Fiat500

On the sidelines of a general meeting at Fiat S.p.A, Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, let slip a few details regarding the Fiat 500 EV. Most notably he said each Fiat 500 EV that the company sells will result in a ...

Fiat's introduction of the TwinAir engine in the 500 has piqued our interest. The 0.9-liter, two-cylinder mill offers amazing efficiency at a claimed 57 miles per gallon (U.S.) while also making the Cinquecento "pure fun" to drive. If 57 mpg ...

Less than a week ago, Fiat introduced its hot little 0.9-liter, two-cylinder TwinAir engine in its spunky yet sensationally popular 500. Over in Europe, test drives of the 500 fitted with the TwinAir mill are underway and Autocar says the two-cylinder powerplant may very well be the most ...

Drop a couple of cylinders, add start-stop technology, slap a turbo on, drop it in the Fiat 500 and call it a day. That's exactly what Fiat Powertrain Technologies has done with its newly-introduced two-cylinder TwinAir 85-horsepower engine. The engine ...

Fiat has spent the last few years developing a hybrid powertrain for use in some of its smaller vehicles, such as the 500, Panda and Punto. The hybrid setup is designed to work in concert with the company's dual-clutch transmission and its ...

Battery manufacturer Electrovaya has begun shipping lithium ion battery packs to Chrysler for its test fleet of plug-in hybrid Ram pickup trucks. Chrysler is building 140 trucks based on the two-mode hybrid system that was co-developed with General Motors. A non-plug version of the hybrid Ram was ...

At last week's Vienna Motor Symposium, FEV was on hand showing off its LiiOn-drive Fiat 500 for ride and drives. We first saw this range extended electric vehicle last year at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. What sets this particular RE-EV apart, is the range ...

Fiat's MultiAir technology is quite the breakthrough, even though few stories point out just how remarkable this technology really is. Let's see here: there's a 20 to 30 percent increase in fuel economy on top of a 10 percent increase in power and no downsides like turbo lag, huge cost increases ...

We are eagerly awaiting the somewhat funky and cute Fiat 500. The tiny two-door has won over fans in many parts of the world and will get its chance to wow us soon enough. A few minor hurdles could limit its success here, ...

This cellphone image caught by a tipster may be a bit fuzzy, but we can definitely see that this is the Fiat 500 caught in action. This image was captured on Saturday near Fort Collins, CO. The lead vehicle, a Mini Cooper, was also likely part of the trip, since both vehicles wore manufacturers ...

Fiat is widely recognized for its achievements in several automotive-related technologies. The company is credited as the creator of the common rail diesel engine, which is employed by virtually all automakers now, and they are credited with the automated manual transmission, also in widespread ...

Chrysler's international sales in both the minivan and pickup categories are strong, but the company lacks strong small vehicle sales outside of the U.S. In Canada, Chrysler may be fairing well in the light truck market, but is virtually non-existent in both the B-segment and the C-segment of ...

We knew Chrysler was up to something when it showed off an all-electric Fiat 500 at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Today, the automaker has officially announced that it will engineer and produce the Fiat 500EV for the United ...

While there is still no word on whether Fiat/Chrysler will bring an electric version of their famous 500 to market, it appears that someone else will. Atomik Cars has taken the Abarth version of the retro-metro machine and made it meaner ...

A group of German companies is working with French company Renault to see just how practical it would be to install a large network of electric vehicles and networked charging stations between the Rhine and the Ruhr. The ...

Geneva Motor Show attendees will have a chance to see the first of a coming family of Fiat Twin-Air engines on exhibit. An 80 horsepower turbo version of the two-cylinder will not only appear naked on the stand for close-up inspection ...

Ralph Gilles, Dodge CEO and Chrysler Group design head, has just wrapped up an address to the Chicago Economic Club that was peppered with several choice quotes and quips. You can read the Chrysler's PR-filtered version on its Twitter feed, ...

Fiat offers a few powertrain choices for the 500 that improve the small car's fuel efficiency, like a two-cylinder small displacement engine and the all-electric plug-in option (well, in concept form, at least). A better diesel option will be coming soon with the addition of a new 1.3-liter ...

With finances still tight, Chrysler is again forgoing holding a press conference here in Detroit today. However, that doesn't mean there is no news at all. The diminutive Fiat 500 figures prominently in the center of the stand in two ...

For the first time in living memory, Chrysler/Fiat won't be holding a press conference at the Detroit Auto Show, which starts next week, and hasn't given any confirmation of what it will be showing. However, it has been strongly rumored that ...