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Wed 07 Jul 2007Fiat's back with a bang . . . and a Mini beaterPaddy Comynis left in a daze after the Fiat launch, while Michael McAleergets behind the wheel at Fiat's Balocco test trackOne suspects that if the financial situation hadn't changed dramatically at Fiat, then the Italians might have spared the city of Turin a night of fireworks that would do Baghdad proud.