Monday, April 30, 2007

Fiat Punto


The Fiat Punto is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1993.

It is currently in its third generation.


Punto has competed in the following motorsport events:




  • Targa Tasmania, Showroom class, (2007) the first diesel car to compete.


  • Punto won several rally championships, especially:


  • Italian rally championship (2003 and 2006)


  • European rally championship (2006)


  • International rally challenge (2006)

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Fiat Albia


The Fiat Albea is the sedan version of the Fiat Palio small family car, built in Turkey


The Albea was designed by the Italian design guru Giorgetto Giugiaro


It has 3 versions named Active, Confort and Dynamic.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Ford Fiesta Trivia

- The short listed names for the new car designed by the project Bobcat team were Amigo, Bambi, Bebe, Bravo, Bolero, Cherie, Tempo, Chico, Fiesta, Forito, Metro, Pony and Sierra. Despite more board votes for "Bravo", Henry Ford II personally overruled and named the car "Fiesta". The name "Fiesta" belonged to General Motors at the time, however it was freely given for Ford to use on their new class B car.

- To cut costs and speed up the research and development time, many modified Kent Engines destined for the Fiesta were tested in Fiat 127s. This also allowed covert road testing across Europe.

- The original plans for the "Bobcat" claimed it must cost US$100 less to produce than the Ford Escort.

- In the UK the Fiesta holds the accolade of being the most often stolen car, followed closely by the Vauxhall Nova.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ford Fiesta


The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company


It is one of Ford's most successful cars with over ten million sold in seven distinct generations since 1976