Video: Fiat 500C
Good news for Fiat’s minicar fans: the new video of Fiat’s brand-new 500C convertible minicar was shared on the net. Fiat 500C was revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The cabrio variant of the 500 that features an electric-sliding fabric top enters the European market two years after the launch of the fixed-roof model. Today Fiat offers the 500C with 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter petrol and 1.3-liter diesel engines.
Seats Abarth Corse by Sabelt
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New seats “Abarth Corse by Sabelt”
The new seat “Abarth Corse by Sabelt” is born: a technologically evolved product which is the result of the cooperation between two Italian brands, sharing the same sportsmanship and technological values. In fact, Abarth once more found the ideal partner in Sabelt in order to develop this new product, which confirms the goal of the Scorpion brand to transfer to all its customers the functionality, in terms of performance and safety, of the racing world.
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2009 Fiat Sedici
FIAT released the first official images of facelifted Sedici crossover. The most important change concerns the introduction of new engines, a 120 horsepower 1.6-liter gasoline unit that replaces the 107HP 1.6-liter engine and a 135 hp 2.0-liter Multijet 16v turbo diesel that takes the place of the 1.9-liter JTD producing 120HP.
Both new engines will be combined with either a front-wheel drive layout or a four-wheel drive system. Euro sales of the Sedici facelift will begin by the end of May.
Fiat Prices 500 Convertible
Hot news for fiat’s fans: the UK will be the first country in Europe to receive the new 500 Convertible even before it goes to dealerships in Italy. The all-new Fiat 500C cabrio will arrive in UK show-rooms this summer. The prices ranging from £11,300 for the entry-level 1.2-liter gasoline model to £14,100 for the highly specified Lounge version with a 1.3-litre turbodiesel. The rag-topped 500 will be available in 11 colors and buyers being able to choose from three different engines, the 69HP 1.2-litre and 100HP 1.4-litre petrol units, and the 75HP 1.3-liter MultiJet turbodiesel.
There are two trim options available, Pop and Lounge. An electrically operated hood, air conditioning, remote central locking, radio/CD/MP3 player, seven airbags and electric door mirrors are standard on all cars, while climate control, ESP stability control, foglights and rear parking sensors are among the principal features incorporated in Lounge models.
1.2 Pop £11,300
1.4 Pop £12,500
1.3 Mjet Pop £12,700
1.2 Lounge £12,700
1.4 Lounge £13,900
1.3 Mjet Lounge £14,100
FIAT 500 C cabriolet
Fiat plans to unveil its 500 cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new cabrio, called 500C, C will go on sale in summer.
FIAT 500 C is a four-seater, but rear seats will be small and a bit of boot space will be lost.
The 500 C will have a folding canvas roof, which stows away neatly into the rear compartment; it keeps its door pillars and roof structure intact, however, so will not give a full roadster experience.
Expect the same 70bhp 1.2 and 100bhp 1.4-litre petrol engines as the 500 hatch; a turbocharged Abarth version is likely to follow, though the 75bhp 1.3 diesel may not be offered.
Fiat to launch an Elise named Dino
Fiat is planning a re-launch the evocative Dino badge on a Lotus-derived sports car. Not to be confused with the Dino of Ferrari fame, Fiat’s version was all about affordable, stylish transport.
The new Fiat sports car will arrive to dealerships in 2011. It had been thought it would use the newly resurrected Abarth badge. However the Italian firm’s CEO Lorenzo Sistino told us: ‘I think it would be great to go into the small two-seater roadster market again – and it would be brilliant if we could bring back the Dino badge, too.’
Fiat launched its first car with the Dino badge in 1966. Echoing modern platform sharing techniques, it was a convertible built around the same basic chassis as the firm’s 124 Spider.
Fiat Portofino Concept
Look at the new FIAT’s concept, called Portofino Concept. The Portofino will be unveiled at the Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf from August 29 to September 7. The new FIAT’s concept is actually inspired from the open-topped beach cars that were built onto small Fiat models by Italian coachbuilders in the 1960s. Based on the Fiorino platform, the Portofino Concept has not only lost its roof but also its doors that have been somewhat replaced by nautical ropes. To compensate for the structural loss, Fiat’s designers added a rollbar-like central ring.
Inside, the Portofino design follows a nautical theme with the interior flooring made out of wood. Other changes include the repainted dashboard and the new seats that have been upholstered with natural fibres treated using a special waterproofing process.
Fiat 500 with funky paintwork
Nokia has acquired seventy two Fiat 500 superminis with funky paintwork for use in the ‘Nokia Connectors’ promo tour. The cell-phone giant will use the Italian retro supermini to send teams of student brand ambassadors on to UK streets, parks, beaches and parties. Based all over the UK in 18 key cities and armed with Nokia handsets and Fiat 500s, the brand ambassadors will connect with potential consumers, particularly in relation to Nokia’s new 6220 phone.
Video: Fiat Strada Adventure
Look at this funny TV commercial ad with new Fiat’s small pick-up truckcalled Strada Adventure. The Fiat Strada Adventure comes to us from Brazil plants. The TV ad shows a young couple getting ready to “rock-and-roll” inside the Fiat Strada Adventure when the busty chick asks the guy for protection.
Fiat 500 vs. Audi Q7
Look at the video crash test: tiny Fiat 500 vs. Audi Q7.
- The Fiat 500 has 2 cross members in the front to provide a large surface area for impact.
- The Audi Q7 corner impact only hits a small part of the cross members, not enough to reduce all the kinetic energy from the Audi Q7.
- As the Fiat 500 and Audi’s corners compressed, the Fiat side members compressed deforming the structure and creating a hole under the driver’s seat.
- The majority of the red on the driver is caused by the deformation of the side member, impacting the driver.
Essentially, only part of the crumple zone was used causing the side impact beams to bend and hit the driver.