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FIAT Abarth 500C
Fiat’s tuning brand, Abarth, has unveiled the lid on its latest creation based on the 500C. Like its tin-topped counterpart, the Abarth 500C benefits from a more powerful turbocharged engine as well as chassis upgrades and a full suite of aero tweaks to reduce drag and improve high-speed stability over the standard Fiat 500C.
Motivation comes [...]
Fiat 500 gets New Multijet II Diesel
Fiat announced today that it is replacing the the 500 mini’s 75HP Multijet diesel unit with a 1.3-liter Multijet II engine that incorporates Start&Stop technology and a DPF particulate filter.
The new diesel unit produces an output of 95 horsepower (+20HP) at 4,000rpm and 200Nm or 148 lb-ft of torque at only 1,500rpm.
The result is a [...]
Fiat 500 Pink Limited Edition
Look at the image above. It a Fiat 500 Pink Limited Edition. Only 500 of these pink Fiat 500 will be produced. The pink car will target women drivers making them believe that it is a must have motoring fashion item. Under the hood will be a 1242 engine that will make the car pelt [...]
Fiat 500 to get a new engine
Fiat’s New Small Gasoline Engine that will make its premiere on the 500 mini. The newest 0.9-liter twin-cylinder engine features turbocharging and Fiat’s Multiair technology that controls the intake valves, depending on the horsepower needed.
Fiat says that while the new engine offers the same performance as a larger naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine, fuel economy and, [...]
Fiat Panda Mini Upgrades
All 2010 model year Fiat’s Pandas adopt the more contemporary body colored grille found on the 4×2 and 4×4 Dynamic variants, new alloy wheel options, larger exterior mirrors and silver trim finish for the roof bars. Fiat designers has also added four new and fresh exterior colors to the lineup.
In saloon, the instrument panel gets [...]
2010 Fiat Punto EVO
Fiat introduced a facelifted version of the Grande Punto at the autoshow in Frankfurt. The new Punto, called Evo, gains a restyled front-end with a new bumper design that brings it closer to the 500 along with tweaked front and rear light clusters as well as a reworked rear bumper. These changes “stretched” the car’s [...]
Fiat Sentiero
You don’t know what is this? This is a Fiat Sentiero, a new Italian concept. The new concept was created as part of Prodan’s final year project, is a conceptual proposal for a compact-sized pickup truck for the European market. The designer states that the vehicle’s styling is based on Fiat’s current design language and [...]
1,500,000th Panda
Good news for Fiat fans: the small Panda car has reached a 1,500,000th example of the model on the Poland plant in Tychy. The vehicle is a left hand drive car in magnetic blue with a 1.3 MultiJet engine that is destined for an Italian customer. The today generation Panda was unveiled in 2003 and [...]
FIAT 500 Abarth Competizione Special-edition
Fiat’s tuning division has unveiled its special-edition 500 Abarth Competizione model. Abarth Competizione Special-edition will be priced nearly $35k and only ten will be made available for exclusive consumption in Holland. The €3,000 premium over the stock 500 Abarth gets enthusiastic buyers a special little hot hatch with a black roof, black 17-inch alloys and [...]
Fiat Sapor
Look at the new FIAT’s concept. Its a Sapor Roadster which was conceived by diseno-art studio as a concept proposal for a small entry level sports car.
The Sapor was designed to feature a front-mounted engine that sends power to the rear wheels. The designers claim that one possible option could be Fiat’s 1.4-liter turbocharged [...]