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.[2]

It is most remembered for its distinctive, angular design, with unique scalloped side panels. The body was designed by American Chris Bangle, 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.

On its launch in 1994, the Coupé was available with a four cylinder, 2.0 L 16V engine, in both turbo (195 bhp) and normally-aspirated (139 bhp) versions. Both engines later versions of Fiat's twin-cam design and inherited from the Lancia Delta Integrale, winner of the World Rally Championship a record six times. 1996 brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine (not available in the UK, 130 bhp), along with a 2.0-litre 5-cylinder 20V (147 bhp), and a 5-cylinder 2.0-litre 20V turbo (220 bhp). With a 0-60 mph time of just over 6 seconds (5.9 seconds as in 2000 model), the 2.0 turbo was the fastest European front-wheel drive car at the time.

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