World Auto News & Reviews

Meet the new Doblò, the Fiat car that is all about space. A space to be shared with family and friends: a liveable space for people who travel and love to be in company; for people who choose the Doblò as a partner for leisure or work.

A vehicle designed to meet a need for functionality and comfort that makes the most of interior space and can accommodate up to seven people. An authentic ‘family space’ that can rely on top-class safety, economy and respect for the environment.
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Further proof of the Fiat 500’s sustained success in the UK is illustrated in today’s new car registrations figures for October, in which the popular supermini breaks into the Top 10 best sellers list for the first time since its launch in January 2008.

The Fiat 500 sold 2,989 units last month – well up on the 993 sold in October last year – according to official figures, just supplied by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). That makes it the 10th best-seller here last month.
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She’s one of the best known faces in television drama, so there was no mistaking when Angela Griffin called into Fiat’s flagship dealer, Fiat Marylebone, to collect her new car.

The actress, whose credits include starring roles in Coronation Street, Holby City, Cutting It and, most recently, Waterloo Road, was hoping for a few more weeks of sunny weather as she collected the keys to her Fiat 500C, from the stunning Wigmore Street, London, dealership earlier this week (5 October).

Angela, who has been a fan of the 500C since its UK launch in July this year, has chosen a 1.2 Pop version in Cha Cha Cha Azure with Ivory roof, and is looking forward to hundreds of happy miles behind the wheel.

“I have a house in London, but I am still working on Waterloo Road in Manchester, so I shall be up and down the motorway quite a lot in the next few weeks,” says Angela. “But I’m looking forward to those long journeys now – and when I reach busy city centres the 500C will be ideal for the crowded streets.
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Fiat-owned racing tuner Abarth has introduced a new, race-ready version of the Abarth 500. Based on the new Fiat 500, the Abarth 500 R3T will be used as the principal car in a promotional rally slated for 2010.Group R3T is the class for touring car racing with vehicles using turbocharged engines under 1.6-liters. Translation: do not expect this car to be street legal. Minimum unladen weight for these vehicles is fixed at 1080 kilograms, which engineers accomplished.
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Fiat Automobiles has again shown its commitment to a cleaner environment following the announcement that its average CO2 emissions figure on cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 has dropped to 129.1 g/km.

The new figure – corroborated by automotive advisory leader JATO – means that Fiat is the only mainstream car brand to achieve the European average goal, of 130 g/km by 2015, five years early.
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