The 50 Worst Cars of All Time - TIME
Fiat (Group) make TIME’s list with the 1998 Fiat Multipla and 1980 Ferrari Mondial 8. They claim the Ferrari Mondial is: Slow – Relative thing surely. Ugly – Well it does prove Pininfarina...
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Ford <strike>Verve</strike> Fiesta?
Car have a post on the Ford Verve (Fiesta?) Concept. Remember when the Grande Punto arrived it seemed pretty stylish for a supermini. Appears the next Fiesta will shed it’s current drab looks and tack...
Fiat are back on the North Shore - Precision Automobiles
It’s not the first time you’ve been able to buy a Fiat on the North Shore, Auckland, but it’s been a while. Precision Automobiles, part of the Sime Darby Motor Group which also own CCS , now offer Sal...
Fiat and New Zealand E10 Ethanol blended petrol - No!
Fiat New Zealand have a page with info on the new E10 Ethanol Blend. Not much to say as, at the time this was posted, no current Fiats are compatible. Check for updates at Fiat New Zealand: Fuel...
Fiat 500 selling like a rocket!
Fiat’s little ‘un has arrived, and it’s selling like crazy! No word on the New Zealand pricing but I know planning for it’s debut here continues so they must have some RHD capacity still free! L...
New Zealand
Killer Kiwi roads or killer Kiwi drivers?
Dave Moore asks if Kiwi roads or drivers can be blamed for accidents. Killer roads or killer drivers? Dave Moore in Drivetalk - Stuff.co.nz I always get my dander up when people say that our ‘cr...
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Grande Punto 1.4 T-jet
Autoblog have some detail on the Grande Punto 1.4 16v T-Jet. I wonder if New Zealand will get this 120 bhp “warm hatch” or stick with the diesel as our fastest Punto while we wait for the Abarth…...
Loving the road...
The “Love The Road” campaign introduced New Zealand to the Mercedes Benz C-Class using a magical combination of Kiwi roads, music by Joel Haines , stunning scenery and production values to match. They...
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Was L.J.K. Setright a God?
From Amazon tonight. We recommend: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Recommended because you purchased or rated: Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car by L.J.K. Setright L.J...
Automobile
The Fiat Ritmo returns to Fiat New Zealand
It appears we’ll be getting the Aussie “Ritmo” name for the New Fiat Bravo. Fiat can’t use Bravo in Australia due to existing use by Mazda (for a Ute!). Until recently the Fiat NZ website used “ Bravo...
Fiat 500s on the road
A nice video of 500’s old new, with a few interesting “morph” comparison shot, and review on The Auto Channel.
RobiNZ CAD Blog: Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows
This post on my CAD blog has info about the 500’s Windows Mobile based Navigation Media system RobiNZ CAD Blog: Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows Fiat Chief, Sergio Marchionne, was wid...