General Bravo 150 Dynamic to Sport

[SLM3]

I'm sure someone has done this so would like to know what is required to get the dynamic spec to sport spec.
I'm after a sport but the dynamic has some useful features.
Can the sport button be added in later if you got the relevant button and wiring?
Is the bodykit just the spoiler, rear lower bumper and side skirts?
I know the dynamic has the climate control which you can't get in the sport as well as the armrest which is £100+ to buy.
And finally why is the 0-60 different between the two specs? Is this a marketing thing to make the sport seem more sporty?

I will be doing decay, coilovers and 18" alloy wheel upgrades to whatever I buy so to give me more options would be helpful to know more about the dynamic spec.

 

[mikem1989]

I'm sure I read somewhere that the 'city' button can be repurposed to become a sports button.
I thought about this myself as I have never used the city function. Seems pretty pointless. The steering is light as it is.
I can't remember where I read that but it's worth investigating.

 

[TGBravo08]

I think this just emulates the sport button, might be cheaper than trying to add the button:


http://www.fiat-sportiva.de/Tuning-Styling/Punto-188/Motor-Performance/Novitec-GP1::3823.html

 

[rafsteve]

I know the dynamic has the climate control which you can't get in the sport as well as the armrest which is £100+ to buy.

I dont know where you get your information but i have the sport and it has both the digital climate control and the centre arm rest/cooler ... :what::what:

 

[bravo86gaz]

Digital c/c was standard on dynamic and optional on sport, probably better without it if the £1400 horror stories are anything to go by, the 18"s weren't a straight fit due to different steering racks if I've got my info right

Honestly though, probably easier trading in for a sport, they are hard to find as it is, parts are even harder

 

[SLM3]

Digital c/c was standard on dynamic and optional on sport, probably better without it if the £1400 horror stories are anything to go by, the 18"s weren't a straight fit due to different steering racks if I've got my info right

Honestly though, probably easier trading in for a sport, they are hard to find as it is, parts are even harder

Main thing that makes me want the dynamic is the armrest, digital climate control and rear electric windows. The dynamic spec is also easier to find so was trying to increase my search from only Sport model to dynamic.
Ive seen a few posts of people fitting the 18" alloys and not having any issues so hopefully that wont be an issue.

I dont know where you get your information but i have the sport and it has both the digital climate control and the centre arm rest/cooler ... :what::what:

Parkers equipment list
I was going off this list of equipment, as mentioned above some things are an optional extra and the Sports i've seen didn't have either options fitted.

I think this just emulates the sport button, might be cheaper than trying to add the button:


http://www.fiat-sportiva.de/Tuning-Styling/Punto-188/Motor-Performance/Novitec-GP1::3823.html

Thanks for the link, after reading about the Sport button more it seems rather pointless with what i'm planning on doing to the car.

Does anyone know if the Sport front bumper is different?
I have the spoiler, side skirts, rear diffuser and alloys on my list if I go with dynamic spec.
Whereas if I go with dynamic, I will need to find one with climate control. Armrest can be added after. Does anyone have rear electric windows on their sport or keep fit jobbies?

Thanks for all replies so far

 

[rafsteve]

I have electric rear windows, i think its just the rear bumper thats different.. ie the cutout part

 

[mikem1989]

Ive seen a few posts of people fitting the 18" alloys and not having any issues so hopefully that wont be an issue.

I've added the 18" alloys. No issues here

 

[1.8Stilo]

Sport here too with rear electric windows, climate, arm rest and 18's. Just wait till a spec'd up sport comes along, we were lucky to get ours with power folding mirrors, bi xneon, sunroof and subwoofer too. Dynamic also has parking sensors and cruise control, cruise can be fitted as can aftermarket parking sensor relatively cheap if you went for a sport.

 

[SLM3]

I found this list on the Fiat site which doesn't seem to correspond to what they actually released :chin:

"Dynamic:

In addition to the Active specification, Dynamic adds:

Electric rear windows
Leather steering wheel
Blue & Me phone and MP3 player connectivity with steering wheel controls
Driver's seat lumbar adjustment
Dual Zone climate control
Cruise control
16" alloy wheels
Front armrest
Bespoke interior trim


Sport:

In addition to the Active specification, Sport adds:

Leather sports steering wheel, gearknob and handbrake gaiter
Sport seats
Driver's seat lumbar adjustment
Sport pedals
17" alloy wheels
Sports suspension
ESP with ASR/MSR, HBA and Hill Holder
Rear spoiler and sideskirts
Chrome window strip
Front armrest
Cruise control
Blue & Me phone and MP3 player connectivity with steering wheel controls
Bespoke interior trim
Red brake callipers and chrome tailpipe
Sports instruments"

Im not too bothered about parking sensors and cruise control. Main two i wanted were climate control and rear electric windows which can be had in the Sport. Thanks for the heads up guys, ill stick with the sport spec and look for the optional extras. Now all I need is my car to sell and soon enough ill be in a Bravo

 

[Matthewr1990]

I found this list on the Fiat site which doesn't seem to correspond to what they actually released :chin:

"Dynamic:

In addition to the Active specification, Dynamic adds:

Electric rear windows
Leather steering wheel
Blue & Me phone and MP3 player connectivity with steering wheel controls
Driver's seat lumbar adjustment
Dual Zone climate control
Cruise control
16" alloy wheels
Front armrest
Bespoke interior trim


Sport:

In addition to the Active specification, Sport adds:

