Green Fiats / Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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FIAT’S ENTIRE RANGE IN THE TOP FIVE GREENEST CARS IN AUSTRALIA

Fiat has become the first car maker in Australia to have its entire range represented in the top five greenest cars available in Australia, with the Fiat 500 offering Australia’s best fuel economy in one version and the second highest green rating in another version, the Fiat Punto in third spot and the Fiat Ritmo rounding out the top five ‘Top Performers’ in the Australian Government’s Green Vehicle Guide with its newly launched Fiat Ritmo Dynamic 1.4.

Fiat’s performance in the Australian Green Vehicle Guide is a reflection of its performance in Europe, where for the second year running Fiat has in the number one performer in having the lowest range average for carbon dioxide emissions across its range based on total sales.

“Fiat’s belief is that to make a real impact on Carbon Dioxide emissions, every model in the range has to be pulling its weight and making a real contribution,” says Andrei Zaitzev, General Manager for Fiat in Australia. “It is simply not good enough to have one model in the range that has good emissions and fuel economy covering for other poorly performing models. This is why at Fiat we have choice of the benchmark JTD-Multijet diesels and the remarkable, compact Fire and T-Jet petrol engines in all our cars, so which ever Fiat a customer chooses, whether its petrol or diesel, they will be driving a car that makes the best possible contribution to cutting carbon dioxide emissions.”

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Top Performers, Australian Green Vehicle Guide

1 . Toyota Prius

2 . Fiat 500

3 . Fiat Punto

4 . Citroen C3

5 . Fiat Ritmo

6 . Honda Civic

7 . Peugeot 207

8 . Toyota Corolla

9 . Mercedes-Benz A200

10 . Mercedes-Benz B200

CO2 Emissions by Vehicles Sold in Europe

Manufacturer 2008 Jan – Jun,

CO2 range average

emission

  1. Fiat138.15
  2. Mini139.64
  3. Peugeot 141.35
  4. Toyota146.27
  5. Citroen 146.27
  6. Skoda 148.04
  7. Daihatsu149.99
  8. Hyundai151.28
  9. Renault151.64
  10. Seat152.97
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Release Number: 254fiat-AU

Date of Issue: 22 October 2018. Time of Issue: 07:22:36