Fiat C-platform

The first generation C-platform was no more of a lightly developed Type Two platform: it retained almost all of its structure (including the wheelbase in most models) and components, including the suspension layout, albeit with some revisions. It is also called "Type Two rev. 2". As in the Type Two platform, the suspension is independent all-around, composed of MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arms at the rear. The first models to use this platform were the Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava, followed by the Fiat Marea. The Fiat Multipla is built on the sandwich version of this platform. In 1998, a completely revised version of the body was proposed with the debut of the Fiat Multipla, dubbed the "C1 Sandwich," characterized by a wider, more boxy floor structure. It substantially adopted the reinforced suspension of the Brava. For the active safety of the Multipla's three front passengers, in the event of a severe frontal impact, the engine could not be displaced into the passenger compartment, but would slide underneath.