Highlights of Fiat Auto Japan's Exhibition Booth at the 35th Tokyo Motor Show

The exhibition space of Fiat Auto Japan is divided into two sections, and hosts the two brands that it imports in Japan : Fiat and Alfa Romeo. Both sections are designed to refiect the character and theme of each brand. The Fiat section expresses the joy and cheerfulness of Fiat cars, where the colorful and lively design is the metonym for Italian taste. Moreover, the highlight of the booth is the stylish and compact Fiat Punto which has enjoyed high popularity since its launch on the Japanese market in June 2000. This section looks to the future of trle Fiat brand that has just moved a new step onto the 21st century. In the Alfa Romeo section you will find the perfect combinaton of Alfa's traditional "Cuore Sportivo", simple and sophisticated Italian elegance, and contemporary technology.
This section embodies the essence of Alfa Romeo brand, that celebrated its 91st anniversary this year.
Finally, both Fiat and Alfa Romeo sections have been designed with trle utmost simplicity, in order to focus and maximize the attraction of exhibited cars.

Fiat Section

The Fiat booth takes its image from the lively and cheerful Italian style, and is finished by colorful and bright materials. The two models displayed here, the Fiat Punto ELX "Speedgear" and the Fiat Punto HGT "Abarth" saw their debut in Italy in 1999, the year of Fiat's centenary, and were put on sale in Japan in June of the following year. With their high practicality and comfort, their stylish design, and their competitive prices, there two models have always enjoyed a high popularity and 3,300 units have been already sold, as of the end of Aug. 2001. (The Fiat Punto HGT has been introduced to the Japanese market with sports type Abarth specifications. The model on show this time is of such specifications.)
On top of the two Punto models already mentioned, Fiat Auto Japan will present the Fiat Punto HLX "Speedgear", due to be launched in this November : these three types of Punto constitute a line up studied to satisfy the special characteristics of the Japanese market. At the Fiat section we will also exhibit a 2-seat open sport car based on the image of a "young couple", the Fiat Barchetta "Giovane Due", a model blending avant-garde design with Italian styling tradition.

Alfa Romeo Section

One of the highlights of this section is Alfa Romeo's newest prestige sporty compact car: the Alfa 147, which received the "European Car Of The Year 2001" award. This Alfa 147 went on sale in Japan in October 2001. As its contribution to the "Italy in Japan Year, 2001", Fiat Auto Japan organized an event called "Museo Alfa Romeo - The Essence of Beauty". Among the 20 most representative cars of Alfa Romeo's history, brought from Italy to Japan for first time, the Alfa 147, a splendid combination of tradition and the latest technology, gave a great impact to the visitors of the exhibition. One more special highlight of this section is the Alfa 156 GTA, a model which personifies the essence cf Alfa's brilliant racing history and its contemporary technology. Now 36 years after the numerous victorles that Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA saw in many races since 1965, the legend of GTA will revive here again with the new car Alfa 156.
In this section the visitor may also find the Alfa Spider, launched this September with Alfa Romeo's traditional V-type 3 litter engine, Alfa's sports coupe Alfa GTV, and the best seller: the Alfa 156. The stylish Alfa Sportwagon, an example of the best achieved combination of a coupe' with a station wagon, and Alfa Romeo's flagship, the Alfa 166, complete the full Alfa Romeo line up for the 35th Tokyo Motor Show.

• Fiat Punto ELX "Speedgear" (current model)
• Fiat Punto HGT Abarth (current model)
• Fiat Punto HLX "Speedgear" (due on the market from Nov.2001)
  As a compact car, the ELX has trle maximum interlor space of its class. High practicality and comfort are wrapped into an elegant design. This car features the so-cailed "Speedgea", a totally new, CVT type, electronically controlled automatic transmission. A wide range of users, have shown interest in this model, one of Fiat best seller cars. The HGT Abarth has a compact body with a 1.8 litre engine and it has a sporty and aggressive image. This Abarth model has been specially made, in line with the specifications requested by the Japanese market, and is fitted with a number of aeroparts and accessories. As an upper grade model of ELX, the HLX model's standard equipment include sports alloy wheels and velour seats. ELX and HLX : In-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16V, 1,241 cc, 59 kW, 5,000 rpm, 114 Nm, 4,000 rpm, ECVT with 6-speed sequential mode. HGT : In-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16V, 1,746 cc, 96 kW at 6,300 rpm, 164 Nm at 4,300 rpm, 5-speed manval ransmission. All ELX, HLX and HGT are RHD (Right Hand Drive).
  
