1993 Fiat Tempra 2.0 SX SW Goes for a Drive

[@fixedgearmad]

This channel is the true Regular Car Reviews! Great job!

[@appalachiahiker853]

Miguel Trueba get lost euromoron. This guy is interesting but dull. We are far more creative

[@friedensgabel]

I'd love me some crossover episodes! This channel is great, but a little BROWN always helps

[@fl0fi]

Euro regular car reviews!

[@Zerofightervi]

@@appalachiahiker853 Regular car reviews tends to get too weird for my liking. I prefer a more reserved English manner.

[@appalachiahiker853]

Zerofightervi too weird? I think you are weird. Nevertheless this guy makes a good effort.

[@Twmpa]

I have owned 2 Tempras and a Tipo and I would happily have another as a weekend plaything if I had the space. I had a 90 Tempra 1.9D saloon for a year which was slow but still a good cruiser. Also a 95 1.9 TD SX saloon which I ran for nearly 11 years and was one of the most comfortable and reliable cars I have ever owned. Tempras had a full 10 inches of travel in their suspension so it had a supremely comfortable ride. Finally, I also had a 89 Tipo 1.9 Tds which I bought damaged and I repaired it and put it back on the road.

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

I love these bread and butter cars of the past.

[@sergionuno]

I still have my 1991 Fiat Tempra SX sedan, in good contition.

[@frazzleface753]

Always liked the Tempra style. The saloon was pure late-80s Italian wedge. I'm absolutely amazed the dash works! :)

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

All the 80s estates looked like this one; whether from Volvo, Peugeot, Ford, VW, Mercedes, Honda, Vauxhall, or Toyota!

[@thesis4349]

It's hard to find one that the dash doesn't work. I have 2 and they're working fine and dandy.

[@uzaykose3520]

Fiat tempra.efsane fantastim araba.turkiye e uretildi

[@RoyTrenneman]

My first car was a second-hand FIAT Tempra 1.6... What a great car it was! I really miss it.

[@furkankavsur7638]

I can not put it into words of how much I love this car. It just looks so perfect and drives beautifully and was a giant step up from its' predecessor, the Regata. It has such a minimalist styling and soul, something a lot of cars of the time didnt have, I'm looking at you Nissan Bluebird and mk5 Escort/mk3 Orion. I especially love the saloon but an estate would also be considerable. I saw quite a lot of them in Turkey beacause they were built there by a turkish car company called Tofaş, who also built their own Models based on the Fiat 131 and 124 and other Fiat Products such as the Doblo, Marea and Tipo. What a great Video this is, it must At least be my 15th time watching it, absolutely enjoyed my stay. THANK YOU MATT

[@maxcore88]

My dad had a '93 Tipo TD Granturismo, probably the best car we ever had in family, i was totally in love with it, thank you very much for your reviews!!

[@JohnnyPaton]

My local taxi company ran about 10 of these back in the 90s, quite a common sight on the road. Now they've vanished overnight it feels.

[@Giuseppe80271]

I am amazed, i am an italian living in Italy and i saw probably 1 or 2 of these in all of my life.

[@FullBoostJ4]

Loved this video x very close to my heart. Im about to start restoring my 1999 Fiat Marea 130HLX weekend, also an ultra rare car these days with its gutsy 2.4 five cylinder turbo diesel. When its finished you might like to road test it.

[@FullBoostJ4]

@TheBradge I have a few vids on my various projects👍 The Marea is getting a full bare shell rebuild, I'm a big fan of Fiats five cylinder motor. Also have a Coupe 20 valve turbo and Alfa 159 2.4.

[@davidgibson4840]

Used to have one, hated it, still got the CD multichanger in my garage

[@frazzleface753]

I have a soft spot for this era in Fiat history and tend to overlook their faults quite readily :). I took delivery of a new 1999 Bravo. I can still smell that brand new interior.....

[@antwonefernandez7554]

Oooh I loved my Marea weekend. Had the 2.4 as a company car many many years ago. That’ll be an amazing project. Good luck to you and enjoy!

