Today, the Fiat Doblò Cargo was named “International Van of the Year 2006” by an international jury of journalists from 19 European countries who specialise in light commercial vehicles. The prestigious trophy was presented to Lorenzo Sistino, President Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles Brand, by the Chairman of the jury, Pieter Wieman, during the inauguration of the 2005 European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam.

This prize rewards the many important new features on the new Fiat light commercial vehicle, which makes its debut at the Dutch exhibition, from the new styling to the increased payload and loading volume, new versions with a longer wheelbase, and the sparkling Multijet engines, as well as the special Natural Power version with little or no environmental impact.
 

The two turbodiesel engines made a particularly strong impression with the international jury of journalists: the powerful 105 bhp 1.9 Multijet and the 75 bhp 1.3 16v Multijet. The latter, which is a masterpiece of technology and engineering from Fiat Auto, impressed the jury with its extraordinary performance in spite of its small size. Other developments are in the pipeline for the coming year, such as the introduction of new Multijet engines with variable geometry turbos (they will be the first to equip a light commercial vehicle).

About 310,000 units of the Fiat Doblò Cargo have been built to date. It leads its class for access to the loading bay, productivity and payload, as well as for the high levels of safety, comfort and ergonomics, and low consumption and operating costs. And this is all available at a price that is extremely competitive in all parts of the world. Last but not least, the jury underlined the great professional expertise of the Fiat sales and service network, which is considered one of the best in Europe.