Archive for Category: "Fiat"
Fiat 500L Adds Length And Hopeful Sales For The Italian Automaker
Fiat is looking to build off the successes of the current 500 with the addition of a larger, more family-friendly four-door with seating for five. Sharing many of the same styling and design elements as its little brother, the 500L is pure Fiat, but is more likely to appeal to US buyers with its added [...]
2014 Fiat 500L Trekking; A Bigger Meatball
The Fiat 500 has suddenly grown much larger. The Italian company has just released the Fiat 500L. Having grown by 26 inches in length and another 6 inches in height and girth, the newest 500 boasts a 42-percent increase in interior space. That means the EPA now classifies it as a large car. Thankfully, the only engine [...]
Fiat 500e Makes Silent Debut
The Fiat 500 is growing more and more everyday. In much the same vein as MINI, the boys in Italy are finding all kinds of fun ways to create new cars from their little 500. First came the 500 and 500c convertible, then came the Abarth and the Turbo. Now we have this, the 500e plug-in electric. [...]
Fiat Builds Millionth 500
The quirky and chic Fiat 500 has been dancing around the roads of the world since 2007. On sale in more than 100 countries, it was only a matter of time before the little Italian crossed the one-million mark. The car in question rolled off the Fiat Auto Poland assembly line as a 500 Lounge [...]
Downtown Chicago Gets FIAT
Located at 645 West Randolph St. in the heart of Illinois is an industry first. Opened to the public is Downtown Chicago’s first FIAT Studio and the area’s first opportunity to get up close and personal with the Italian compact. Owned and operated by the Scalzo family, the dealership sits as the commercial base for a 17-story [...]
KBB Names 10 Best Back-To-School Cars
Going to college can be rough mentally, physically and especially financially. KBB takes the opportunity every year to release a selection of cars that are perfect for students thanks to their practicality. and more importantly, price. This list of 10 cars are available for less than 16-grand according to KBB’s Fair Purchase Price metric. If [...]
Fiat’s Stake in Chrysler Increases
The custody of Chrysler LLC may be majority held by Fiat, but a full-blown, 100 percent ownership has yet to be reached. The Italian automaker is getting closer however as it was recently announced that their stake jumped up to 61.8 percent. With the rest of Chrysler owned by a United Auto Worker’s Voluntary Employee Benefit [...]
Mazda and Fiat Join Forces
Two icons in the business of roadsters will soon join together to c0-develop another drop-top legend. Recently announced, Mazda Motor Corporation and Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. will enter a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to manufacture and raise an all-new rear drive roadster. The car will be based on the next generation MX-5 architecture but a special split will be [...]
The $20k Conundrum: Impreza vs 500c vs Golf TDI
Recently we have reviewed the all-new 2012 Subaru Impreza, and the 2012 Fiat 500c. Both cars are designed for very different purposes and very different customers, but they both possess sticker prices within $500 of each other. With a recent used car purchase of a 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI by this AutoTalk staffer for around [...]
2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Gets Priced
In base form, the Fiat 500 is a humble little car. The modest output from its 1.4 liter engine gives high fuel economy and cute acceleration. It may be enough to get from point A to point B with pizzazz, but there are still a few people who want more. That more is just around [...]


