The new car's styling harks back to the original of over 70 years ago, but it employs modern technology and shares a platform with the forthcoming Ford Ka replacement

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If ever automotive design and technology were given a high profile it was in Turin the night that the new, retro-style Fiat 500 was launched. An extraordinary carnival atmosphere saw 200,000 people jamming streets closed to traffic, a near two-hour presentation to thousands of invited guests accommodated in grandstands on the banks of the River Po, a spectacular midnight firework display, the arrival in town of 1000 journalists from across the world, and the attendance of Italian Premier Romano Prodi together with eight Cabinet ministers.