  

• Fiat Barchetta "Giovane Due" (current model)
  This Fiat 2-seater open sports model made its debut in 1995. "Giovane Due" means "Young Couple" in Italian. In-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16V, 1,7.46 cc, 96 kW at 6,300 rpm, 164 Nm at 4,300 rpm, -speed MT, LHD.
  
  

• Alfa 147 2.0 Twin Spark Selespeed (current model)
  The Alfa 147 is a sporty car, which is enjoyable and exciting to drive. Its elegant and aggressive design, the high quality of the cabin and the numerous functional and innovative features allow is model to compete at its best with the numerous rivals in its segment. Six airbags, including a window airbag. BOSE sound system. 3-door and 5-door models available. In-line 4-cylinder DHC Twin Spark 16V, 1,969 cc, 110 kW at 6,300 rpm, 181 Nm at 300 rpm, 5-speed sequential mode with AT, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa 156 2.0 Twin Spark Selespeed (current model)
  Has always enjoyed and continues to enjoy high popularity since its launch in 1998. The model exhibited here is a stylish medium saloon equipped with a 5-speed sequential mode automatic transmission. The best seller of all Alfa Romeo models. In-line 4-inder DOHC Twin Spark 16V, 1,969 cc, 114 kW at 6,400 rpm, T Nm at 3,500 rpm, 5-speed sequential mode with AT, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa Sportwagon 2.5 V6 24V Q-System (current model)
  A sporty and stylish form that reminds that of a coupe, the room and the ease of use of a station wagon : two different motives realized in one model. The wonderftul balance of great aero-dynamics, newly designed suspensions and a high body strength, creates a sporty driving feeling in no way different from that of a sedan. V6 DOHC 24V, 2,492 cc, 140 kW at 6,300 rpm, 222 Nm at 5,000 rpm, 4-speed AT with MT mode, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa 166 3.0 V6 24V Sportronic (current model)
  Alfa Romeo's flagship model launched in 1999. A high grade model with a splendid balance of performance, safety, style, and comfort. It is equipped with an Integrated Control System that allows operation of a car navigation system, audio system, trip computer and so on, on the system panel located in the center console. The newest type VDC controls the cars dynamic stability, increasing the safety capacity to protect driver and passengers. V6 DOHC 24V, 2,958 cc, 162 kW at 6,300 rpm, 265 Nm at 5,000 rpm, 4-speed AT with sequential mode, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa Spider 3.0 V6 24V (current model)
  Alfa Romeo's open sports model. The Spider made its debut in 1995, had a face lift in 1998, and has now been newly launched in this September with Alfa's traditional all aluminum 3 litre 60° V6 24V engine. 6MT. V6 DOHC 24V, 2,958 cc, 160 kW at 6,300 rpm, 265 Nm at 5,000 rpm, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa GTV 3.0 V6 24V (current model)
  Same as the Alfa Spider, this Alfa's sports coupe made its first appearance in 1995 and had a face lift in 1998. It is equipped with a V6 3-litre engine. The electronic throttle control system provides a sporty response in the high-speed range, and fiexibility and smooth acceleration in the low-speed range. V6 DOHC 24V24V, 2,958 cc, 160 kW at 6,300 rpm, 265 Nm at 5,000 rpm, 6MT, RHD.
  
  

• Alfa 156 GTA (exhibition mdel)
  A fusion of the brllliant Alfa's racing history and innovative contemporary technology. Besides the splendid driving qualities of Alfa 156, the new 3.2 V6 24V engine, a new suspension geometry and setting, and F1 derived mechanical components, all combine to create a better performance, easier handling and wonderful braking capacity. It has 250 ps at maximum output of 6,400 rpm and no less tilan 30 kgm at 5,000 rpm. The unique sensation of the racing car transferred to the daily use car. 6-speed sequential transmission.