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Mundane Fiat Tipo needs more oomph
Fiat SA is having another go in the C-segment of the market with its Tipo
Fiat SA is again trying its hand at the hotly contested C-segment of the market by making available the Tipo hatch and sedan variants. Launched in Port Elizabeth, the model is offered as a value-for-money proposition in a segment that has strong contenders, ranging from the Ford Focus and Kia Cerato to the Opel Astra. Looking back at Fiat’s recent history, say about a decade-and-a-half, it had advocates in the form of the so-so Stilo, succeeded by the promising Bravo. The latter was mostly good, featuring a punchy 1.4l turbo T-Jet engine in the top-specification models, while the diesel was thrifty, if suffering from turbo lag, but the Bravo was an honest proposition nonetheless. It was priced relatively well too, but it never quite managed to upset the apple cart of the establishment nor did it have the mainstay to remain in the game. Fast forward to 2017 and the Bravo’s successor, the Tipo, is aimed more at the lower end of the segment spectrum, with a starting price of R229,900 f...
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