Showing posts with label alfa fiat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alfa fiat. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Ben Collins: The worst car tested by former Stig

Ben Collins, known to all as the former Stig of Top Gear, continues to make headlines. After the sensational exit with a bang "by the famous English program and switching to competitors of Fifth Gear, the British rider has created an article for the Australian site shows the worst car Drive where he led all these years.

It will not be easy for fans to digest its verdict on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione despite being beautiful, it considers the worst supercar because of the brakes and buoyancy: the first unbalanced attitude, while the setup is too hard compromises handling on uneven. The list also includes the worst of the Fiat Multipla, but above all characterized by a slow line too "personal", the Cadillac Escalade for its high consumption, its limited off-road ability and overall quality and the Dodge Charger, as too heavy compared the power of the engines, in turn mated to automatic too slow.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Fiat Sales -20% in March, but Alfa is a record

Do not encourage Fiat sales figures recorded in March: a -20% in Europe and a market share fell to 6.7% (from 7.9), the numbers of the Italian brand are particularly harmful. The Lingotto has registered 106,836 new cars, compared with 133,563 a year ago. If nothing else, consolation, it was all over the market of the Old Continent to record a sharp decline: -4.7% over the same period last year.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Marchionne: "Alfa Romeo in U.S. in 2012." Fiat rose to 30% of Chrysler

Sergio Marchionne, who spoke yesterday at Balocco circuit for a Jeep event, puts the record straight on debut for Alfa Romeo in USA. Meanwhile, Fiat officially confirmed to be increased to 30% of Chrysler. The debut of the snake in North America is set for next year with the first commercial debut of the Alfa SUV, assembled at Mirafiori.

However, it remains a big truth in rumors yesterday there: the ad showed that, indeed, the current proposals for the style of Julia were rejected. "The style of Julia does not like the Americans." As for a future commercial debut Marchionne has stated that everything "depends on whether we can solve the aesthetic problem.