[@Berserkrxxx]

You're in good company, man.

[@smoothmicra]

The doors go 'clunk' and not 'ping'; I suspect Fiats like this don't last as they as they should because people in the UK don't look after them as a long term purchase. A shame because there is so much brilliant design in these motors. Yes the cars fall short in terms of build quality, but Land Rovers/Ranger Rovers/Jaguars don't? A bit of car snobbishness going on I suspect. A very nice car, pretty sure if it had been built in the UK there would be loads of them on the road. Driven into the ground with minimal servicing is perhaps the typical service history. I like the roomy, well lit, cabin and the comfy seats. Hurrah for Fiat!

[@EgoShredder]

The way my neighbours close and open their car doors, means the doors fling back bending the hinges, and when closing they smash the door through the otherside of the frame. It literally can sound like a bomb going off.

[@alfamonk]

Yep, pure brand snobbery. Probably linked to the UKs obsession with WW2 Germany the efficient technical Giants, French idiosyncrasy but oddball, Italian exciting but unreliable

[@18in80]

A very underrated car. I love Fiats of the '80s and '90s.

[@johngreen6375]

I’ve always loved these. But I’ve always like the 80s/ 90s Fiats. I drove a Fiat Uno start 1.0ie when I was 17 ( my mums) It was one of the last on an N reg and about two yrs old at the time. I loved its quirky interior. Sadly, all these fiats are almost extinct. Really sad.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Oh wow! The successor to yet another extremely rare car, the Fiat Regata Weekend. I quite like it, although the dashboard is a bit insane...

[@GB-nf5st]

That's sad only 4 are left! I remember watching the classic top gear review of this against the Primera and Escort estates... I loved this car when it came out, thought it was so cool and was on at my folks to buy one! Thanks for this piece of nostalgia!

[@rollstuhlmeister]

If there was a hot version it could be called the Fiat Tempra Mental

[@advancelast1740]

Music & Lunacy - groan (quite good though)

[@marcelhandsome6042]

I remember sitting in one of these one thing that surprised me was the build quality was excellent! as good as my BMW at the time! Italian engineers are superb!

[@dalilataiah9466]

fiat tempra is a great car

[@tomcloy1]

This is my bucket list car! Been looking for two years for one and not one has appeared on the market!

[@bentdog8917]

Only stumbled across this channel recently but I love the cheap cars and your reviewing is pleasant. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[@codykamminga9667]

Here in the netherlands there was one with 500.000 KM on the autoweek’s subject ‘Klokje rond’ which means around the clock (high milage), its a 94 as far as i remember, a 1.9 TD, there are only 7 Tempra’s registered in the NL, probably just a few driving

[@furiousdriving]

Amazing how a car that can go on that long has all but disappeared

[@brtmn7902]

Fiat used to make such interesting cars back in the 90s.

[@richard29415]

Oh yeah, the FIAT Coupe and the Punto convertible were weird and interesting. Well all the Italian cars from the 80s and 90s are very interesting to me.

[@TregTube]

Can’t believe how similar this is from many angles to a Citroen ZX Estate

[@bunter6]

I had a Tempra 1.8SXie twin cam about 20 years ago and it was a great car, electrics were a little ropey but thats all part of the fun

[@cmartin_ok]

Almost bought a grey one of these back around 2002. Independent dealer had one advertised but the A/C button turned out to be just that - a button and no A/C fitted to the car :-( Dealer was using it as his smoker as he found it such a good car

[@johnfoggo9800]

Well, this is like a history of my company cars: first the bluebird (succeeded by an awful 405), then a Tempra. I had the 2litre TDSX and it was brilliant. For just 90 odd bhp it was quick with a lot of torgue (wheelspin in second). I loved these so much that my wife had two Tipos and my son a Tempra SW! Next on my list (and yours perhaps) was a 1996 Honda Accord diesel! Great review and reminded me so much of the pleasure I had with that car.

