Fiat SpA  has collected six awards in the “International Engine of the Year 2011” competition: an array of four victories for the revolutionary TwinAir engine by Fiat Powertrain and two for the 4,499 cc V8 engine powering the Ferrari 458 Italia. The jury, consisting of 76 journalists and industry experts, from 36 different countries, not [...]

Among the prizes awarded by “Die Besten Autos 2011” – a competition organised by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport with the participation of its readers, who vote for winners in different categories – Fiat’s TwinAir engine gained an extremely prestigious accolade, the prize named after Paul Pietsch (former driver, reporter and publisher) for [...]

Two Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, the fastest ever road-going 500s, were handed over to Ferrari team drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa last week in the splendid setting of Villa Reale in Monza. Superb performance is guaranteed by a 1.4 Turbo T-Jet 16v engine, tuned to develop 180 HP (134kW). This is combined with an [...]

To celebrate the Cinquecento’s third birthday, Fiat is introducing an innovative 900cc TwinAir two-cylinder 63 kW / 85 HP which will be marketed in Europe starting from September on the 500 (hatch and cabrio alike). This revolutionary engine will definitely ‘worm’ its way into South African Cinquecentos in 2011. The first of a new family [...]

There was definitely a gap in Fiat’s local line-up when the evergreen Palio was put out to pasture at the end of last year. A modern, affordable, practical, entry-level yet stylish hatch was most certainly needed.   Enter the Fiat Punto 1.2 Active – an up-to-date hatch which ticks every single one of these boxes. [...]

Now you can have one of the most covetable convertibles on the planet for under R200 000, or if you prefer, the most techno-savvy, safety-conscious supermini for the same price! An important point to consider is this – Felipe Massa drives a 500 Cabriolet, (his is a specially tuned 500 Sport) and frankly he could drive whatever [...]