Things are getting a little racy for the Fiat 500. With just days to go before the race-inspired 500 Abarth is unveiled in Geneva, and just weeks to go before the 500 makes its racing debut in Melbourne, comes news of a new 500 racing series to take place in Europe. Called the 5Hundred Cup, [...]
Italian coachbuilder Castagna has revealed a pair of wood-panelled cars it has developed for this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Designers used the new Mini Clubman as well as a stretched Fiat 500 hatch dubbed the ‘WoodyWagon’. The modified 500 is in fact the first stretched version of the new mini-hatch and it includes a number [...]
After displaying the official images of Fiat Abarth 500 here is the latest promo video.
Coinciding with the reveal of the all-new Abarth 500 hot hatch, Fiat has officially opened a new design studio and workshop dedicated to the revived performance line within the confines of its Mirafiori complex. Abarth is a motorsport, design and manufacturing company and home of Fiat’s acclaimed Abarth Racing Team.
The new design center consists of [...]
It’s here! Fiat has unleashed its white-hot Abarth 500, and the scorpion-badged model has a sting in its tail.
The racy supermini, set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, has a small but punchy 135bhp 1.4-litre 16v turbocharged engine under its stubby bonnet – an increase of 35bhp over the naturally aspirated [...]
Today, Fiat sent out an e-mail to all the members of the “500 Wants You” website alerting them to note these two dates: February 18 and 19 2008. While the Italian carmaker states in the e-mail that they can’t tell us any more at the moment, they do advise us to check out the two [...]
Some of you laughed at the news that Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa received a personalized Fiat 500, but we’d argue he can still have some fun with the nueva Topolino. Case in point is this footage from the recent Fiat 500 Challenge, which pitted a handful of Massa’s teammates and colleagues against each other. [...]
Every year in Rome is held a luxury show called the Scrigno, Tesori d’Italia, which roughly translates to mean the Italian Treasure Chest. Last year we showed you a Maserati Quattroporte by Studio M that was dipped in gold. To be more specific, it’s paint was mixed 24k gold powder. The 2008 event concluded today [...]
Fiat’s reborn 500 is the most stylish city car of the moment. How does it compare to its rivals in the UK?
SMALL cars are Fiat’s business. The firm builds the Bravo family hatch and even sells the Multipla compact MPV, but it takes its identity from the cramped streets of its Turin home.
The place inspired [...]
With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Group expected to be announced within weeks, Italian giant Fiat may finally get access to the premium RWD and AWD technologies it’s always dreamt of. Fiat was one of the first carmakers rumored to be interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover because of [...]
