Fiat's in the USofA

[Ryan Fellini <rfellini@engin.umich.edu>]

Hi All,

Had a chance to finally stop by the Fiat USA R&D labs
in Farmington Hills, Michigan.  What a pleasant surprise
to see what they had in the parking lot:

10 - Alfa Romeo 164
 4 - Fiat Bravo
 1 - Fiat Brava
 1 - Fiat Punto
 1 - Alfa Romeo GTV6
 1 - Fiat Marea Weekend
 1 - Fiat Palio Weekend

They were all amazing looking cars, especially the BRAVO.
It looks so much better than a VW GTI (not that a Golf
isn't already very nice).  The only one that looked kinda
wierd was the Palio stationwagon.  The Palio is 'OK'
looking as a hatchback, but it looks funky as the Weekend.
Anyhow, I'm sure these cars are all just here for testing,
but to see them near the incredibly bland US and Japanese
cars that frequent this area.. it was like finding a nice
tratoria in the middle of fast food restaurants :)

Ryan