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Enter the rumormill: Renault to build a Smart/IQ contender

Renault Twingo - Click above for a complete gallery A few French media outlets are toying with the possibility that Renault could build a microcar to compete with the smart fortwo, the Toyota IQ or even the upcoming Volkwagen Up! The idea would be to use a shortened version of the current Twingo, currently being produced in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, to keep costs down. Renault did hint not that long ago that it might also make a spider version of the Twingo. We suggest also that they throw in one of their upcoming electric powertrains as well. ... Read more →

Fiat plans new brand for low-cost cars Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's been widely reported already that Fiat is working up a new city car that would revive the old Topolino nameplate in Europe. Now it seems that the Italian automaker is considering launching a ...

Early shots of Gordon Murray's T.25 surface Jeremy Korzeniewski

Gordon Murray has very big ideas, but sometimes those ideas turn into something very small indeed. Such is the case with the T.25, which is the twenty-fifth unique design to come out of the man's ...

No GM minicars in U.S. for the time being Jeremy Korzeniewski

With sales of the smart going well and cars like the MINI flying off the showroom floor, you might expect the big automotive giants to want in on that action too. Perhaps they do, but it doesn't ...

Fiat might take on Smart with new even smaller car Sam Abuelsamid

Fiat is apparently considering a production of a new mini-car to challenge the Smart ForTwo and upcoming city cars from Volkswagen and Toyota. The latter two companies will be displaying concept ...

Enter the rumormill: Renault to build a Smart/IQ contender 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat plans new brand for low-cost cars 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been widely reported already that Fiat is working up a new city car that would revive the old Topolino nameplate in Europe. Now it seems that the Italian automaker is considering launching a completely new marque for that city car along with two additional models that would be based on ...

Early shots of Gordon Murray's T.25 surface 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Gordon Murray has very big ideas, but sometimes those ideas turn into something very small indeed. Such is the case with the T.25, which is the twenty-fifth unique design to come out of the man's head. Past projects include the McLaren F1 and the Rocket, two vehicles that weren't quite in the ...

No GM minicars in U.S. for the time being 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With sales of the smart going well and cars like the MINI flying off the showroom floor, you might expect the big automotive giants to want in on that action too. Perhaps they do, but it doesn't seem likely that General Motors will be entering that particular segment of the market anytime soon. ...

Fiat might take on Smart with new even smaller car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat is apparently considering a production of a new mini-car to challenge the Smart ForTwo and upcoming city cars from Volkswagen and Toyota. The latter two companies will be displaying concept versions of their models at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The Fiat would likely share a platform ...

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