Five Star Verdict for the Fiat 500
Verdict on Cars rate the new Fiat 500 Fiat 500 road test, specification - Verdict On Cars Fiat's got the basics of its modern Cinquecento absolutely right - it earns a rare five stars.
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The Truth About; the Fiat Grande Punto and the USA
Do Americans need a Fiat Grande Punto? The Truth About Cars think they might. 2008 Fiat Grande Punto Review | The Truth About Cars Despite the word “Grande,” the Punto is 158 inches long– a litt...
Automobile
Tata Nano, it doesn't need power steering or electric windows!
Tata seemed to pulled off a remarkable feat creating a small, efficient, relatively safe (certainly compared to a moped) and cheap ($2500) car - the Tata Nano . So why did New Zealand TV news seem...
Bertone Sold, Bertone Saved?
I’ve long had a fondness for Bertone : the Italian Design Studio Coachbuilder. I’m not sure when I discovered who designed those brilliant cars from the 70’s like the Lamborghini Urraco , Lancia Strat...
US-NZ petrol pump price comparison - it's still too cheap
TUMEKE! point out that, in terms of %’age increase, we are better off than the US in regards the increase in petrol costs. That may be true but I think petrol is still very cheap . Every time it go...
Automobile
Top Gear Australia?
Strewth, can an Top Gear Aussie match the U.K. original? I never saw the US Top Gear, did it ever happen, but did see one episode of the “sanitised” version that screened in the US. It was not a patch...
Lucire - Finding "The Car to Be Seen in" 2008...
Lucire waste their time considering other entries for “The car to be seen in” for 2008 when the answer is simple arithmetic: 499 + 1 = “The car to be seen in 2008” Lucire Living - Finding the...
Bravo, is "good" enough?
I saw a new Bravo in the flesh, metal?, first time while sitting at the lights outside Precision Automobiles the other night. It was wet so I didn’t stop for a closer look but, in the showroom lights,...
Automobile
Fiat 500 - 2008 European Car of the Year
Fiat’s brilliant little ‘un takes the Euro COTY. It’s no guarantee that it’s a great car when you consider some of the previous title holders . It must have been a lean year that saw the Renault 9, 86...
Fiat's new 500 in Germany
DER SPEIGEL on Fiat’s 500 arriving in Germany and it’s marketing line: “You are. We car." Fiat's Bambina Comes of Age: Carmakers Cash in on Nostalgia with Molto Retro - International - SPIEGEL...
Tassie Saab Blogger on the way to Detroit
Cool to see Tasmanian Saab Blogger Swade being invited to Detroit. With 2500+ posts and thousands of comments from Saab fans around the world it’s great to see him get corporate recognition and access...
Top Gear love the Fiat Punto Abarth
Punto + Abarth = Love? Fiat Punto Abarth - Top Gear Blog There are few things in motoring more appealing than a small, fast Italian car, and this new Grande Punto Abarth is one of the best ever…...