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  • Abarth 695 Fuori Serie Record

    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 September’s Paris Auto Show, Fiat’s “Fuori Serie” customization service for 500 Abarth models allows customers to consult with Abarth’s designers and engineers to create one-of-a-kind hot hatch. From unique trim through custom graphics and interior upgrades, Fuori Serie changes are...

  • 2014 Fiat 500L live photos, 2012 L.A. Auto Show
    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...

  • Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept By Pininfarina
    Mazda And Fiat Finalize Deal To Build New Alfa Romeo Spider In 2015

    In May 2012, Mazda and Fiat announced plans to co-develop a new Alfa Romeo convertible sports car based on the underpinnings of the next-generation MX-5 Miata. Under the plan, the new Alfa Romeo convertible, which is tipped to revive the Spider name (although Duetto has also been hinted at), will...

  • Fiat 500 Turbo ‘Cattiva’ concept, 2013 Detroit Auto Show
    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...

  • 2013 Fiat 500c Abarth live photos, 2012 L.A. Auto Show
    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...

  • 2013 Fiat 500e
    2013 Fiat 500e Electric Hatch Makes L.A. Debut

    The electric version of the Fiat 500 goes on sale in the summer of 2013, but only in limited markets.

  • 2013 Fiat 500c Abarth

    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 idea. Powertrain-wise, the 500c Abarth features the same MultiAir 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, rated at 160 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque, as the 500 Abarth gets. Power is sent to the front wheels through a five-speed manual transmission, with no automatic or dual-clutch...

  • Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio
    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...

  • 2013 Fiat 500
    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...

  • Matteo Romano talks about the Magneti Marelli Fiat 500 Abarth
    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...

  • 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth
    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...

  • 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Full Jeep Lineup May Be Manufactured In China

    As it looks to counter the effects of declining European sales, Fiat is turning an eye towards China. Still viewed as the world’s largest automotive market, Fiat thinks there’s opportunity to resume Jeep production in China for the local market. Today, all Jeep models are produced in...

  • Sergio Marchionne

    Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti over the weekend to address concerns Fiat might be closing one or more plants in Italy due to its shrinking market share and excess capacity. A joint statement after the meeting said Fiat would revise its plans by building more cars in Italy for export outside of Europe, which is seeing the lowest level of new car sales in close to 40 years. Many of Fiat’s plants in Italy are running at 50 percent or lower than their optimal capacity, and with many, including Marchionne, seeing no rebound in the European new...

  • Abarth Fuori Serie based on the Fiat 500
    Abarth Previews 'Fuori Serie' Personalization Service With Custom Fiat 500

    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...

  • Another victim of the car hobby explains his addiction
    Fiat Explains The Car Customization Hobby: Video

    We’ve all been there. It starts innocently enough, perhaps with a drop-in, oiled-gauze air filter. The next thing you know, you’re eating ramen to afford an ECU reflash, and from there it’s a very short trip to blowing the mortgage payment on a set of 18-inch alloy wheels mounted...

  • Fiat 500 Abarth at the Targa Newfoundland
    Fiat 500 Abarth To Tackle Targa Newfoundland: Video

    The Fiat 500 Abarth seeks to prove its sporting cred at the 2012 Targa Newfoundland.

  • Jay Leno thanks the winning bidder for his generosity
    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...

  • 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo debut live at the Concorso Italiano
    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...

  • 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo

    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 model, positioning Fiat likes to call the “sweet spot” in the 500 lineup, and with a turbocharged version of the 500’s 1.4-liter MultiAir engine delivering 135 horsepower and 150 pound-feet of torque, it certainly is sweet. For the record, that’s a full 34 horses more than...

  • Jay Leno's Fiat 500 Prima Edizione - image courtesy of Jay Leno's Garage
    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...

  • Still image from Fiat's 'Immigrants' ad
    Does Fiat's New Ad Tease The 500T? Video

    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...

  • Fiat 500X crossover teased during presentation of 500L MPV in Italy
    Fiat 500X Crossover Teased, Jeep Version To Follow

    The Fiat 500L compact MPV unveiled at March’s Geneva Motor Show won’t be hitting showrooms until early next year but already we have the first image and details of another new Fiat 500 variant, the Fiat 500X, which is also due in showrooms sometime next year. The compact crossover made...

  • 2013 Dodge Dart
    2013 Dodge Dart Rallye DDCT: Quick Drive Of Dual-Clutch Automatic

    The 2013 Dodge Dart is one of the most eagerly anticipated models of the new model year—not just because it’s the first model to be developed under pooled Fiat and Chrysler engineering resources, but because it represents a return to form for Dodge compact cars. That said, the Dart is...

  • Lazzarini Design's Fiat 550 Italia concept
    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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