The Alpine demo car is based on a MS Design-refined Fiat 500 Cup model. Alpine installer Manfred Stengl and his team completely revamped the interior which is built to make a feature of the individual components that make up the system and in the order of the signal path. The HIFI power base for the speedy 100 hp mini is a PDX-5, the latest innovation in Alpine’s compact amplifier series. Its powerful five channels deliver sonic accuracy and drive the Fiat’s entire multimedia system.

Launched in the late 50’s, the car changed the concept of city car in the world and immediately became part of the collective memory of all Italians who associate the 500 with la dolce vita or the sweet life. The re-launch of the car has triggered nostalgia in Italy. But, it is more than nostalgia that the Fiat 500 has to offer to its customers. The engines of the new 500 are Euro 5 ready and the car itself is the best in its class on safety parameters with 5 star EuroNCAP safety rating.

The Fiat Stilo is a small family car available in 3-door and 5-door hatchback and a succession (Fiat Stilo MultiWagon), produced by the Italian carmaker Fiat Automobiles. The Stilo 3-door and 5-door was launched in 2001 to replace the Fiat Bravo / Brava, Stilo MultiWagon with the following in 2002.

The all new Fiat Bravo is the successor to the Stilo, in most markets, but the 5-door Stilo continues to be manufactured in Brazil. The Stilo won’t give the opposition sleepless nights as far as performance and deportment are concerned,but three cheers for its soundly engineered feel and high quality cabin. Fiat has been far from stinting with the equipment and safety features,too. We were actually expecting rather more in the way of passengers space,but that sliding backseat could prove useful.

Digital Control Installation Instructions

1. The digital control can be located inside or outside the shower area. Position the touch pad 4 to 6 feet from the floor inside or outside the steam room. Drill one 1-1/16” hole in the wall.

Tools Required
* A flat screwdriver with a 6mm blade.( magnetized )
* One 10mm across the flat spanner
* Two 8mm across the flat spanners.
* A 13mm across the flat spanner.
* A set of feeler gauges.

Fiat 500 is also Fiat’s model number for the earlier Fiat Topolino, later Fiat Cinquecento and current Fiat Nuova 500. The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975 (the Fiat 500 K alone was produced until 1977). It was designed by Dante Giacosa. Launched as the Nuova 500, it was marketed as a cheap and practical town car.

Measuring only 3 meters (~10 feet) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 redefined the term “small car” and is considered one of the first city cars. In 2007 Fiat launched a similar looking, retro-styled car, the Fiat Nuova 500, basing it on the Fiat Panda.

Welcome to the Spring edition of AA Motoring. These are fascinating times for Ireland and for Irish motorists. For many years the Irish economic
‘miracle’ seemed to power ahead effortlessly, and we all got used to reading and hearing about record growth, record house prices and burgeoning
government coffers. 2008 is something of a reality check. We should not lose sight of how far we have come.