[@stanbest3743]

We had a 1.9 TD SX saloon in a dark metallic gunmetal it had blue velour seats with tartan centre panels. I put KYB shocks on it and it was a really quick economical and roomy car. It was replaced by a Marea Weekend which is still our daily driver. The Tempra stayed in the family for about 20 years giving excellent service.

[@ianfrench1577]

I always loved those Tempra SW's. They were and still are great cars and can hold their own against the Sierra. I would love to see more of them on the roads

[@Fierrosporcelular]

Absolutely love this channel. Awesome cars that are way more interesting that the all-german-looking boring things of today. And with a great effort on film quality.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

The Fiat Tempra Station Wagon estate was a good little workhorse in diesel form, makes a good loadcarrier with the seats folded and a good family car with the seats up for holidays wekkends away shopping trips trips to the DIY store for timber and lots more besides.

[@xavichuvy9047]

I remember going to see a saloon Tempra with my father as a kid. That interior looked quite futuristic and luxurious for the time. He ended up bying a Ford Orion Ghia at the end. That cubyhole on the right of the dash is to put your packet of ciggies.

[@TheKEF]

my god why haven't I discovered this channel before? This is so good😍

[@christopherbaglin4314]

Used to own a rare Tipo 1.8ie GranTurismo. Dashboard next to useless in bright sunshine (but everything worked on mine), fabulous acceleration from the 8v twin cam, it would rev forever (very easy to over-rev actually), but so-so handling and braking- I think that the setup was per the base vehicle, rather than like the legendary Sedicovalvole. The real joy of it was that it looked like a regular 1.4 Tipo (apart from the unique alloys) it was a real Q car! I remember once keeping up with a Peugeot 205 GTi who's owner was doing his best to lose me... Less good were the typically 'Italian' electrics- sometimes instead of full beam lights in the rain, the headlamps would just switch off... same happened if I tried to dip the lights too quickly- being clumsy (dyspraxic) I would sometime roll the headlamp switch on the stalk to 'off' as I was attempting to dim them.

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

I used a 5 cylinder saloon as a company car in the late 90s. As a 21 year old used to a 1.4 Supercinque, it was quite a joy up the motorway.

[@yoranw4608]

*OMG, ONLY 4 LEFT* A beautiful wagon. When I lived in Brazil, they were considerably common.

[@rydermike33]

Didn't realise that so few had survived! That's a beautiful example thaough. Many thanks.

[@darrenwilson8042]

Its a FIAT - its good. As a fan of Inspector Montalbano anything Tipo related is nice - though the original Tipo is the one to aspire to.

[@ianfrench1577]

I would love to see an original Tipo review. Or even a Yugo Sana. There is a dark red one in mint condition somewhere in the south of England, or it might even be in the Isle of Wight

[@pereldh5741]

Super underrated car, and a design icon of it's time inspiring lots of japanese cars after it, especially. The 2-litre twincam is a real gem too, if you had the 2.0

[@mattw8332]

Wow! 😍 I owned a reddy orange 10 year old Tempra 1.4 base back in 2000. It was nowhere as nice as this SW model - it ran on 3 cylinders. I ended up crashing it into the rear of Polo Breadvan. 😢 Fiat were emulating what Austin Rover did with the Maestro & Montego imo. The Italians did a nicer job.

[@franfinesim]

we had fiat tempra almost twenty years ago. it had even a sliding window on the roof. :) unfortunately, a policeman hit my dad with high speed while he was waiting for the red lights to change. I never was so connected to a car except this one and alfa romeo 159!

[@franfinesim]

what I personally like about old cars is that, when you want something to turn on, you just push a button. no touch screens, no menus, just a "click" sound. I automatically know that I have done it. it doesn't steal my concentration unlike modern cars

[@furiousdriving]

I had an Alfa 159 too, and still miss that car

[@royale4318]

H151PSF, my third car, was a Tempra 1.6SX Saloon in exactly this colour. I enhanced it with a set of AEZ 'Ecco' 14" alloy wheels. It was 7 years old when I got it, and I loved it - but the lure of cheap finance saw me parting company with it way too soon, traded for a 13 month old Marea TD100SX.

