Fiat Professional (Fiat’s commercial vehicle division) has launched a special warranty offer on the Doblò Cargo and Doblò Combi vans. Business customers buying one of these models before 31st March 2012 will get a 3 year, unlimited mileage warranty – up from 120,000 miles.

The rest of the warranty remains unchanged and includes 3 years’ AA Assurance cover, which comprises Roadside Assistance, Home Start, Relay, Relay Plus & European cover.

Although not all business users will do the 40,000+ miles a year needed to benefit from this offer, it is an impressive statement of Fiat’s confidence in the Doblò, which is a popular model.

The Doblò has previously been chosen as International Van of the Year and Fleet Van of the Year, and is currently the What Van? Light Van of the Year for the second consecutive year. Available with a choice of five low emissions, Euro 4 and 5-specification engines, the new Doblò comes in eight different versions – Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi, Combi Maxi, Platform Cab and Work Up – offering something for a wide spectrum of van users.

The engine line-up comprises a 1.4-litre 16v 95bhp petrol unit and four MultiJet 16v diesels – 1.3 (90bhp), 1.6 (105bhp), 1.6 MTA (90bhp) and 2.0 (135bhp). A petrol engine choice is increasingly unusual on vans and provides a welcome DPF-free alternative for operators whose work will keep their vans on short urban routes. Prices start at £11,695 (basic price) for the Doblò Cargo 1.4 16v Petrol Euro 4, or £12,515 for the Euro 5 version.

Start&Stop – which stops the engine automatically whenever traffic conditions bring the van to a complete halt, and restarts it when the driver wants to move off again – is fitted on all Euro 5 versions to give up to 15 per cent fuel savings, and the vehicles offer a low CO₂ figure from just 126g/km.

To find out more, visit www.fiatprofessional.co.uk.