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Lancia to create the new Ypsilon on the Fiat 500 Giardinera platform

One of Lancia's achievements with the Y10, later called Ypsilon, was creating the urban chic supermini well before the new Minis or Smarts were on the road. Although not the most successful car in the segment, the Ypsilon has been a Lancia staple since its introduction in 1996. Since the current version is starting to look outdated, the Italian marque is planning to launch an updated based on the future Fiat 500 Giardinera, aka station wagon, that will use an enlarged platform from the current Fiat 500 / Ford Ka. This is a remarkable ... Read more →

Chrysler to outfit Fiat 500-approved dealers with specific showroom "salons" Jeremy Korzeniewski

Listening to Chrysler's long and rambling 2010-2014 Business Plan, it was clear that the company and its dealerships are very much looking forward to finally getting the fuel efficient Fiat 500 in ...

Fiat 500 to be the choice car for British driving schools Xavier Navarro

When it comes time to get a drivers' license, Europeans usually go to driving schools to get ready to pass the government's exams. Since the driving tests usually include parallel parking, it ...

Fiat launches pricy new special-edition 500 Abarth Competizione Noah Joseph

Cars may be getting smaller, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily getting cheaper. As if to prove that point, Fiat has thumbed its nose at the Tata Nano with a special 500 that packs a big ...

REPORT: U.S. to get four versions of Fiat 500 by 2011, no word on hybrid Frank Filipponio

Fiat is confirming that the U.S. will be getting four versions of the Fiat 500 by 2011. The tiny 500 is the only Fiat model that has been officially greenlighted for American consumption under ...

PETA Alert: Fiat underscores eco-friendliness using unique advertising campaign 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've some pretty cool advertising in our time, but the new European marketing campaign from Fiat is surely one of the more memorable efforts from an automaker in recent years. In an effort to underscore the safety of its diminutive 500, both to its occupants and the animals we share our planet ...

Enter the rumormill: New diesel engine for the Fiat 500 in the works 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Fiat 500 is currently offered in Europe with two gasoline engines and just one diesel. Since the concept of "small sport diesel" exists in the European market, it doesn't come as a real surprise that Fiat seems to be working on a sportier version of the 1.3 Multijet diesel engine that's used in ...

Spotted in the wild: Fiat 500 on the street in Michigan 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

By now, we all know that if Chrysler is to have a future as an automaker, it is going to need some modern small cars. The plan is to fill that void with products that have their origins at Chrysler's new Italian overlords at Fiat. Anchoring the line will be the diminutive Fiat 500, 2008's ...

Fiat's partnership with Chrysler could bring the Ford Ka to America 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

To quote the famous Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, "Oh what a tangled web we weave..." In this particular case, the web in question is a global vehicle market with automakers and product lines so intertwined with one another that Fiat's expected partnership with Chrysler could actually allow ...

Fiat working on new hybrid system for small cars to share with Chrysler 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Italian magazine Quattroroute is reporting that Fiat is hard at work on a new hybrid system for smaller cars and it is prepared to share the system with Chrysler. The system could appear in the tiny 500 and the upcoming Topolino paired up with Fiat's new 900cc two cylinder turbocharged engine. The ...

Barbie's Fiat 500 comes to London, crystals and pink lipstick at the ready 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Think the standard Fiat 500 is just a little too manly? Fiat feels your pain, and would hereby like to offer the 500 Barbie, a one-of-a-kind small car created for the Barbie doll's 50th anniversary. This is a partnership five decades in the making, since the redesigned model was itself released ...

Fiat prices the 500 C from 11,300 in the UK 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image for a couple of images of the Fiat 500C Fiat just announced prices for the 500 C, the convertible version of the Fiat 500, for when it goes on sale in the summer. The cheapest you can get one for will be £11,300. What's interesting is that Britons will have the three ...

Geneva 2009: Rinspeed's Abarth-based E2 concept 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Usually one concept is enough to put Rinspeed on the map here at its home-turf Geneva Motor Show, but this year the quirky Swiss coachbuilder doubled down with a modified Fiat 500 that hugs the road and the planet at the same time. Joining the innovative iChange on its show stand, the Rinspeed ...

Geneva Preview: Rinspeed E2 features fuel-saving switch 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Wouldn't it be great if modern cars had a button that magically adds 100 horsepower for those instances when a little extra oomph is required? That's exactly what Rinspeed has added to the little Fiat 500 Abarth for its new E2 concept, though it actually works the other way around. The new car ...

Americans eager for Fiat and Alfa could get two Euro models soon 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's one more rumor from the Chrysler-Fiat merger: if you lust for a Fiat 500 or the soon-to-be released Alfa Romeo 149 (codenamed 940) you might be in luck. Automotive News quotes an anonymous source from the Italian manufacturer who said that the new group could start importing hundreds of ...

Fiat 500 Convertible revealed! 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

After a brief tease, the convertible version of the retro-cute Fiat 500 has been revealed before its official upcoming Geneva Motor Show debut. Taking a cue from the Cinquecento of yore, the canvas top slides back to open up a view of the sky yet leaves the outer portion of the roof intact, ...

Fiat to unveil 500 cabrio, shows foggy teaser 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As hinted back in 2007, a convertible version of the iconic Fiat 500 is coming. This mean Fiat will have something topless in its lineup, and that hasn't been the case since the early '90s when the (really ugly) version of the Fiat Punto was still around. The 500 convertible will be a CC, meaning ...

