The 5-door Bravo multijet range will now benefit from a new 165 bhp 2.0 MultiJet unit which features a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and is type-approved to Euro 5 standards, ahead of the 2009 deadline.

The 2007 Fiat Bravo is the next, err, ultimate weapon of the Italian car maker in re-conquering the European market. Resembling its closest competitor --the Peugeot 307 five-door hatchback-- the new Bravo somehow manages to retain the company's original style and, if you don't mind, even propels it to the next level.

Just why, oh why, don't they change that hideous corporate grille?