Continental Car Services (Auckland) launched a new dedicated Alfa Romeo & Fiat Showroom this weekend. They had the new Fiat Grande Punto, Alfa Romeo 159 and Brera on show for the first time in New Zealand. Photos to follow, when I can get there to take em! Continental Car Services
Fiat are buying back some of the Ferrari shares sold off to a consortium of banks in 2002 and will regain 85% share-holding. Perhaps they will offer US F430 Modena owners a deal on a Punto for their “small women and children”? Will US F430’s have a (retracting) height
I can just hear the Fiat bashers saying: “Useful for when you break down….” Fiat introduces line of branded cellphones - Engadget Fiat introduces line of branded cellphones - Engadget
You are not supposed to comment on, or click on, Google Adverts on your own site but I couldn’t resist looking at this one. 35HP didn’t seem much of an improvement on the 45HP I normally have but clicking thru revealed they meant an extra 35HP… I can’
Swade has remembered there is more to life than Saab and has started a new blog dedicated to all things Alfa! Alfablogger “I own a 1999 Saab 9-3 Viggen. But I retain a strong interest in Alfas and look forward to picking up a GTV one day in the medium
It would be great if they can manage it, Michael Schumacher in a Formula One Ferrari in Hamilton! Sport: Motor Sport: Hamilton Has Michael Schumacher Fantasy Michael Schumacher could be a guest of honour at the Hamilton V8 Supercar street race in 2008. Sport: Motor Sport: Hamilton Has Michael Schumacher
Fiat New Zealand have a Grande Punto on their home page for the first time. The only detail on range is confirmation, in a news article, that they will bring the high performance 1.9 litre diesel. With 130 bhp, why quote bhp in metric NZ?– it’s 97 kW,
Auto Express claim to have pictures and details on the Abarth version of the new Fiat 500. Click thru for high resolution versions. 500 takes Abarth! | Car News | Auto Express 500 takes Abarth! | Car News | Auto Express via www.eurocarblog.com via www.eurocarblog.com
My Dad went to the Australian Grand Prix and came back with these photo’s (taken from his seat near the start line) of Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari. Before: After: Bugger! Happy to see things went considerably better at Imola!
A remarkable account of the Ferrari resurgence at Imola from an unlikely source! The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1 The Italian Risorgimento! - Blog RenaultF1
When you own a fourteen year old car the six monthly Warrant Of Fitness, road worthiness inspection, means a little apprehension. Anything major means the sums don’t add as the repairs rapidly exceed the value of the car! The Mighty Uno, now up to 226,000km, got thru with
Eurocarblog have some (supposedly official) Fiat Trepiuno 500 interior sketches and some unofficial, but wonderful, Trepiuno Abarth concept sketches. The Abarth would be an awesome machine and I can see the standard Trepiuno being popular, petrol hit $1.67/Litre today… Fiat 500 - Interior & Abarth sketches - www.