[@shepshepherd]

I always assumed that the SW in the Tempra SW's name stood for Super Weekend, due to the preceding Regata estate car being called the 'Weekend' for reasons best known to FIAT :)

[@StratKruzer]

The spoiler above the rear window was a common feature on US wagons in the 1970s. There was at least one US patent covering it.

[@colourado85]

Oh I'd love a Tempra SW, such a thought-out goodlooking car. This color is allright but there were some nasty colors available back then. Just like the first Primera. Even the indicator- and wiperstalks are illuminated. My parents had a Tipo with the same dash, the electric windows could be operated with the ignition off and the doors open.

[@mrdeltaUno]

colourado85 Loved the illuminated stalks too. I had a 1.4 DGT Tipo. Brilliant car. The handling was great.

[@davidsparkes4377]

I still have a Fiat Marea 1.9 Jtd Weekend, they kept the drop down bumper from the Tempra in the weekend.. Not many of the Marea's left I believe nice Vid enjoyed it :)

[@antwonefernandez7554]

Great work, enjoying these automotive trips down memory lane. Thank you! 👍🏼

[@420Ard]

Lovely car. Owned it's little sister the Lancia Delta HPE TD from 1997 about 7 years ago. Hardly ever see those anymore either. Great design as well and I remember how comfortable it was. Despite its 90 hp it did great at highway speeds (between 100 and 140 km/h). Looking forward to that Alfa 164 review. 😉

[@khew1]

Another fantastic video! This is quickly becoming my favourite KZbin channel. Can't wait for you to find a 2004-2012 Fiat Panda to review 😁

[@iantrott9152]

I’ve inherited my late mums old Fiat Tempra 1.6 SX saloon. It’s a manual but sadly I can’t drive it as I’m disabled. Its ready for some TLC & it would make a lovely future classic :)

[@furiousdriving]

Is it something you're looking to sell or restore?

[@iantrott9152]

furiousdriving - Hi, thanks for your reply. I don’t really have the skills or funds to restore it sadly :( At the moment it’s in dry storage in a friends barn. Ideally it would be good if someone was willing to restore it, it’s basically a sound car just needs a lot of TLC. I’d love to see it back on the road with someone who appreciates it, there’s so few of them left now. So, yes, really I need to sell it :)

[@RichieRouge206]

The advert was brilliant too (saloon) - so 90’s 😍🇮🇹

[@thebigbowler]

Where are you finding these obscure 90s euroboxes in the UK?! Any chance of tracking down and reviewing a Croma from the early 90s?

[@frazzleface753]

That would be awesome. Or better yet, a mint early one, c.1985.

[@maryellis3661]

I have offered a 1988 Croma I have a CHT and a IE Super

[@furiousdriving]

Could you drop me an email on [e-mail] (it wasnt you in NI was it? Those cars look amazing but the distance is an issue)

[@furiousdriving]

Friends in low places! And yes a Chroma is a priority

[@ZGearbox_AT]

Or even better, the one with the 2.5 Busso V6, that's incredibly rare!

[@Everything_Evan]

Did I see some dry leaves in the air vent, I remember the days of debris coming through the vents

[@furiousdriving]

Its possible, these were the days of rattling fans with debris in the motor!

[@VIDEOSdeJOAOSOUSA]

Never have that problem on my tempra.

[@alphatrion100]

Very good looking design

[@GazC]

I had a Tempra 1.9TD Station wagon like that one. I had to scrap it after the camshaft wore away at the lobe for the vacuum pump for the servo. Filling the engine with swarf and making it an uneconomical repair. Went well though and loved the digital dash.

[@Zerofightervi]

I actually saw a Fiat Marea Weekend the other day, there can't be many of those left on the road. I always remember it's odd top loading cassette player, shared with the Fiat Bravo/Brava.

[@BanjoLuke1]

We came terribly close to buying a Tempra estate (used) from am East London Fiat dealer in the early 90s. It was an OK drive and had a lot of room for its size..... But nothing about it was more than OK. It was as characterful as an airport rental, but one we couldn't return at the end of the week. We very nearly nought it, but were saved by a late swerve to a diesel BX. Best decision....

