Lamborghini Urraco

Veloce has released The Book of the Lamborghini Urraco, by Arnstein Landsem, which tells the story of this little supercar and all the problems that beset it. The Urraco never got its chance to shine and after its demise the car lived on in the form of the Silhouette and the Jalpa. Both these models are also covered in the book, plus the Bravo and Athon concept cars are also described.

Lamborghini Urraco on sale now

The book has over 300 photos and illustrations, exclusive interviews with the leading figures behind the cars and detailed advice if you are thinking of buying one of these Italian classic cars. The Book of the Lamborghini Urraco is on sale at all good bookshops at £40 or is available online from Veloce direct.

Fiat Punto MyLife

Fiat has added a new trim level called MyLife, which is now available as Fiat Punto MyLife and Fiat Panda MyLife, with Bravo, Qubo and Doblo MyLife vehicles being added later this year. These are not limited editions and the new trim level focusses on style and eco-friendly technology.

In the Fiat Punto MyLife for example, you get dark tinted headlights, a special gloss finish (Piano Black) to the front and rear bumper inserts and door pillars and body coloured door handles. In addition you get 15-inch sports style wheels and front fog lights. Inside Punto MyLife has an enhanced soft touch black dashboard and sporty perforated inserts with Blue&Me telecommunications as standard.

Elena Bernadelli, marketing director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland, said,” We’re very excited to be launching this new model strategy which offers customers the best value proposition within the core segment of each model range”.

Fiat eco:Drive Fleet

The highly successful Fiat eco:Drive system has now been launched to the fleet market after more than 34,000 private motorists have enjoyed the benefits, with over 4 million journeys now being logged and analysed on the dedicated website.

The Fiat eco:Drive Fleet system analyses mileage and fuel consumption from your company car driver journeys and then provides suggestions on how to improve efficiencies in the future. The data can be sorted in various ways i.e. by individual driver or batches of drivers.

eco:Drive Fleet is free to download from www.fiat.com/ecodrive and is available on all fleet models including 500, 500C, Punto Evo, Bravo, Qubo and new Doblo. The application can also be used on Fiat Professional commercial vehicles (equipped with Blue&Me) such as Grande Punto Van, Fiorino and Doblo Cargo.

Fiat London

Fiat’s London flagship dealer, Fiat Marylebone, has again been the venue for an international art exhibition. Around 100 guests, including art experts, celebrities and Fiat customers attended the event, where Italian artist, Franco Brescianini displayed his collection.

Tony Dittli, Managing Director of Fiat Marlebone commented “I am delighted that once again Fiat Marylebone was asked to host an art exhibition. It lends itself perfectly to these occasions and was ideal to showcase Franco Brescianini’s fine work”. The display, called Profili Femminili, was laid out across the flagship’s lower floor where normally Fiat’s range of cars (Punto, Panda, 500, Qubo, Bravo etc) are displayed.

Fiat 500 C offers low emssions in diesel model

Fiat has recommend that company car drivers choosing their next car should consider a Fiat product following the recent Budget. The new Vehicle Excise Duty reforms means that cars emitting between 101g/km and 140g/km CO2 ( in Bands B-E) will see a reduction in road tax next year. This will mean a lower contract hire rental as this will be reflected in the Fiat car leasing  price (Vehicle Excise Duty is included within the rental ).

Seven of the Fiat‘s nine-strong model range has variants that are going to easily satisfy the new requirements – including the 500C convertible in 1.3 MultiJet diesel guise plus the Panda, 500, Grande Punto, Qubo, Bravo and Doblo.

James McMenamin, National Sales Manager for Fiat Group Corporate Sales said ” We have a total of 38 sub-140g/km CO2 models that will benefit from the introduction of these new VED rates next year. This combined with impressive fuel economy from our cutting edge engine technology and our innovative eco:Drive system, makes a compelling case for drivers and fleet managers alike to choose our vehicles”.