500C
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The Fiat 500 Cabrio, or 500c for short, has been around since 2006 but at this week’s 2011 New York Auto Show the wraps came off the U.S.-spec version of the cutesy open-top minicar. Like its European cousin, the 500c gets a slide-back canvas roof that mimics the design on the original Nuova Cinquecento from the 1950s (pictured). Because of the top's unique design, it can be operated at speeds of up to 60 mph, unlike a typical retracting-lid type top. It's power operated, so a single button press opens and closes the rig. Press the roof button again, and the roof will neatly fold all...
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2012 Fiat 500C Making U.S. Debut At 2011 New York Auto ShowInterest in the pint-sized 2012 Fiat 500 is set to ignite once again with word on the street that its convertible sibling, the funky 500C, is set to make its North American debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show next month. That word comes by way of Fiat’s local chief, Laura Soave, who in the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
