My Dad had one of these. I remember being impressed with the digital dash and the fact it had electric rear windows!

FIAT Tempra was an excellent affordable family car for the years 1990-1995...great design, space inside, impressive electronic dash, and very good dynamics on the road.. not the best car but very good for the price back then

I remember in 90's this car was looking like a time machine to me... Lots of digitals..

This was my parents car in the early 90's, i remember it as a kid. Our model was the 1.6 estate, in metallic green. They weren't the most reliable cars, but it was the first car in my life, so it's kinda special to me.

My father bought a used one of these Fiat tempra 1.4L petrol 1997 model with the analog dashboard It was a great car for the 90's and with a good set of tires it actually felt a more expensive car than it was. We had it until 2011 and it never had any electrical problems, the only expenses we had was for servicing and one time we got the right electric window rotor replaced and that's it. Only one major problem created a year before we send it to the junk ward, parts of the steering wheel assembly were damaged which it was acceptable from the abuse this car had and we couldn't find cheap replacement parts only the Fiat dealership could help us, to order some from Italy but it costed a small fortune and also this version of tempra did not had an air-conditioning system which made it a nightmare to drive in summer which lasts for 5 months in my country Cyprus. So we sent it to junk ward and we bought a Fiat Grande punto.

My best memories are with my father's old 1100CL and Tempra. The vibrations of the CL1100, the squeaky sound of it when it was cold and the "rally" sound of its engine when you stepped the gas that was stopping that sound (turning the wheel also had the same effect) were putting me to sleep in no time, but it started having many problems. The next one was the Tempra and we would still have it if my mother didn't crash it back in 2010. I miss them two very much, specially Tempra. Now I have a Corolla 1400cc 2000 model which is a great car and very beautiful too, but I really miss the medium pillow and the green indoor little lights of the Tempra when driving at night. They made it feel like driving a luxury car. The only sure thing is that I will keep the Corolla as much as I can, I have made a lot of memories with it since it was my first car after my driving license exams (drove Tempra once or twice when I was 16) and done tons of kilometers when I was going to the university.

My dad has one Tempra,a green one. Although he also has a pickup,and uses it all the time,i always found myself amazed by the Tempra. For me,it is simply beautiful. Amazing car.

Chris hates sticki-out boot catches and internal spare wheels

Had four of these they were great.

I have a '93 1.6 SW it's a great car , i love it very much !

When Top Gear was about cars and not about the presenters.

I had a Fiat Tipo 16v 'Sedicivalvole' k reg. Red. Sold it about 10 years ago for next to nothing. Saw one the other day, almost exact, on autotrader for 5grand!!!!!

Still have it and love it so much, Beautiful and strong not like those days silly cars, Forza Fiat.

Oh my goodnes! When I was born I came home in mums saloon!

My family used to own only italian cars since 1960 as FIAT 1100R, Berlinetta, Punto, Cinquecento etc. We bought FIAT Tempra back in the 90's and we still own it and i have to say that it's from the best cars that have ever made it's reliable, well designed and from the most aerodynamic cars back in the days due to the fact that it has 0.28 Cx.

Haha! I had a Tempra 1.6ie saloon for 3 years, it cost me £90 in 2002 & I loved it! I think I've still got the headlights & door mirrors too.

early Tempra was bad, but starting with 1993 got ABS, airbags and was a superb car. I love it, miss it. My dream car when i was a child!!!! FIAT TEMPRA

Forza Fiat !!!! This Tempra Looks Modern on nowadays !!!!

like the look of these new fiats, cant wait for them to hit the showroom :-)

I don't car what people say, I like the Tempra.

The Tempra was the successor to the Regata, which was in turn the successor to the 131 Mirafiori; whereas the Tipo was the successor to the Strada/Ritmo, which was in turn the successor to the 128.

Este carro da fiat fez muito sucesso aqui no Brasil, no inicio dos anos 90 superando ate Opola , que esta nas vesperas de aposenta e da o luga para o Omega.

Fiat Made of Quality !

@aircooledwizard Must have been badly repaired after a crash then. The Fiat Tipo and Tempra were among the first fully galvanised cars on the market.

I don't remember seeing many of these on the roads at the time. The local British Transport Police station ran one for years.

Still drive in Serbia in 2023. It has airbag esp abs autoclime,electric windows

It looked like a lot back then, but most Tempras (and Tipos) ended up on the scrapyard due to engine failures (especially the 1.6 petrol) and electrical problems before they were 10 years old.