[@mexmgjr]

Congratulations on the video. I live in Brazil and I loved this video. Great explanation. I am adm of Tempra SW facebook page. I will publish your video on the page.

[@Kuessemir]

I LOVE this car!

[@kh23797]

Thanks for uploading. I've had two late eighties BX GTi's (one a 4x4) and an '04 Punto, and this blends features I liked in both. I miss the angular designs of yesteryear but I suppose fuel economy/pedestrian safety demanded smoother bodywork. Comparing the Tempra with today's characterless, super-bloated SUVs, I know which I find the more attractive. I'd miss airbags and icy AC, though Wiki suggests later Tempras had a Climate Control option anyway.

[@cornishrider]

I'm 1994 aged 21 I hired my first car one way to give from London back home to Cornwall, in the leaflet it showed this car. I was very excited as I'd driven the Tipo 16V so was a fan. To my disappointment a new Astra MK3 Estate turned up, still an enjoyable drive home Via A303 etc!

[@furiousdriving]

Its never the car in the brochure!

[@chrisbury4635]

The Tipo and Tempra were ace car’s back in the day, driven quite a few examples when I worked at Fiat/Alfa Romeo in the late 90’s, I’ve even owned an M reg Tipe 1.4 ie 😎

[@RichieRouge206]

What a unique and lovely car. I adore it. Great video

[@trevorlack1726]

I drove one in the early 2000s and really liked it. There were some strange Fiat bits that did or didn't work(electrical) I couldn't fault it otherwise as a load lugger.

[@drd6416]

I remember these, and the tipo.... Crazy control stalks that lit up at night too.... Quite a nice ride for the time just the usual fiat build on them 😊

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

We have got a Fiat theme going here LOL,this is a car you don't rarely see,this one is in good condition, digital gauges is retro in this year.awesome video.

[@stevetaylor8698]

I always fancied one of these back in the day. Loved the styling. FIATs had a terrible reputation for rust back in the early 90s although it was no longer justified, so they made a great second hand buy as the depreciation was very high and you could pick up a bargain, they didn't rust any more than other makes and were reliable. My favourite FIAT is still the Uno.

[@lash9400]

please do a review on the Fiat Tipo

[@samsdadalways888]

Great video 😁. Can you show a few more shots of the things you are describing (the instrument binnacle etc) when doing your review? Keep up the wonderful videos 😁

[@furiousdriving]

I try to get as many as possible!

[@PhantomMark]

I had the saloon version of this car....was brilliant tbh. Punchy and frugal, very acceptable car for the time, underrated IMHO.

[@harrylee833]

there's an Alfa 33 4x4 Sport wagon on eBay right now!

[@furiousdriving]

What!!!!

[@utubeleplague]

Love this, looks so quirky and reminds me of the Citroen Zx. Wish you'd look into that one as well!

[@007lps]

Meu pai teve uma igual a essa vermelha em 1995 aqui no Brasil. Otimo carro!

[@stevenward6453]

Very nice estate car love it nearly bought an Alfa 4x4 estate years ago clover leaf never mind great vids

[@sneerik2980]

Great review! Would love to see you reviewing a Trabant 601 👍

[@furiousdriving]

I want to do a Trabby too

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Sneerik yuo can’t have it in the uk

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

furiousdriving yuo have go to Berlin to to drive it

[@tonymetcalfe5068]

Tipo and tempra were very good cars for interior space and comfort ,, the 1.9 TD engine was a cracking engine if not a bit agracultrial when cold...the fiat croma is another underated car especially the 2.0 litre turbo...

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, very nice car, remember them well, it must have been pampered all its life.

[@zzhughesd]

On hols Portugal. Finally seen a Tempra saloon. Had couple these. Back in day. Saloon and weekend. Not seen one 8 to 11 odd years. Had 5 Dedras back to back 90’s.

