Buoyed by winning the...
Buoyed by winning the Car of the Year title with the Panda, Fiat is hoping its Idea mini-MPV will create as much excitement when it goes on sale this week. Offered in five guises, the base 1.4-litre Active will cost í‚á£9,995 while the range-topping 1.4 Eleganza is í‚á£12,495. A 1.3 Multijet is also offered, from í‚á£10,895.
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At the last minute...
At the last minute, Ford group bosses ordered a logo for the Swedish firm, 20 feet above the show hall floor, to be covered. This was to prevent it shining down on sister firm Aston Martin"s international reveal of the Vanquish S Ultimate next door. Minutes after the conference, crews were busy taking down the white sheeting again.