25.09.2001 FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW
| - the 2001 Frankfurt Motorshow ( 13th-23rd September ) was of significance to the Italian auto industry: the Fiat Stilo and Lancia Thesis were available for detailed public examination for the first time, the Alfa Romeo 156 GTA made its debut and Maserati unveiled the 3200 GT based Spider... |
the Fiat stand was dominated by the Stilo, the interior available for viewing for the first time
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| the Stilo Abarth was on display, the first officially badged Abarth model since the Strada 130TC in the eighties. with a 170 bhp 20V 5-cylinder engine and Selespeed transmission, the Stilo Abarth should live up to its illustrious title |
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| the Alfa Romeo stand was
dominated by the 156 GTA making its debut in saloon and Sportwagon
formats, one of each which was displayed on large angled revolving turntables
also making its public debut in 5-door format was the 147 |
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| the Thesis was the main feature of the Lancia stand, two models were presented for close up viewing, one fitted with a 3.0 V6, the other with the 2.4 5-cylinder JTD engine |  |
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| main feature of the Maserati
stand
was the new 3200GT Coupe based Spider ( below, left and right )
which was displayed alongside a Coupe version ( right )
it was also announced the Maserati would introduce a one make race series for a Spider based race car in 2003 |
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| the Ferrari stand
featured all the current production models as well as the current Formula
1 car ( right )
also featured was a 456M GT along with its engine, a 550 Maranello and a 360 Modena shown in coupe, spider and race format |
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