The Holy Grail for any engineering endeavour is to have your cake and eat it – to unify seemingly incompatible goals. For the Fiat Group’s engine designers, Fiat Powertain Technologies (FPT), the quest has been clear cut: deliver high performance and driveability while, at the same time, significantly reducing emissions and fuel consumption. FPT’s solution [...]
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Entry-level Fiat Punto 1.2 – The Hooter Works!
There was definitely a gap in Fiat’s local line-up when the evergreen Palio was put out to pasture at the end of last year. A modern, affordable, practical, entry-level yet stylish hatch was most certainly needed. Enter the Fiat Punto 1.2 Active – an up-to-date hatch which ticks every single one of these boxes. Built [...]
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Fiat Bravo MY 2010
Fiat and its affiliate brands once again used the Geneva Motor Show as a platform to remind the world of their eco-friendliness by developing the theme “The World I Want” as seen through the eyes of children. After all, a brand projected into the future must ‘listen’ to the little ones who will one day [...]
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What’s This Manual Transmission Automated Box Thingy?
Thanks to a small helping of cosmetic surgery and the addition of an all-new gearbox, Fiat’s Panda is once again the very epitome of metropolitan chic. With over two million of the current model in circulation, this 2004 European Car of the Year is still the best-selling A-segment vehicle in Europe and has been since [...]
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Massive 2010 SA Product Offensive for Fiat and Alfa
A whole raft of new products from the Fiat and Alfa Romeo stables will be arriving in 2010, the most exciting being the debut of Fiat’s 500C and the launch of Alfa’s much-anticipated Giulietta. The other big news from the Italian automaker is the ‘re-launch’ of the entire Fiat 500 range – that’s all we [...]
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