Driving Force

It was a grand stopover at Chandigarh for the four Fiat multijet beauties. From here,the girls will continue into the seventh leg by heading towards Palampur,Narkanda and Dhanaulti.

“Fiat Diesel Drives India has found itself infused with renewed energy to tackle the mountains and valleys thanks to this wondrous city,” commented Marius D’Lima,Head – Corporate Communications,Fiat India. FYI: The ‘Fiat Diesel Drives India’ takes Fiat’s 4 multijet diesel offerings – the Linea,Grande Punto,Palio and the Fiat 500 through a wide range of testing Indian terrains over a period of a month and a half. This one-of-a-kind journey will traverse through diverse terrains within 16 states of India,clocking over 10,000 kilometres in total. “The drive has been aimed at generating awareness about Fiat’s rich history in connection with diesel technology as well as their longstanding success in rolling out endurance driven,yet stylish and classy automobiles,” added D’Lima .

The drive involves auto journalists from India’s top auto magazines and electronic TV channels. “It’s a first of a kind drive where experts from other fields are test driving the cars,and with this drive,Fiat ,the inventor and pioneer of the high tech Multijet diesel engines,aims to stamp its authority on the diesel scenario in India as well as create further awareness about their engine’s presence in majority of the cars in India,” signed off D’Lima.