The original project was called Tipo 3, being a mid size car between the Fiat Tipo (project Tipo 2) and the bigger Fiat Croma (project Tipo 4).
Pôvodný projekt niesol názov Tipo 3, pretože bol umiestnený medzi Fiatom Tipo (Projekt Tipo 2) a Fiatom Croma (Projekt Tipo 4).