Leather sports steering wheel, gearknob and handbrake gaiter
Sport seats
Driver's seat lumbar adjustment
Sport pedals
17" alloy wheels
Sports suspension
ESP with ASR/MSR, HBA and Hill Holder
Rear spoiler and sideskirts
Chrome window strip
Front armrest
Cruise control
Blue & Me phone and MP3 player connectivity with steering wheel controls
Bespoke interior trim
Red brake callipers and chrome tailpipe
Sports instruments"

Im not too bothered about parking sensors and cruise control. Main two i wanted were climate control and rear electric windows which can be had in the Sport. Thanks for the heads up guys, ill stick with the sport spec and look for the optional extras. Now all I need is my car to sell and soon enough ill be in a Bravo

Dynamics have cruise control sport models don't they're an option though many do have the. Dynamics also have chrome strip AND chrome handles, they have a front arm rest and cooler, they also have an armrest in the back that doubles as a tray and cup holders,

 

[Matthewr1990]

If you bought a dynamic, fitted the spoiler, side-skirts, sport alloys and had an exhaust fitted it would basically be a spec'd up Sport model

The dynamic is for the toys, the sport is for the sportier driving/looks

The dynamics don't have traction control and hill holder but that's it. I have a dynamic and it's got everything. Cruise, dual CC, Leather steering, gear knob, handbrake. Lumbar support seats, blue and me, two arm rests, cooler box, electric windows all round, chrome details on window edges and handles, vanity mirror with light, boot lights, glovebox lights, trip computer. I've added sport alloys and painted my callipers red myself and it's still sporty looking with all the toys the sport doesn't have... As standard. Stick some lowering springs on and you've got yourself a very sporty car with gadgets.




As someone said, you could just wait for a sport that has the extra spec. Or get the spec already (dynamic) and then make it look slightly sportier, which isn't hard. The engines are no different, traction control is a gimmick, if you need traction control to drive then you're not doing it properly. I bet half the people with traction control barely Use it unless they're thrashing it wrong

Hill holder is also a gimmick. The dynamic and active models already have it. It's called a handbrake

Seriously, get a dynamic, buy a set of sport alloys, paint callipers red and drop the car on springs, you have yourself a full spec sport

 

[DrumRollChris]

I concur with Mathew... Hill holder is not an nessesity, I park on a 35% incline hill for work and I can keep the wheels straight and the car still running no bother at all... if it's not holding it the way you want it... tighten up the handbrake...?
I have a 150 t-jet dynamic but almost bought the sport as I was in the same boat as you...

Honestly buy the dynamic and if you want to do it up like the sport... Go for it.
Probably cheaper than buying the sport and adding the toys the dynamic has.

 

[cardinalbiggles]

Dynamics have cruise control sport models don't they're an option though many do have the.

My 165 Sport came with cruise control as standard.

 

[Matthewr1990]

My 165 Sport came with cruise control as standard.

The 165 sport is a different kettle of fish. I do believe you can only get the 165 in sport before 2010 they then added it to other models as it wasn't selling well. Don't quote me on that I remember reading it somewhere. However with it being diesel, cruise control makes sense. So yeh it might of been standard on the original 165's. Though who saying the original owner didn't add it on as an option? Unless of course you were the original owner?

The other original sport models (1.4 T-jets and the multi-jets 1.6 and 1.9) don't have cruise control as standard, that is a certainty. Of the original models (2007-2010), the only model that came with cruise as standard was the Dynamic model.


EDIT: so I've just had a quick look on auto trader and spotted that every sport model except for one had cruise control. This got me wondering. Surely not all of them added cruise as an option? And I know I've seen sport models without cruise control. Turns out fiat did an "Active sport" too. It's much rarer and I've honestly only just realised they did it, it must of been active model cars with a "sports pack". They don't have blue and me, or cruise control. They do however get sports Searts, suspension, alloys and Traction control. The advert for this was labelling it as a Sport model. Which obviously isn't true. So I hold my hands up. Turns out sport models do indeed have cruise control as standard. HOWEVER active sports do not. So look out for that if you're buying a bravo.

Sports still don't have many things the dynamic has, climate control, arm rests, cooler box, all around electric windows as well as others

I would still say that buying a dynamic model and adding sporty looks will be a lot cheaper than finding a sport model with everything a dynamic has.

 

[cardinalbiggles]

I know its standard as I was the first owner.

Active Sports don't have the same suspension as the Sports they sit higher. They also don't have the same exhaust, don't have the Sports Bravo badge with the red bits nor stuff like ESP. There appear to be more Active Sports than Sports on the road.

The original 165s had black dials instead of the older white ones.

 

[KillaChez]

My 165 "sport" has cruise. Manual A/C and Manual (couldn't believe it on a top of the range car ) rear windows . However has no sport button as mentioned by the OP.

 

[cardinalbiggles]

My 165 "sport" has cruise. Manual A/C and Manual (couldn't believe it on a top of the range car ) rear windows . However has no sport button as mentioned by the OP.

The diesels don't have the sport button.

 

[Matthewr1990]

I love the idea of the sport button. I've seen a few people that have dual mapped their Bravos so that they have super efficiency. And then a super all out power and boost remap When they press the sport button, which I just love the sound of. I mean you can have a super efficient car and then BAM! Turbo supremecy! All cars should have dual maps.

 

[SLM3]

Sounds like the Alfa DNA switch is what your after. When you press the sport button, is it not a temporary boost? As it says its for overtaking etc.