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2008 Fiat Ritmo

Lovers of Latin style are in for a treat as Fiat announces the next addition to its small to mid-size car family in Australia. Due to make its debut at this years Sydney International Motor Show on the 11th of October the new Ritmo will join the Punto in


Lovers of Latin style are in for a treat as Fiat announces the next addition to its small to mid-size car family in Australia. Due to make its debut at this years Sydney International Motor Show on the 11th of October the new Ritmo will join the Punto in Fiat Australia’s small but stylish line-up.

The Ritmo is known as the Bravo in most other markets but given the obvious conflict with Mazda’s use of the name Bravo a new and suitably latin name was chosen for Australia.

“The Ritmo name is derived from the Italian for ‘rhythm’ .” explains David Stone GM for Fiat Cars in Australia. “It is often seen in the phrase ‘ritmo de vida’ which directly translates as ‘the rhythm of life’ and which is used to describe things such as music, dance, art and theater that bring pleasure, excitement and joy to life, a clear indication of the role that Fiat believes the Ritmo will play in the Australian car market with ritmo de vida also set to include driving!”

The new Fiat Ritmo will be available with either a 1.9-litre Multi-jet Turbo Diesel producing 110kW or a 1.4-litre T-Jet Turbo-charged version of the current Punto petrol engine also producing 110kW.

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The turbo-charged 1.4-litre T-Jet is a sign of things to come in engine development with Volkswagen being among a number of other manufacturers who like Fiat are turning to small, light-weight frugal engines that use forced induction to produce meaningful power.

For the safety conscious the Ritmo has a 5-Star Euro-NCAP safety rating. The Ritmo 5-door mid-size hatchback will sit above the smaller Punto in Fiat’s line-up and don’t expect it to be a cheap hatch alternative. Like Fiat’s Punto the Ritmo is likely to wear a premium price tag for its class with pricing expected to start at around $30k. It costs money to look this good!

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Actual pricing is yet to be announced but we will provide details and full specifications when available.

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