The cup Competizione Line debuted in Cordova

As a prelude to the TC2000, debuted this weekend in the cup single-Cordova Competizione Fiat Linea, which is reserved for businessmen and celebrities who are pleased to participate at a cost of $ 2000 per race.

The competition was more entertaining than the TC2000, with many changes of positions and even the intervention of the safety car. The only problem was that he did not have the comfortable winner Federico Braga employer graph.

The test involved the participation of former pilots and as Angel Monguzzi Francisco Mayorga, known as terrain Ignacio Viale, Rodolfo Costantini as entrepreneurs and collectors cars as Jorge Gomez. The host and mentor of the class, Cristiano Rattazzi, ran with the only line with a different decor and reserved its order for the number 10. Finished in 17th, four minutes from the winner.

The new Fiat 500 will be delivered this month

Sergio Vera, head of Image and Communication from Fiat Argentina, spoke at the University of Palermo on the marketing campaign that was mounted to the launch of the Fiat 500 in our country, produced in November last year. "The decision to bring the Cinquecento came when we saw that the market studies Fiat positioned in half of the Argentine market and decided that could be placed a little higher. The 500 and the launch of Fiat Linea is part of the strategy of offering aspirational models that reinforce the Italian brand, "said Vera." It was a way to tell your client: 'Eye Fiat Duna no longer makes nor Regatta . Car is making modern design and quality ", graphs.

The 90 units of 500 to be released in November to celebrate 90 years of Fiat in Argentina have not yet been delivered to their owners. This special series, painted in the exclusive pearl white, freshly delivered this month and there are still units available. The price remains high: $ 30,500, but once you exhaust the 90 units, the 500th began to demand only, with a price of $ 28,500.

The first 90 units will be numbered and, as a curiosity, it was said that a client reserved the number 50 for gifts to his wife, who is 50 years to fulfill. Another reserve unit number 35, coinciding with his 35 years. For the first time, Vera showed that all buyers of this limited edition will receive a silver statuette of the Fiat 500, hand-carved by the goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols (photo below). The president of Fiat Argentina, Cristiano Rattazzi, and gave him one of these statuettes Susana Giménez, in appreciation for the dissemination of the car did during its launch.

Vera said that at the moment there are no plans to market the Abarth version of the Cinquecento, but said: "Nothing is ruled out for the future. Even the convertible version has just been presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The final decision will depend on public demand. "

The line tested in the Competizione Gálvez

The cars that will be part of the single-cup Fiat Linea Competizione made its track debut in last Thursday, when more than 60 candidates to fill the seats of the 22 cars that participated in the contest had a chance to test the racetrack of Buenos Aires. Linea Competizione accompany the tournament throughout the year for TC2000, a category reserved for promotional businessmen and celebrities who want a taste for blunt tracks. The participation cost is around $ 2500 for the race. Cristiano Rattazzi, head of Fiat Auto Argentina, was the first to confirm their participation at the event. Among those who tested the car last week was known owners and importers of German and Italian cars and high performance.

"The truth is that the performance of the car surprised me. The engines were removed more than 20 horse power (from 130 offered as standard) and eased in almost 200 kilos. I signed up and I, "he confessed to Argentina Auto Blog an entrepreneur who took a few months ago in his garage and a Ferrari F430 that day will receive the first Porsche 911 GT2 in the country. The event will also involve some Fiat dealers known as Fabian Taraborelli, Alejandro and Leonardo Zaneta Nazarene. The public debut will be next April 5 in the Oscar racetrack Cordoban Cabal.

First spy picture of the successor to the Fiat Palio

The so-called Project 326 is the most important that Fiat is developing for launch in emerging markets in late 2010. The development of the successor to the Palio and Uno is being done together in Brazil and Italy. His arrival in Argentina is scheduled for early 2011. About Brazilian Vrum today released the first image (rather confusing and imprecise, it should be noted) of the first prototype of the Project 326 testing on the track of the Fiat plant in Betim.

The steep cuts in camouflage in the doors and bonnet are indications that the model will look very different from this prototype. The position of the mirror is another sign that the route will have its lateral line. Previous speculations published by the Italian and Brazilian press reported that the Palio's successor would have a very similar aesthetic to the Fiat 500 in Europe. Even as we speak of a new 600. Another novelty that Fiat is also being tested in Betim is restyling the Idea (photo below), to be launched next year. The main changes will be felt in the trunk and tail, with new bumpers and different lenses.

Bugster the Brazilian Fiat concept runs

The concept cars developed in Brazil are increasing in number and in the final Hall of St. Paul were a number of them: Sand'Up Renault, Chevrolet GPiX and Ford Ka Beauty & Beast, among others. The most striking, no doubt, was the Bugster Fiat: a tribute to Brazilian beach buggy, powered by an electric motor that actually works. So were able to see some Brazilian media that yesterday were able to test it in a circuit. The chronicler of the journal Quatro Rhodes, however, did not have a good experience. Started criticizing the quality of construction: "A more detailed visual inspection revealed minor flaws in the interior finishing: polished surfaces evil, lace asymmetric slits in the panel. Pretty good, the concept cars are so craft.

(*) Bugster And it worked, but not much: "accelerator to the floor, but did not pass the 40 km / h in the middle line. Something is wrong. Where are the 80 horsepower announced by Fiat? A few meters after the Bugster for work. In the panel, the indicator of battery-a marker of fuel-adapted sample is all right. Based on focus, get back and connect the boxes again. I confirm that the lack of power is deliberately. By carefully limiting the performance. It is the first time the Bugster faces a clue. But why stop? I say it is over loading the batteries and takes about eight hours a full recharge. Thus, to test drive. "