AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 2006, SYDNEYAUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 2006, SYDNEY

21.10.2006 FIAT STARS FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT WILL BE AT THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION AT THE AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SHOW IN SYDNEY

Fiat will have car stars past and present, delivering sex appeal and the highest level of fuel economy in Australia displayed on its stand at the up and coming Australian International Motor, which flings open its doors to the public on 26 November 2006. Centrepieces of is display will be the classic Fiat 500 and the all-new Fiat Punto, which delivers the ultimate in fuel economy, but which is the sex appeal leader may not be immediately obvious….

Not that the Punto, with its Maserati-like styling is short on sex appeal, but despite towering over the diminutive Fiat 500, the Punto’s the fuel economy winner, with an official government fuel figure of just 4.5 litres per 100 km or a whopping 62 mpg in the old money. This makes the Fiat Punto 1.3 JTD DuaLogic, which makes its debut at the Australian International Motor Show the most fuel efficient conventional car available in Australia. It has a long list of standard equipment that was a distant dream when the Fiat 500 dominated the small car market in same way as the Punto does today, such as AirCon, cruise control, power front windows, power door locks, remote opening boot, six air bags, ABS brakes, advanced twin-mode steering and a gearbox so efficient and effective that saves fuel and does the gearchanging.
 

Centrepieces of is display will be the classic Fiat 500 and the all-new Fiat Punto, which delivers the ultimate in fuel economy, but which is the sex appeal leader may not be immediately obvious.

Fiat will have car stars past and present, delivering sex appeal and the highest level of fuel economy in Australia displayed on its stand at the up and coming Australian International Motor, which flings open its doors to the public on 26 November 2006.


The Fiat Punto 1.3 JTD DuaLogic is thus no stripped economy car. Its AUS$24,490 recommended retail price also means it is tens of thousands of dollars cheaper than other fuel economy rivals.

So where does that leave the cherubic and loveable Fiat 500? As the sex appeal leader, of course! In a global survey carried out by the UK’s leading motoring magazine, Top Gear, the Fiat 500 beat all-comers to be voted the sexist car in the world, with its cute looks beating much fancied sports cars, lavish luxo-barges and techno tour de forces. “The success of the Fiat 500 in the sex appeal stakes and the Fiat Punto in the fuel economy race proves one thing,” says David Stone, General Manager for Fiat cars in Australia. “When it comes to small cars, Fiat is the world leader!”
 

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