FIATStilo 3 Doors 2006 - 2007

　　Fiat introduced the Stilo in 2001 as a top contender in the compact segment, but it failed to be a key player. The Italian carmaker tried to bump the sales and introduced a facelift for it in 2006.

　　Offered in three- and five-door versions, as a hatchback or as a station-wagon, the Stilo was a daring project for Fiat. It provided an advanced design, a huge open-top glass-roof, and torsion-beam rear suspension. It was often criticized to have a “too German” look.

　　Fiat installed a new grille design with a horizontal, silver slat that supported the badge at the front. Its headlights featured clear lenses and the same angular shape as before. A big aesthetic improvement was for the door-handles, which were painted in body color. Before the facelift, they were black.

　　Inside, Fiat changed the air-vents and added aluminum trims made out of plastic. They replaced the black ones used on the non-facelifted version. The entire range received white dials for the instrument cluster. A major update was the infotainment system, which received a color touch-screen. It was still placed in a difficult-to-see area on the center stack.

　　Fiat dropped the 1.2-liter engine under the hood, which was carried over from Punto, and the base version featured a 1.4-liter four-mill. An interesting option was for the diesel version, which was paired to a standard 5-speed manual, and, as an option, the customer could get a 6-speed manual.