Fiat 500's start&stop technology will be greener than expected 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Fiat announced in December that it would start using Bosch's Start&Stop technology in the new 500, they said the micro hybrid system would reduce fuel consumption between five and eight percent. Now that it is actually here and used in the popular 1.2 Lounge version of the Fiat 500, ...

The seven cars Fiat might give Chrysler 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We recently made our own list of five cars we want to see from the Chrysler/Fiat alliance and we've since heard that the 500 is a contender for 2010 U.S. release. Automotive News (subs req'd) is reporting that there are a full seven models that will soon come to North America thanks to the ...

Ask and you shall receive: Fiat 500 to U.S. in 2010? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Could it be? Is the United States going to get access to the spunky Fiat 500 that we've been so anxiously waiting for? Sounds like a distinct possibility, at least according to Motor Trend, which claims to have it on good authority that the Italian automaker is eying a potential sale date in ...

Fiat: eco:Drive has saved 163,000kg of CO2 so far 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were introduced to Fiat's eco:Drive system during the Paris Motor Show in October. If you don't remember, no worries. Here's a refresher: eco:Drive uses a USB stick that fits in certain Fiat model dashboards and records information on how you're driving. This information is then fed into your ...

Fiat installing Bosch Stop/Start system in the 500 for 5-8% fuel reduction 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to add Fiat to the list of manufacturers - such as BMW, MINI and Kia - that will use Bosch Start/Stop technology. Fiat will start using this technology in the Fiat 500, initially with the 1.2-liter gasoline engine that is mated to the automanual Dualogic gearbox. This system includes a ...

Fiat will unveil new PUR-O2 line in Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Fiat will join the ranks of automakers with a special designation for its most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 emitters: PUR-O2. Despite the moniker, we are pretty certain that there's more than just pure oxygen emanating from the exhaust pipes of the new 500, ...

Castagna creates electric Fiat Tender Two 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Wondering how to turn a Fiat 500 into a dinghy, um, we mean a tender? According to Italian coachbuilder Castagna, it can be done. First, remove the top, doors and tailgate. Second, enlarge the sills so that some semblance of structural integrity is maintained. Next, remove the entire interior. ...

Report: Fiat readying 500 hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With its compact body and highly efficient range of gasoline and diesel engines, there aren't a lot of cars on the road that return better fuel economy and lower emissions than the Fiat 500. But if the latest reports are to be believed, Fiat isn't about to rest on its green laurels. According to ...

Fiat and BMW to share small car platform, will underpin next Mini 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although the first two generations of BMW's revival of the Mini brand have been sales sensations and are nothing if not fun to drive, the Bavarian company's true engineering merit has always been with rear-wheel drive vehicles. So, it isn't at all surprising that the huge sporting automaker from ...

Fiat 500 could come to America, via an American plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat hasn't sold cars in the U.S. market in more than two decades, but they could be coming back within two years. At least the tiny 500 could be on its way. Fiat was already known to be looking for a location for a North American assembly plant to produce Alfa Romeos for our market. Alfas are ...

Fiat going hybrid with home-grown system within the next 3 years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Italian automaker Fiat is already huge in the diesel segment with almost 80 percent of the cars sold in the boot peninsula already running without spark plugs. Now, Fiat is working on their own home-grown hybrid system that could be on sale by 2011. With the goal of having the lowest CO2 emissions ...

Fiat launches the 500 for under 8,000 in the UK 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat has announced the pricing for the Fiat 500 in the UK, which will be on sale in January. Britons will be able to buy it for between £7,900 and £10,900 (that roughly translates to $15,500-21,900). The array of Euro 5-ready engines available start with a 69 bhp 1.2-liter and 100 bhp ...

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 ...

Fiat 500 - cute, green and also safe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It may be based on an iPod, but the new Fiat 500 can handle more than a three-foot drop. In fact, Fiat announced today that the Fiat 500 was given a Euro NCAP five-star crash safety rating with a total of 35 points. Fiat says (see press release after the jump) that the rating "confirms the special ...

Fiat hopes that the 500/Cinquecento will become the "iPod of cars" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat re-launched the tiny and iconic 500 in Turin, Italy yesterday. Known in Italian as Cinquecento, Fiat is hoping this small car will be hugely poplar with its clean design and made-in-Poland prices. Fiat's hopes for this vehicle are so high, the company is publicly calling it the "iPod of cars." ...

VIDEO: Review of the Nice Mega City electric car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The review is by MegaWhat TV, a web TV channel producing weekly shows about any new electronic gadget, which now includes this car. While it does look like the "special" child of the smart ForTwo and Fiat 500, the fact is that it's being put into production now, with preorders currently being ...

Fiat might bring Abarth 500 minicar to US market after 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Fiat 500 launches in Europe in about a month. When would you like it to come to America? If you said sometime after 2010 and you secretly hoped it wear an Alfa Romeo badge, you might be in luck. An American version of the 135hp Abarth 500 might be a reality, according to anonymous sources ...

Crusing in Style: a new scooter and minicar book 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm pretty sure that the majority of us would like to cruise in style. Whether that style gives off the image that we love high-performance, high utility or high economy, whatever we choose to ride or drive says something about us. A Camry tells other people that you value reliability and resale ...

50th Anniversary Fiat 500 coming to Turin this summer 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Fiat 500 is headed for a revival this summer, the 50th anniversary of this early small city car. Known as the Nuova Fiat 500, the car was introduced on July 4th, 1957. This July 4th, in Turin, Fiat will offer the new made-in-Poland Fiat 500 for sale. Only 355 cm long, 165 cm wide and 149 cm ...

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