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Fiat’s performance subsidiary Abarth is no stranger to joining forces with premium brands in order to create high-end version of the humble 500. They’ve already given us the 695 Tributo Ferrari and the 695 Competizione. Well now, the scorpion division is rolling out yet another special edition Fiat 500, just in time for the 2012 [...]
Fiat has announced prices for the New Panda which goes on sale in the UK at the end of February. The wildly successful Panda, which has sold more than 6 million cars, starts at £8,900 for the POP 1.2 and rises to £12,250 which will put the Panda Lounge 1.3 Multijet diesel on your driveway. [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new Fiat 500L. It will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March and the L stands for Large if you were wondering. And they’re not kidding. At 4.14m long, 1.78m wide and 1.66m high, the five-seater is more than 59 cm longer than the standard Fiat 500. [...]
UK prices have been announced for the 2012 Fiat Punto. The revised supermini which is on sale now, starts from just £9,990 for the 1.2-litre 8-valve Pop. The Look The Punto continues to evolve thanks to new body coloured front and rear bumpers. Speaking of which, three new paint colours have been added to the [...]
A racy new commercial for the Fiat 500 Abarth could be banned from television in the US and breaches Australian advertising regulations. And come to think of it, we don’t expect to see it on telly in the UK either. But can you guess why? Take a look at the ad, entitled “seduction” and draw [...]
According to a recent report by Auto Express, Abarth is working on a hot Fiat Panda which is expected to arrive in 2013. Powered by a tuned version of Fiat’s 875cc TwinAir turbo engine, it’s expected to produce at least 110bhp. That means the hot Panda should be good for 0-62 mph in 8.5 seconds [...]
Fiat 500 Abarth not hard enough for your tastes? Superchips to the rescue. The UK-based tuning company has focused its efforts on liberating more oomph from the popular hot hatch. After several weeks of testing on the rolling road dyno and in the real world, the boffins from Superchips have developed an ECU remap which [...]
The Fiat 500 TwinAir has won the GreenFleet Awards City Car Manufacturer of the Year 2011. Judges praised it for a combination of good fuel economy and low co2 emissions. Despite having been available in the UK for more than a year, the popular 500 continues to pick up new buyers and top industry awards. [...]
Feast your eyes on the all new 2012 Fiat Panda. The arrival of a new Panda is a rare event – much like in the natural world. Despite being 31 years old and having sold 6.5m vehicles, this is only the third new Panda…ever. The Looks And it looks good in a chunky, non-pretentious, does [...]
Fiat has improved their green credential by introducing new Euro 5 compliant engines across their Panda range. The new engines promise a combination of more power, stronger acceleration, lower co2 emissions and fuel consumption. Petrol Panda A 1.2-litre Euro 5 petrol engine replaces the previous entry level 1.1-litre unit. Producing a perky 69bhp it’s good [...]
