New Fiat Doblo range

A new Fiat Doblò range has just gone on sale in the UK, featuring extensively revised styling, further interior refinement, upgraded specifications, improved functionality and significant performance enhancements achieved through the most comprehensive engine range available in its category.

Doblò has sold over 150,000 units in Europe since going on sale at the end of 2000. The model has achieved great popularity due to its outstanding practicality, flexibility and comfort, together with class-leading interior dimensions.

Priced from £9595-£11,995 on-the-road, the new range continues to represent outstanding value for money. No other competitor rivals the Doblò Dynamic specification in offering air conditioning, radio/CD player and 15" alloy wheels as standard. And no other competitor offers a 7-seat version to rival the Doblò Family, still the best value MPV on the UK market. Moreover, the Doblò is unique in offering a High Roof version, making it ideal for use as a Taxi, or Motability vehicle.

Start-up times, exhaust smoke and fuel consumption are all significantly reduced, noise levels and vibration are lowered to ensure a quieter drive and improved passenger comfort, whilst emissions are also greatly reduced.

The new Fiat Doblò features extensive styling enhancements, combining an enhanced visual flair which instantly identifies it as the latest addition to the Fiat family with a proven sturdiness and protective solidity. The revised front end weds functionality with a distinctive personality, featuring prominent dual-barrel headlamp clusters mounted above generous, practical, scuff-resistant bumpers. A purposeful new deep V grille design runs full height between the bonnet and a large, aerodynamic front air dam which incorporates integral fog lamps.

At the sides, the practicality of large sliding doors and particularly generous glazing –including an extra-deep front door window to aid low speed manoeuvring, is further enhanced by enlarged protective rubbing strips. At the rear, new high visibility, two tone, vertical tail lamp clusters frame a practical, full height, top hinged tailgate, whilst a new rear bumper design now houses built-in reflectors and optional parking sensors.

The availability of a 7-seat family version further reinforces the versatility of the Doblò range, with the addition of a third row of passenger accommodation in the form of a sliding, foldable bench seat. Offered with a new, more powerful, 85bhp version of Fiat Auto’s groundbreaking 1.3 litre 16v MultiJet turbodiesel, or a 120bhp version of the renowned 1.9 litre 8v MultiJet powerplant, the Doblò Family remains the most affordable 7-seater MPV in the UK market today.

Already acclaimed for its spacious interior, comfortable seats, first class driving ergonomics and exceptional all-round visibility, the new Doblò further benefits from enlarged door trim panels and a revised dashboard finish featuring dark grey upper, and pale grey lower sections. In addition, on-board practicality has been further improved with the addition of a new, full-width shelf over the windscreen. The Doblò is available in a range of four new cloth upholstery trims and 12 exterior colours, including nine metallic finishes.