Fiat’s 500C Pink continues the theme that was seen on the Barbie edition and the Pink special edition. The 500C Pink, which is based on the base 500C, is a mini-car that has had its roof removed. More specifically, the 500C Pink is the base...
Read the full story »
No doubt most anticpated vehicle to come out of the Chrysler-Fiat partnership would have to be the Fiat 500. The retro minicar has made a big splash in international markets, with it helping to power Fiat’s ascendancy. On our shores, many think it...
Read the full story »
found about 24 hours ago by Frank Filipponio on
Autoblog
Episode 1 of The Fleet - Click above to watch the video after the jump Imagine the TV show, "The Office." No, not the American version that catapulted Rainn Wilson into superstardom, but the British original. You know...the sitcom that helped...
Read the full story »
Almost an year ago, Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne gave Barbie a pink Fiat 500 for her 50th birthday, making Ken very jealous. This year, Marchionne is at it again and is launching a 500C Pink. Even more limited than the Fiat 500 Pink hatchback,...
Read the full story »
The United States may get the new Fiat 500 first, but Europe gets the last laugh with this sweet electrified Abarth 500. French firm Atomik has added two electric motors to the Fiat Abarth 500, adding 300 hp in an all-wheel drive configuration. The...
Read the full story »
found about 24 hours ago by Noah Joseph on
Autoblog
When we saw the Abarth version of the 500C in Geneva, we were suitably impressed at how beefy Fiat's performance division could make one of its most dainty (yes, dainty) products. But like there is no light without darkness and no heat without cold,...
Read the full story »
I’m spending this week driving around Tokyo in a brand new Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse. I haven’t had a chance to drive it much but I’m already getting used to its tiny dimensions and massive fun factor. It reminded me of the great cars that have...
Read the full story »
When the Fiat 500 arrives in the U.S. early next year, it will ride on an all-new platform shared with the Panda utility vehicle and Lancia Ypsilon hatchback. The switch to the new underpinnings will boost the 500's crash worthiness,...
Read the full story »
found about 45 hours ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
We're all very excited that the cute little Fiat 500 will be making its way Stateside next year, and if new reports are to be believed, it turns out that the U.S.-spec 500 will actually be better than the one already on sale in Europe. Inside Line...
Read the full story »
The Fiat 500 will be available in North America with a 1.4L Multiair engine in the fourth quarter of 2010. According to a report by Inside Line, the U.S. bound Fiat 500 will ride on a new platform, which will also be used on the 2011 Lancia Ypsilon...
Read the full story »
This is a full electric zero-emission vehicle by Atomik Cars based on the fiat 500 Abarth, which will be unveiled at this year’s Top Marques Monaco. Now you are probably thinking it’s a fiat and it’s electric so what’s interesting about it...
Read the full story »
A new Fiat 500 Convertible Special Edition has been released by the Italian automaker. The new 500 Pink will be limited to 300 examples where it will be in convertible form. The model will be based on the 1.2-litre Pop specification, and it will...
Read the full story »
Yesterday the Guangzhou-Fiat joint venture officially gained recognition from the central government and will begin production of Fiat vehicles in China by September 2011. The automotive venture will be based in Hunan province at the Changsha...
Read the full story »
Although not yet named, Dodge and Fiat are hard at work developing a new platform known as Compact Wide, on which the automakers plan to build a combined one million units annually by 2014. Our illustrator has put together a rendering based on a...
Read the full story »
Joining Fiat's special edition 500 Pink that was launched in the UK this past January, is a convertible variant of the car that is even more limited than the tin-top model as only 300 examples will be available in the country compared with 500 units...
Read the full story »
While there's still no word on whether Fiat/Chrysler will bring an electric version of the retro-metro 500 to market, it appears that someone else will. Atomik Cars has taken the 500 Abarth and made it meaner and cleaner. The new company's aim is to...
Read the full story »
Fiat has revealed the pricing on their new 500 Mini car, the one that only emits 119g/km. The Italian automaker has said that the entry level 500 will be no joke, and we’ve compiled a list of features which you can expect, without having to pay...
Read the full story »
The electron microscope of the media has been firmly fixed on Lapo Elkann, heir to the Fiat car company fortune, since Tuesday night when Elkann tipped the basketball away from the Toronto Raptors’ Jose Calderon. The tip prevented Calderon from...
Read the full story »
Maserati and Fiat are both developing a new platform family for the brand and will also share the new platform with new, high-end, rear-wheel-drive Alfa Romeo vehicles. The new platform will underpin the next-generation Quattroporte sedan and the...
Read the full story »
Alfa Romeo 8CFiat and Maserati are currently working on a next-generation platform that will replace its existing models, including the Quattroporte and the GranTurismo. The new platform will shave weight with the use of more aluminum. It will...
Read the full story »
The Atomik 500 will definitely be the star from Top Marques Monaco Show which will open its doors on April 15th. What you see in the photos is actually an Abarth 500 transformed into an electric car with four wheels drive, 5.6s for the 0-60 mph...
Read the full story »
found 6 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
Fiat heir/playboy Lapo Elkann was sitting court-side at Tuesday's Lakers-Raptors game when he touched an errant pass before Toronto could save it, giving possession to the Lakers and Kobe Bryant,...
Read the full story »
found 7 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Soaves' official title as Head of the Fiat Brand for North America not only installs her at the top of the pyramid, it puts her name on the profit-and-loss bottom line and has her answering directly to Sergio Marchionne. You can read Fiat's press...
Read the full story »
found 7 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli and is said to be heir to several Fiat thrones. While courtside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Toronto Raptors, Yahoo Sports reports that Elkann interfered...
Read the full story »
found 7 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Automobile reports that the 4C will be a "a compact, lightweight sports car concept," shorn of high-zoot and high-dollar goods like carbon fiber and a Ferrari engine. Instead, it will use a 250-horsepower four-cylinder and could be...
Read the full story »
Fiat's is back! Well, not just yet, but come this time next year the Fiat 500 minicar will be in U.S. dealerships. Which dealerships? Well, that hasn't been determined yet, but Fiat has taken one big step toward figuring that...
Read the full story »
Hamann Motorsport has cared a new performance version of the Abarth 500, and 500 esseesse. The upgrades will boost the power to 202kW and 380Nm of torque. These figures are almost double, if not double, on the normal 500 Abarth model. The mods...
Read the full story »
The 500C show car is a two-tone model with half painted white and the other half in black. The 138-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged engine produces up to 206 Nm (152 lb-ft) of torque, capable of getting the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.1 seconds....
Read the full story »
The 500C show car is a two-tone model with half painted white and the other half in black. The 138-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged engine produces up to 206 Nm (152 lb-ft) of torque, capable of getting the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.1 seconds....
Read the full story »
