Fiat tried to revive the Stilo range in 2006 with a mid-life cycle refresh and that included the station wagon version as well.
Fiat tried to make the car more affordable along with the facelifted version and ditched the independent suspension in favor of the semi-independent suspension.
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. On the sides, the Multi Wagon changed the styling for the D-pillars and used body-color instead of black ones used on the 2003 model.
Inside, Fiat changed the air-vents and added aluminum trims made out of plastic, which replaced the black ones used on the non-facelifted version. The entire range received white dials for the instrument cluster. A major update was for the infotainment system, which received a color touch-screen. The carmaker still placed it in a difficult-to-see area on the center stack.
Fiat dropped the 1.2-liter engine from the 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.