1990–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 81 hp | 128 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TD (92 PS) | 1990–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 141 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 8V (carburetted, Brazil) | 1991–1998 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 96 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 i.e. 16V (Brazil) | 1991–1998 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 131 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 i.e. 16V (Turkey) | 1990–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 146 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 i.e. 8V (catalyst, fuel injection) | 1990–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 i.e. Turbo (Brazil) | 1993–1998 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 163 hp | 192 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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