09.02.2005 At the same time as it is making its world debut at the Geneva Salon at the beginning of March, the new Fiat Croma will also be presented at the Italian Song Festival in Sanremo

From 1st to 5th March, the 55th Italian Song Festival at Sanremo will be on air during prime time viewing on the popular Rai Uno channel. The programme's anchorman, Paolo Bonolis, the undisputed front man of the current Italian TV season, will introduce an exceptional star: the new Fiat Croma.

Long awaited, and with interest from the public and papers growing, Bonolis will himself present the new Fiat car to the masses at the same time as the International Automotive Fair of Geneva, where the official 'world premiere' will take place.

In order to unveil some of the features of the new car, the showman will act in a brilliant mini-series of 'telepromotions', together with a beautiful and mysterious woman. Dressed in fluent clothing with metallic reflections, she will be nominated to bring him to discover the new car and its particular shining dimension. In fact, an alternative language has been devised to show these new automotive features, a parallel dimension where the future becomes real and required needs meet a concrete answer.

Designed by Giorgietto Giugiaro, and to be built at the Cassino facility, the new Fiat Croma comes to life bearing the name of the historic model, which, from 1985 to 1994, was a very strong contender in the middle-upper market segment.
 

Auditions are now taking place for the 55th Italian Song Festival which takes lace from 1st to 5th March in Sanremo

Auditions are now taking place for the 55th Italian Song Festival which takes lace from 1st to 5th March in Sanremo

Fiat Croma

At the same time as it is making its world debut at the Geneva Salon at the beginning of March, the new Fiat Croma will also be presented at the Italian Song Festival in Sanremo


 Today, the all new Croma, which goes on sale during the summer, presents the ideal answer for everybody who has different tastes and lifestyles, and has something to positive to share: the desire of a nice and comfortable car. The new Croma offers generous dimensions, it was born for these people, as it features an extraordinary inner "inhabitance", along with five engines, coupled to excellent mechanical and automatic gearboxes.

Two petrol engines, a 1.8 16v with 130bhp and a 2.2 16v offering 150bhp, will be available along with three turbodiesel ones, the 1.9 Multijet 16v with 120bhp and 150bhp, and finally the as yet unreleased Multijet 2.4 20v  that pumps out 200bhp.

The Croma the first step in Fiat's ambitious plans for 2005, which will also see a brand new generation of the Punto launched, at the Frankfurt IAA, in September.

translated by Marco Tenuti
 

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