Fiat S.p.A., is an Italian automobile
manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group
based in Turin, Northern Italy. Fiat branded cars are constructed
all around the world; in Italy, Poland, Brazil and Argentina. Joint
Venture productions in France, Turkey, Egypt (with the state owned
Nasr car company), South Africa, India and China. The Fiat Coupé
(type 175, officially titled the Coupé Fiat) was a coupé produced by
the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1993 and 2000. The car was
introduced at Brussels Motor Show in 1993.
It's most remembered for its
distinctive, angular design, with unique scalloped side panels. The
body was designed by Chris Bangle from "STILO FIAT Center", while
the interior was designed by Pininfarina. The exterior design would
foreshadow much of late 1990s and early 2000s car design, acting as
a precedent to both Bangle's somewhat notorious work at BMW, as well
as futuristic angular designs by other marques such as Ford and
Renault.