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The car gives a more aggressive look and exclusive finishes

Fiat uses words like “naughty” and “sexy” in the marketing for its 500 Cattiva, and that is probably taking things too far. The name comes from the Italian word Cattiva that means that something is “naughty but cool.&...

Fiat debuts 500L and Abarth 500C for American Buyers

Fiat has doubled its offerings in the United States at just this LA Auto Show. In addition to the 500e that will only be sold on the west coast, Fiat will sell the 500L and Abarth 500 Cabrio in the US in 2013. That brings that brand's American...

Fiat is making some slight upgrades to the 500 in Europe for the new model year.  The changes include a new design for the 15in allow wheels, a shorter radio antenna and two new colors- Countrypolitan Yellow and New Age Cream. There are t...

  Fiat is putting a lot behind its Twinair engines. They are now available on nearly every small car Fiat sells. Fiat is giving the 900cc, two-cylinder engine its own trim level in the Fiat 500 for 2012.  The Fiat Twinair 500 comes with t...

Jennifer Lopez has been the spokesperson for Fiat in the US for the last several months, but with the introduction of the new Fiat 500 by Gucci, she has made another commercial for Fiat.  The Fiat 500 by Gucci commercial debuted on Novemb...

Fiat is celebrating its official comeback to the North American market at the Los Angeles International Auto Show between the 17th and 28th of November. The first Fiat presented for the American market was the new 500, the heir of a legendary and ico...

Specifically the model with the 85hp TwinAir engine, Start&Stop and Dualogic gearbox

The Fiat 500 and 500C with the 85hp 0.9 TwinAir Turbo with Start&Stop and Dualogic gearbox have been certified by the Italian Ministries for the Environment, for Infrastructure and Transport and for Economic Development as the cleane...

Model has received some modifications in terms of design, mechanics and engines

Fiat unveiled an updated version of its most successful model, the historical 500. The model received a renovated front and rear design, as well as mechanic modifications and engine efficiency improvements. According to Fiat about 1800 changes wer...

Starting this year, the Pirelli World Challenge racing series in the US has a new class of cars called Touring Cars B-Spec that is meant as an entry-level racing series for inexpensive hatchbacks. The series held its first three races this weekend...

Fiat will launch the Cabrio (Convertible) variant of the 500 in the US just in time for spring. Though not truly a convertible, the 500 does have a fabric center roof panel that retracts rearward on internal frame rails for an open-air driving experi...