The Italians from Fiat officially revealed the high-performance version of the current Fiat 500, a model which enters the U.S. market at full throttle being equipped with a 1.4-liter MultiAir engine developing 160 horses and 230 Nm of torque. The U.S.-spec model is more powerful than the European model which uses a four-cylinder 135-horsepower engine.
The Turin-based company announced today that the Fiat Sedici crossover is going to receive few improvements for the 2012 model year. The Fiat Sedici entered production in 2006 after its introduction at the Geneva Motor Show that year. The Italians presented an updated version of the model in 2009, thus, it was the time to
It seems that the waiting of the U.S. customers will come to an end soon as the Italians from Fiat announced that the high-performance Fiat 500 Abarth will debut in North America at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. Under the bonnet, the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth gets a 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine able to
The Italians from Fiat decided to reveal the 2012 model year Ducato, a refreshed version of the current commercial vehicle. However, the 2012 Fiat Ducato brings no additional major innovations or features comparing to the current model. Under the bonnet, the Italian model will be available with a 2.3-liter engine offering between 110HP and 148HP
Fiat Linea could be considered a quite new model within Fiat’s range as it has been introduced in March 2007. The small family car is currently manufactured at several plants such as the Bursa factory in Turkey but also in India, Russia and Brazil. The new Linea replaces Fiat Marea and is available only as
Fiat Punto is an Italian model classified as a supermini model manufactured since 1993, the predecessor of Fiat Uno. The first generation entered production in late 1993 after its announcement in September that year. The Italians offered the Punto with a 1.1-liter petrol engine offering 54 horsepower, three 1.2-liter unit with outputs ranging from 60
The Italian people from Fiat decided to help the Breast Cancer Research Foundation which is currently trying to find a cure for the breast cancer. In this regard, Fiat introduced the 500 Pink Ribbon edition in the United States, the company following to donate $1,000 from the profit of every model. Fiat also announced that
The Fiat Stilo is a small hatchback, offered in a three or five door body as well as an estate option, basically all choices for youngsters, young families and less youthful Italians alike. Sure, the car is aimed at the entire European market but it is quintessentially Italian. The Fiat Stilo took over the lovable
Former Dodge, current Ram pickup fans are going to have a bit of a shock sometime in the near future when they enter their favorite dealerships. That’s because instead of the usual pickup truck lineup, they are going to see a relatively small commercial vehicle, one that was created in Europe. The Ram brand will
The Italian people from Fiat unveiled the revised version of Punto, the 2012 model year brining some subtle aesthetic changes alongside a new two-cylinder engine. Scheduled to be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the 2012 Punto features a new exterior finish, called Verde Lime, alongside a black roof and three trim levels, namely Pop,
We all know the enormous amount of issues Fiat has been faced with in recent times and we all know that what really saved them from going under was none other than the little Fiat Panda. A new version of it being previewed for the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Panda has a history stretching so
The Fiat 500 may be a crown jewel in the set that belongs to the retro enthusiastic crowds but it still comes with some modern features. And the best of all these features is the new engine the Italians developed especially for the little town car and which they hope to find more applications for.
Despite Fiat’s delays, setbacks and sales lack of performance in the U.S. the Italian company still wants to hit the North American market and they want to hit it strong. Part of this total assault will be the company’s presence at the New York Fashion Week with a special edition Fiat 500 done in collaboration
It is well known that Fiat entered the North American market recently with the new 500 as the main model. The Italians set a sales target of 50,000 units for this year but this is a mark that most likely won’t be reached as Fiat suffered some delays in opening new showrooms in the United
Earlier this year, at the Geneva Motor Show, Fiat introduced a special edition of the tiny 500 hatchback in collaboration with Gucci and now they decided to offer the special edition for the convertible model too. To be more precise, the Italian manufacturer teamed up with the fashion house in order to celebrate Italy’s 150th
Fiat’s 500 long ago took over American fashion-conscious cities such as New York and the likes and has even went on to penetrate the rest of the U.S. market. The Italian company’s hotter version of the 500, something the Europeans have enjoyed for years was still reluctant to appear over there. Now, thanks to a
Fiat decided to do some fine adjustments to the current Panda in the UK and introduce new fuel efficient engines along some improvements for the already existent trim levels. Therefore, the revised version of the Active package is now priced at £8,445 and includes electric front windows, airbags for driver and passenger along power steering
The Turin-based company announced that the new Fiat 500 will arrive in the Chinese dealerships later this year, on September 15 to be more precise. However, the Italians will reveal few weeks earlier the 500 First Edition in a limited series of only 100 units, a quite small number considering the population and also the
I think we may just be at a point where the Fiat 500 Abarth has gotten too popular for its own sake and Fiat is looking for alternative ways of delivering Abarth performance to the fans. The good looking Fiat Punto is one excellent starting plate but the Evo version it already has is a
The Fiat 500’s popularity is not about to die out soon which means that people are going to be very interested, to say the least, in creating customized versions. A very recent model in such a lineup is called the Fiat 500 Marcia Corta and there’s quite a lot of credentials that go into this
