Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , Fiat , Europe/EU One of Lancia's achievements with the Y10, later called Ypsilon, was creating the urban chic supermini well before the new Minis or Smarts were on the road. Although not the most successful car in the segment, the Ypsilon has been a Lancia staple since its introduction in 1996. Since the current version is starting to look outdated, the Italian...
Further proof of the Fiat 500's sustained success in the UK is illustrated in today's new car registrations figures for October, in which the popular supermini breaks into the Top 10 best sellers list for the first time since its launch in January 2008.
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(TrendHunter.com) Fiat is far from a luxury sports brand, but the Fiat 500Monte Carlo didn’t get the memo. Check out Bogdan Urdea’s renderings of the car, which has a serious attitude considering its small frame. The…
Without a doubt, this is the most bad-ass Fiat 500 I've seen to date. With its flat-black finish over carbon fiber body panels, huge front-mount intercooler, and ginormous rear spoiler, this 500 means business—to the tune of 360 hp. The car has a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine and will be driving in an Italian endurance race. LINK 360HP Fiat 500 Abarth by Romeo Ferrari to participate in Italian...
Attempting to follow in the success of other retro hatchbacks – such as the Fiat 500 – Citroen will produce a new-age version of its iconic 2CV, a new report finds. The new model will be largely based on the Revolte concept that made its world debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The production version [...]
[RockSolidShifts] For those of you who are unfamiliar with this car, this is a Fiat 500. Romeo Ferraris, a Italian tuning firm and racing car builder, build this puppy. Originally 94 Horse power, the Italian firm turned the 1.4 liter engine into a freakin mean machine packing in 360 HP. Thats over 257 horse [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin .
The Fiat brand will kick off its return to the U.S. with an Abarth-branded special-edition 500 in 2011, and it's expected to be the only actual Fiat-branded model on sale here. But what a model it is--espcially the hot Abarth version. So there's room here for some Abarth fans, and what fan doesn't love a good watch...err, excuse me, chronograph...
We learned today the California Special returns for the 2011 Mustang , making it the 3,457th special edition 'Stang. Being mostly trim-unt-wheels, we don't really see the draw, begging the question: what's the worst special edition car? In our minds, the worst is the King King Crew Member Edition VW Touareg . That's right, you're forking out money not to have a vehicle driven by a star of King Kong,...
You probably thought that Abarth’s 695 Tributo Ferrari was one of the hottest Fiat 500s you’ve ever seen. Well, we’d now like to introduce you to Romeo Ferraris’ modified Fiat 500 that will take part in the ‘6 Hours of Vallelunga.’ The carbon-fiber Fiat 500 is powered by a 1.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that produces an outstanding [...]
The engine in question is Fiat’s 1.4 liter “Fire,” planned for use in the Fiat 500 as well as planned Dodge and Chrysler B-segment hatchbacks. Automotive News [sub] reports that the Michigan Economic Growth Authority has authorized ten years worth of employment tax credits if Chrysler builds the engines at an unused plant in Dundee, [...]
All of you folks know that Fiat launched a brand new engine called Multiair (received by the Alfa Romeo MiTo ), showing a better fuel consumption but also smaller CO2 emissions. Well, it appears that this new engine will also be used on the Abarth versions of Fiat’s 500 and Grande Punto Evo.
The Fiat 500 has been getting tons of attention due to its look and this translates to plenty of sales too. Most of these buyers are new to the brand, making it all the more impressive.
The 51st edition of the Sanremo Rally will see the brand new Abarth 500 R3T, a new rally car based on the popular Fiat 500 . The new vehicle will enter the Group R3T and will carry a 1368 cm3 engine with a Garrett GT1446a fixed geometry turbocharger capable to deliver an impressive 180 hp (132 kW) at 5500 rpm and 300 Nm at 3000 rpm.