@KramNodd I had a '91 Uno and a '99 Bravo. So I guess I like the five bar logo for nostalgic reasons. I wouldn't say that either of them were bad cars. They compared quite favourably with what others were making at the time. But it is gratifying to see Fiat raising their game now and poised to re-enter the North American market with the 500, which does look great with the classic red logo.

There's something strangely attractive about the Tempra saloon. I really like Fiat styling from this era that seemed to culminate in the awesome Fiat Coupe which was the ultimate in wedge/block/sharp line aesthetics that's hinted at here with the Tempra.

I have a Fiat Tempra SW. 1,6 1996!

Had 2lt estate as a London to Alicante twice a year. excellent car for the job. Was a second car tho'. Mile eater comfortable and economical enough. 130 mph (Spanish motorways) no dramas.

I have a 1995 Fiat Tempra in Brazil with a 2.0 8V single point fuel injection engine. It is 17 years old and kicks any 318 BMW's around here anytime, even the new ones. So, think twice before calling any car a piece of crap, especially if you live on an island also known as the land of rusty cars.

I have a Tipo for 8 years now, with 250,000 Km on the clock and my father had a Tempra for almost 10 years, they are very good to drive, the Tempra was 2.0 16v 150hp and my Tipo is 1.6 8v 105hp (check out my videos), i love them.

Brings back memories, I loved Tempra... actually I can't think of any Fiats I don't like... oh yes I can... I abhor the Stilo :-S

i still have a Station wagon. collectors item. pd: 100th comment !

La mia prima auto!

good luck!!!

My dad had one in the 90s in black with the digidash, i have not seen one in the Netherlands in years, are they still driving around in other countries?

I had a Tipo DGT with that funky dash. It was an electrical nightmare. When I got rid of it I swore I'd never buy another Italian car.

My dad had a 1.4 8v base model fuel injected. Reliable af but had to change it because he needed a bigger boot space

there where at Annecy, France for this test

Nous avons eu notre tempra de 1995 à 2023. Increvable cette voiture

Nice video👌

Love the old five bar Fiat logo. ///// Bring it back! Tempra was a bit of failure unfortunately, Station Wagon was useful cheaper alternative load lugger though. Interesting to think that Fiat were originally thinking of the Tempra as a more upmarket car.

DRIVING LIKE A MADMAN

Beautiful Car ❤️

I wish Fiat would make Saloons and Estates e.g Croma, 131, Regata etc...again, the current Fiat range is just awful not one model I like. The Fiat 500 formula has killed off creativity in a once innovative marque that the rest copied. I much prefer what Fiat is doing in the Brazilian market than the European market!

Amazing car!

I never knew VW and Fiat were arch rivals.

O tempo de tempra.

@KramNodd Not sure I agree. The Panda, 500 and Grande Punto seem to be doing ok in the market, but the Bravo is by most accounts pretty badly made, and do Fiat even make a proper family size car these days? They've always made a decent small car, but screwed it up on the larger models even to this day.

T/E/M/P/R/A💕

Forza Fiat !

funny how for testers a load lip to the boot is a near insurmountable obstacle yet I have never had a car where its a problem....and they moan when the spare is in the boot under the luggage but also when its slung under the boot getting covered in road grime. Easy to pick holes I suppose - maybe they should try car design.

Great Cars Fiat Tempra’s & Tipo’s I wanna own both of those in Turbo Diesel’s

How come these cars still look old and faded even when new?

@soundseeker63 FIAT introduced the Stilo to the UK to replace the Bravo, but it sold poorly so FIAT has reintroduced the Bravo. I guess this won't sell well either. In the UK, FIAT do better in the small car segment and 500 is proving to be quite popular as is the Panda. These two models have paid FIAT dividends and got them out of the "red".

Fiat the Best for ever

I had a fiat tipo 1.4 dgt (digital dash) I bought it for £1500 & it cost £1400 to keep running for less than a year......no more Italian cars. Only good thing the funky dash impressed a police man one evening as he looked through my door asking what speed I thought I was doing...he let me off after asking about the digital dash.

👍tempra

fiat forgot to put on another word mental. i call it the fiat tempramental

For some reason i want to call this car "Generic island" :D

just imagine that... the times when an almost new car (like 3-4 years old) could be "not reliable".... now it's hard to come across something like that. On the other hand, a modern car without proper (i.e. EXPENSIVE) attention will hardly last more than 10 years. While you still see many 80s cars on the road. But not so many mid 90s cars.

love the starting tune(in the blue) is it a self composed tune or has it a name?

