FIAT 500 News
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One of the fanciest trim lines in the industry is back for another model year. The Gucci-edition Fiat 500 is coming back for another round of ultra-compact fanciness. While not quite filled with the finest Corinthian leather, the 2013 Fiat 500 and 500C are both outfitted with Gucci embroidery inside while the outside lets the world know that you're driving only the most sheik thing on four wheels. Well, as long as we stay below the $30,000 mark. Gucci applies their name all over the Fiat 500 with badges outside, G logos on the wheels, and all sorts of striping and labeling on the inside. The...
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Fiat Teams Up With SMEG For 500 Refrigerator
Italian stye is oft imitated but hard to actually get right. The Italians have knack for producing all sorts of goods that simply look fantastic, and this extends from their suits to their cars on to their... appliances? Yes, now that Fiat has teamed up with SMEG to create the SMEG 500...
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Abarth To Show Four New "Fuori Serie" Creations In Geneva
Fiat, like MINI, knows that that buyers of its 500 Abarth models want to personalize their rides. Unlike MINI, which specializes in primarily cosmetic changes, Abarth has launched a program that gives customers an even broader-scope upgrade and customization path. Introduced at last...
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Coming Soon To A Car Near You: Plastic Windows
If you wear glasses to correct your vision, chances are good you already know the benefits of polycarbonate lenses over glass ones. Not only are polycarbonate lenses significantly lighter, they’re also much more impact-resistant than glass. Polycarbonate windows have been used in racing cars...
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Fiat Unveils Racy 500 Design Concepts: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Fiat isn’t making a big deal of this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show but the Italian brand, now in control of Chrysler, hasn’t forgotten the show altogether. Fiat has unveiled two new design concepts in Detroit based on its sporty 500 Abarth and 500 Turbo models. The automaker says...
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2013 Fiat 500c Abarth Live Photos: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
Depending on your priorities, Fiat may have just made the 500 Abarth a better vehicle. That is, if your priority is hearing that beefy exhaust note and if it involves having an open-air experience. These two things have now been accomplished with the introduction of the new 2013 Fiat 500c Abarth at...
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The electric version of the Fiat 500 goes on sale in the summer of 2013, but only in limited markets.
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2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio Preview: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
Love the Fiat 500 Abarth but really want to get an open-air driving experience? Well then, Fiat has just the thing for you as it's revealing the 2013 500c Abarth, where the c stands for cabriolet. Basically, take the sliding soft-top from the 500c, put it on a 500 Abarth, and you have the right...
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2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio Teased In New Video
Formula 1 is in the U.S. for the first time in five years this weekend, and it's already leading to the product tie-ins. No, we're not complaining. In this video you see the first footage of the Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in just under two weeks...
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Fiat Starts Custom Shop For U.S. 500 Buyers
One of the keys to MINI’s success in the United States is the vast amount of customization available on its cars. While it’s theoretically possible to spec a MINI Cooper that’s identical to a car ordered by another buyer, we’d have to rate the chances on the same level as...
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Fiat Shows Off The Magneti Marelli Fiat 500 Abarth At SEMA: Video
Like all cars with a passionate fan base, Fiat’s 500 revival makes a great blank canvas for customization. Even from the show room floor, there are 500 models to satisfy the needs of most buyers, from those concerned primarily with fuel economy (the base 500) to those who spend weekends on an...
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Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio And 500E Confirmed For L.A. Auto Show
Fiat is about to add two more members to its 500 family in the form of a new Fiat 500 Abarth Cabriolet and 500E electric car. The cars will be revealed for the first time at next month’s 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, with inventory (hopefully) arriving in showrooms shortly after. We’ve...
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Abarth, the performance division at Fiat, is out to show that even buyers of humble cars like the 500 minicar can enjoy the kinds of vehicle personalization that we’re accustomed to seeing on supercars. We were given a taste of what to expect with the limited edition Abarth 695 models unveiled at the previous Frankfurt and Geneva auto shows. However, at the 2012 Paris Auto Show taking place next week, Abarth will finally be launching its new “Fuori Serie” personalization service. Through the new service, customers will be able to consult with Abarth’s design and...
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Fiat 500 Abarth To Tackle Targa Newfoundland: Video
The Fiat 500 Abarth seeks to prove its sporting cred at the 2012 Targa Newfoundland.
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Jay Leno's 2012 Fiat 500 Sells For $350k At Charity Auction
When you’re Jay Leno, taking delivery of the first or second customer car in country is generally as easy as picking up the phone and saying, “I’ll need one of those for my collection, as close to the first production model as possible.” Such was the case with The Tonight...
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2013 Fiat 500 Turbo Live At Concorso Italiano: Gallery
The Fiat 500 Turbo aims for the sweet spot between the relatively hardcore Abarth and the standard 500: More pep, less harshness. It does it all for a starting price of just $20,200, making its made its debut at the Concorso Italiano this week. Whether the Fiat 500 Turbo will meet your needs in its...
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2013 Fiat 500 Turbo Preview
We knew it was coming, but now it’s official; the 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo has made its debut today in the lead up to the Pebble Beach Concours and is set to launch this fall priced from just $20,200, including destination. The car squeezes in between the regular 500 and high-performance Abarth...
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Jay Leno's Fiat 500 Prima Edizione Hits The Block For Charity: Video
Last year, Jay Leno took delivery of the second Fiat 500 imported into the United States, and you’ll soon get a chance to bid on that very same Prima Edizione car at an upcoming Gooding & Company auction. Leno is giving the limited-edition Fiat up for charity, with the proceeds from the...
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While we here in the United States often complain that Europe gets better cars than we do, sometimes the opposite is true. In Europe, for example, the Fiat 500 Abarth comes standard with just 135 horsepower, while we in the United States get 25 more ponies for a total of 160 hp. The Fiat 500 Abarth is a great car, but it’s limited in availability (for now anyway) and priced beyond the means of some. The Fiat 500 Sport handles like a go-kart, but simply doesn’t produce enough power from its normally aspirated 1.4-liter engine to consistently put a smile on our face. That...
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Lazzarini Design Wants To Build A Ferrari-Powered Fiat 500
The idea of shoehorning a big engine into a small car is nothing new, and off the top of our collective heads we can name examples like the SHOgun, a Ford Fiesta infused with Taurus SHO power; the Mallett Pitbull Solstice, stuffed full of Corvette LS2 V-8 and Volkswagen’s own Frankenstein...
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2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Officially Sold Out To Dealers
If you’re on the fence about buying a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth hot hatch, we’ve got some bad news for you. Unless you can find a dealership with unsold inventory (and good luck with that), you’ll be waiting until the fall to take delivery of a Fiat 500 Abarth, in 2013 model year form...
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Fiat 500 Coupe Zagato Coming In 2013: Report
There are few certainties in life, aside from death, taxes and the number one rule of automakers worldwide: future products are not to be commented on, ever. There’s logic behind such a sentiment, as building excitement for products that don’t exist tends to negatively impact sales of...
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The Fiat 500 Takes The First SCCA B-Spec Series Win
Last fall we told you about the SCCA’s new B-Spec series, designed to be an affordable gateway into the world of SCCA racing. Cars for the series are purpose-built and include the Kia Rio, the MINI Cooper, the Mazda2, the Ford Fiesta, the Honda Fit and the Fiat 500. By series rules, each car...
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Don't Scratch My Fiat 500 Abarth: Video
Romanian supermodel Catrinel Menghia has done quite a bit to raise Fiat’s brand recognition in the United States market, primarily though a commercial called “Seduction” that was never intended to play on network TV. In fact, the commercial was created exclusively for the Los...
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