Let us be one of the first to say so: if true this stinks. As every good Alfa-phile knows, Fiat has been getting more and more serious about reviving the Alfa Romeo badge and brand here in the United States. Aside from the more than obvious stuff like the 8C Competizione and Brera — did [...]
Check out these shots of Fiat’s gussied up 500. It’s the 500 Abarth SS slated for official unveiling at the Paris Motor Show next month, and this little beggar is packing a serious wallup. Try 180 horsepower 1.4-liter turbo four wedged down in a weigh-nothing chassis. If that’s not right up our alley, we don’t [...]
If only I was wealthy, European, and born just after World War II. Look at that fucking cat! He couldn’t be any cooler if he was sitting in an igloo wearing a Steve McQueen suit. All this talk of Fiat reviving Dino got us thinking — A) They’d be nuts not to B) The “Ferrari” [...]
Sweet car gods we hope so! Fiat says it’s thinking about resurrecting the long-deceased Ferrari sub brand. And where would they swipe a chassis from? None other than the loveable Lotus Elise. Just like the Tesla Roadster. According to CAR, Fiat hopes to partner with Lotus for the new brand. All the track-devouring fury of [...]
Check out this evil-bred Fiat 500. Worked up by StudioTorino, Mycrom and comic book publishing house Astornia, the car sports the Mad Max treatment outside, complete with some pretty sweet red fins out back that work into the existing tail lights. A set of Brembo stoppers sit under Borrani wire rims wrapped in special Diabolika-stamped [...]
Now here’s an EV we can get behind. The fine folks at Castagna have turned their curious eye on the new Fiat 500, using a green lean to crank out a serious beach-mobile. We know it’s made for beaches because there are bikinis. And teak. The company says their topless, doorless wonder should have a [...]
Oh Fiat, you and your small crappy wonderful cars. A few months ago I drove the new Grande Punto, with a pathetic 77 bhp, and fell in love. Since then, they’ve been releasing warmer models. First with 100 horsepower, then beyond. The new range topper is the Abarth Esseesse (or SS), with 180 horsepower from [...]
In countries like Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico, the Chevy El Camino is alive and well. Or at least, the concept is. Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Nissan, Isuzu and others churn out car-based pickups for folks that just want an honest car to haul a bunch of junk around. Fiat has just unveiled its Brazilian-market [...]
Just what the doctor ordered. What could be better than a fuel-sipping, fun-to-drive Fiat 500? An even more frugal hybrid version, that’s what. The green machine should rock a two-cylinder gas engine coupled to a decent-sized battery pack. The combo of the super efficient engine, the car’s already light-weight design and the battery power amount [...]
You Fiendish movie-goers out there may have noticed something odd about the last Bond flick, Casino Royale. Besides Double-O piloting a lowly Mondeo early on in the action, nearly every ride in the flick was a FoMoCo brand. It looks like that trend is going to continue with word that 007’s tasty female counterpart (Olga [...]
