Some cars go down in history for their technological or styling innovations. Others deserve to be remembered for the role they have played in the daily life of an entire generation or an entire country. Few succeed in combining the two: technology and sentiment. They leave an indelible mark, becoming a sort of icon of their age.
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Aggressive and refined. Futuristic and minimalist. In extreme synthesis, that is the new Bertone-designed concept car with which the Company is celebrating its 95th anniversary at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show (8-18 March 2007).
Characterised by dynamic proportions and a dynamic style, the new concept car is a true open two-seater sports model on Fiat Panda 100 HP mechanicals that harks back explicitly to the Fiat 500 barchetta designed by a young Nuccio Bertone in 1947 as a one-off for his own personal use in races.
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Aggressive and refined. Futuristic and minimalist. In extreme synthesis, that is the new Bertone-designed concept car with which the Company is celebrating its 95th anniversary at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
Characterised by dynamic proportions and a dynamic style, the new concept car is a true open two-seater sports model on Fiat Panda 100 HP mechanicals that harks back explicitly to the Fiat 500 barchetta designed by a young Nuccio Bertone in 1947 as a one-off for his own personal use in races.
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Fiat has spent about $454 million on developing its new Bravo model, which marks the Italian automaker's return to the profitable midsize market, the company's chief executive said Wednesday.
The five-door vehicle, which goes on sale next month, is one of 23 new models the company plans to roll out through 2010 to improve its mix and increase sales to 2.8 million a year.
The Bravo name has been revived from a previous three-door compact, but the model to be unveiled in Rome is planned as a stylish replacement for Fiat's disappointing...
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This latest Alfa will be produced in a limited edition of 500.
The 8C, designed by Alfa Romeo, will feature a 4.7-liter Maserati V8 engine, producing 450 horsepower at 7,000 rpm, with 347 pound-feet of torque at 4,750 rpm. The car will ride on 20" wheels and feature a limited-slip differential. The transmission is a six-speed dual-clutch.
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Italian car maker group Fiat wants to buy back Ferrari, also reacquiring the 5% stake held by the United Arab Emirates Mubadala Development Company. The strategy was announced by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, who said he expected the deal to be closed by the end of the month. According to the Finanza e Mercati daily, Fiat's buyback operation of 29% of the prestigious car maker controlled by Italian investment bank Mediobanca is almost completed. The reacquisition of the 5% stake sold by Mediobanca to Mubadala in July 2005 might turn out to be...
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