Fiat Ducato gets Upgrade

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If you are in need of a good looking business vehicle to do your delivery rounds in, you might want to consider the updated Fiat Ducato for the job. The Ducato forms part of Fiat’s Professional Range and with 2.2 million sales worldwide since 1981, the Fiat Ducato has a big reputation to live up to.

Fitted with a 2.3-litre, 16-valve Multijet Common Rail diesel engine that produces 88kW at 3 600rpm with a maximum torque figure of 320Nm available at 2 000rpm, the Ducato is a serious mover. The combined-cycle fuel consumption is rated at 6.8-litres/100km, while it’s able to achieve 6.8-litres/100km on the open road.

A side sliding door is fitted as standard with a second sliding door available as an option. Two full-sized side-hinged rear doors provide rear-end access with a loading height of 1.79 meters.  On the inside the Ducato offers a car-like interior with driving controls centred around the driver for maximum comfort. Optional extras include but are not limited to cruise control, fog lamps, Radio CD player with MP3, parking sensors and My Port for Tom Tom and air-conditioning.  Prices for the Fiat Ducato start from R257 250.

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New Fiat Fiorino in South Africa

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Fiat now offers the all-new Fiorino as part of its Professional Range in South Africa. The Fiorino is the perfect delivery vehicle for businesses in need of a compact and versatile option.

The Fiat Fiorino is available with a petrol or a diesel engine with both options offering good fuel consumption. The 1.4-litre petrol version offers 54kW at 5 200rpm and displays a maximum torque figure of 118Nm available from 2 600rpm. Fuel consumption for the petrol version is rated at 6.4-litres/100km.

The 1.3-litre diesel variant produces 55kW at 4 000rpm with a maximum torque figure of 190Nm at only 1 500rpm. Fuel consumption for the diesel variant is rated at only 4.6-litres/100km and can be reduced to 3.9-litres/100km out on the open road.

Sounds good? Well besides it impressive consumption, the Fiorino is built to carry things and offers a side sliding door for easy access to its 2.5 cubic meter cargo cabin. A second sliding door is available as an option. The rear doors are side hinged making it easy to load goods in from the rear along with a low loading height.

Extras include a Blue&Me Tom Tom system that offers navigation, phone calls as well as music functionality, CD and MP3 player, steering wheel radio controls, remote central locking, air conditioning and parking sensors. Possibly the best part about the Fiorino is its price with the 1.4-litre petrol version going for R129 900 and the 1.3-litre diesel version going for R149 900. Do you like it?

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Fiat Doblo Cargo for perfect delivery

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Fiat has launched a wide range of updated vehicles in its Professional range that aims to service small and large businesses. One of the new offerings in the Professional range is the Doblo Cargo that has been launched with one petrol and two diesel derivatives.

The petrol variant is seen in the 1.4-litre Doblo that produces 70kW at 6 000rpm with a maximum torque output of 127Nm at 4 500rpm. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission with a average combined-cycle fuel consumption of 7.2-litres/100km and a CO2 emissions rating of 169g/km.

The 1.3 Multijet diesel variant offers 66kW at 4 000rpm with a maximum torque figure of 200Nm at 1 750rpm. This engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission and like the 1.4 petrol version, is available in short wheelbase guise. The 1.3 Multijet exhibits a combined-cycle fuel consumption figure of 5.2-litres/100km with a CO2 emissions rating of 136g/km.

The long wheelbase 1.6 Multijet’s power rating is increased to 77kW at 4 000rpm with a maximum torque figure of 290Nm available from 1 500rpm. This model makes use of a six-speed manual transmission and displays a frugal fuel consumption figure of 5.4-litres/100km and a CO2 emissions figure of 142g/km.

The short wheelbase models can accommodate a standard 750kg load which can be upgraded to 1000kg. For the long wheelbase 1.6 Multijet, the standard load is 1000kg.

The cargo area is equipped with a sliding side-doors as well as large rear doors for easy access to the cargo cabin. The interior includes a larger and more functional roof shelf. Numerous storage spaces can be found throughout the driver’s cabin and the glove box is big enough to store a 14” laptop. Safety features include ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and front airbags.

Here are the prices:

Doblo Cargo 1.4                     R159 900

Doblo Cargo 1.3mjt                R174 000

Doblo Cargo Maxi 1.6mjt       R202 000