[@DarrenVelSatis]

they are a great looking car, I really miss them

[@davidrumming4734]

One of those cars that turns out to be much better than expected. Not stunning but pleasingly better than expected. ..helped by the designers who actually put some effort into an otherwise dull 90s car. It has character….something missing today.

[@aMartianSpy]

Dash is awesome

[@johncookson4117]

As I recall, the SW was for Station Wagon. I admired them back in the day, and its successor, the Marea. I had a Croma, lovely engine, dodgy electrics - on a Fiat! Who'd have thought?!

[@sydbarret1973]

Nice looking car

[@richardjohnson3463]

Interesting to see one of these still around! I had a 1.6 SX petrol Saloon version as a repmobile in the early 90's. Not a bad car in it's day. Replaced by a Rover 414sli in 1993 I think, which was a step up in quality at the time to be honest. Never really likes the digital dashboard

[@Horton094]

Love the car. Would have appreciated a better view of the dash from the rear seat as you were talking through it

[@DjNikGnashers]

This is a great channel, I love your presenting style, it's so honest and unpretentious. The complete opposite of that Jay Emm tit.

[@F1Kamel_1992]

As a big fan of estate cars I adore this wonderful but old school Fiat Tempra SW, it shared the floorpan of the Tipo hatchback and also shared the mechanicals with the Lancia Dedra believe it or not.

[@furiousdriving]

They were the masters of platform sharing. Its the same floor pan as the Fiat Coupe, Alfa GTV, 145, 146 and 155

[@paulsmith-ib3nx]

There was a saloon version with the same diesel engine that went on eBay for about 250 quid a couple of months ago. Was very tempted, but was a little too ropey and I could foresee issues sourcing some parts.

[@Vm94-p7u]

This is a luxurious car from Fiat ansambl! This car was and it's still a pure innovation for some cars of that time and surely for a lot of new time cars.

[@Pmjs]

The only estate I had was a 2013 Vxl Astra 2.0CDTI SRI Sports Tourer. Had wind up windows in the back the last car that had them was my Ford Orion 1.6GL mk2 in 1990.

[@99ron30]

The illuminated car overview picture that tells you which bulbs are out is a great idea. Even today many cars don't tell you when you have a bulb out, and the amount of people with lights out drives me mad 😡. The police in the UK really don't pull people over enough for this.

[@livc444111]

Love these early 90s cars and Fiat were on top of their game. Where did it all go wrong?

[@Prevolution]

I can remember seeing these cars everywhere

[@valentinivanov4557]

Awesome review do more of this type of cars

[@bojanarezina2352]

The Tempra is, IMO, one of those cars where the estate version looks much better than the standard version

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Lovely looking car. For some reason, Fiat never sold cars in the USA.

[@johnchurch4705]

Jason Carpp they did in the 60s and 70s. I think they stopped with the Fiat 131 & X19. You can now get the Fiat 500/ Abarth now in the USA 🇺🇸 .

[@jasoncarpp7742]

@@johnchurch4705 I remember seeing Fiats back in the 70s up to the early 80s. I was too young at the time to drive a car. But I remember wondering why they were discontinued from the USA.

[@edwardtupper6374]

I worked at a Fiat dealership and this was one of my favourite cars, turbo diesel manual. We also carried Alfa and Porsche so we all had opportunities to thrash the exotica, but given a choice of one to own or keep I'd have taken a Tempra. Obviously I'm joking it would have been a 155 or the Lancia Thema lulz

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Fiat did sell cars in the USA during the 1960s and 1970s, but for some reason discontinued import throughout the 1980s through the 1990s.

[@pablojones5613]

6:12 don't come to far north Queensland between December and February, our night time temperatures don't get below 32 Celsius.

[@bodybuildingandpaintingana8167]

Thank you for your reviews. Enjoyable look at 90's cars. Any chance of reviewing a Hyundai Pony/X2?

[@furiousdriving]

If there are any!

[@ianfrench1577]

@@furiousdriving Fiat Tipo and Yugo Sana? If you type Yugo Sana into Facebook images, you will see a mint dark red one, J plate in the Isle of Wight