Category: Small Family 
Price Range: £13,255 to £17,650
Handsome-looking hatch; nicely finished interior and efficient new 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engines; good new 1.6 diesel.
Lumpy ride on the biggest wheels, engines could be quieter at speed, no external boot release, optional sat nav has ultra-vague instructions.
A vast improvement over the unloved Stilo but no more than an average car in its class.
Residual values have never been a Fiat strong point but provided the dealers aren't obliged to give huge discounts on top of what are promised to be very competitive list prices, depreciation might not be too tragic. A lot will depend on how well the Bravo is received by the public and how dependable it proves to be. Fiat dealers haven't always been great in the past, but the UK importer has pledged to sort the problems out once and for all.
Come resale time, residual experts forecast retained values between 39-42%, with a 1.4 Active returning up to 42% of its original worth three years or 60,000 miles down the line, compared with 37% for a Ford Focus 1.4 Style.