My dad owned one in the 90's. Very nice colour but it was full of problems..

Fiat had beaten the rust problem by galvanising their cars in the late eighties and the Tipo and second generation Uno were good cars for the money. Never saw many Tempras in England as it offered nothing much over the Ford Sierra, Nissan Bluebird, Peugeot 405 and Vauxhall Cavalier that dominated this class and were mostly bought on a discount by fleet buyers.

Digi dash squad?

Yeah right so a long term owner wouldn't work out how to apply the handbrake and to dodge the bootlid when loading up

FIATS may have a reputation for reliability issues and rust, but the company has made many technical achievements. Many cars I look at, I can get bored very easily, but FIATs always seem to have a charm about them and the Italian styling I love. I miss the Regatas. FIATs are at least better than Renault and everytime a see a strandard car, it is often a Renault. I am sure in remote parts of Italy, there are many old FIATs still bombing about fuss free!

Ja o painel e o volante eram diferntes dos produzidos aqui.

когда нибудь и у меня такой будет!!!

i need Overhaul engine , My father left it for me 10 years ago. but Can't find spare parts in THAILAND 😭

I had a Regata once was really crap kept breaking down

My neighbour owned one from new. It was scrapped after 8 YEARS. Nothing worked. What a POS!

I prefer the Fiat Tipo, is more simple and nice looking

Haven't seen one of these for years. They all rusted away the first time it rained.

Only you...

don't give me that "they don't build em like they used to" crap, modern cars are far more reliable than older ones, robotic assembly lines mean precise and consistent quality, electrical systems have much less bugs than they used to, and new body protection techniques have all but eliminated rust

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As much as I liked old Top Gear for it's focus on 'normal' cars, I'm reminded why they needed to change. The sheer know it all, barbour wearing, upper class, I'm better than you attitude of the reviewers was enough to make anyone want to punch the TV.

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A woman hired one got from Edinburgh to Livingston and the head gasket had blown a owner of fiats said you swear by them or swear at them I’ve never had a Fiat

I love these FIAT bullsh!t story tellers like Blanky974. I don't see any Alfa Romeo owners bragging about great reliability, they know AR have loads of faults but they love them due to fun, awesome design and character. But FIAT owners always brag about how reliable their cars are even if their not (GD survey, TUV report ....). I love italian cars (and food, and music, and shoes and clothes), but the quality is really bad. You don't see any 90's Tempra, Uno, Croma or Tipo on the streets these days. But you see 80's BMW, Mercs, even few 1.gen Ford Sierra's in quite good condition.

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Remember when Fiat made reliable cars? Oh wait.

FIAT suxx by definition

electronic this, electronic that, electronic knackerd in 2 years time. this is a beand new car, they should review it 4yrs later. All fiats are crap!. i do like the review over newer top gear. an ordinary car & review filmed simply. no arty slow mo, wheel spin, donuts, scripted challenge, super unabtainable impracticle car. i like top gear with jezza, hamond & may. but its not a propper car show with useful info. mind you, Goffey just told us the tempra was a good car, sue'im ifu bort one of him

FIAT was great, the actual Models are not really FIAT, and now in Stellantis... i have no good Feeling:-(

Again a very disapointing Fiat. Ofcourse in everything concering reliability, but it didn't realy look that nice either...

Bullshit, bullshit and a little bit more bullshit! I own/have owned 2 Fiat Tempras (1.6 and 2.0) and 2 Lancia Dedras (also 1.6 and 2.0). The only electrical problems I have had were in the BOSCH fuel injection in the 1.6-models... The only one of these cars that isn't still on the road is the 1.6 Dedra, which was "retired" (because of rust) after 18 years of use and 400000+km!

It's just a big fat Fiat Duna...

nice to see a propper review of an everyday car, modern top gear is looking too staged nowadays. fiat vs vw, no contest. vw all the way. fiats are terrible cars. what happend to all the really popular cars if the 80s & 90s sierras, caveliers, metros, citroën bx's, astras & uno's all these have completly vanished from the road but once filled them.

Did Chris Goffey toke on a crack pipe before this review? Fiat, Quality, Refinement!!!...now there is three words that never should be strung together!

Dismal, dreary dull and dreadful. Same platform as the Lancia Dedra. I wouldn’t be seen Dedra in either of them.