FIAT 500 News & Reviews

   Fiat 500 getting ready to launch across Canada


Do you like the way this little city car looks? If you do, you're not alone, as the Fiat 500 has been the darling of Europe for years
2012 Fiat 500
The Fiat 500 looks to be a very cool way to commute. (Photo: Fiat)
now. Soon you'll be able to drop by your local Fiat store and take one home.

If you're wondering where you're going to find a Fiat dealer, look no further than your local Chrysler Dodge Jeep retailer, where Fiats will be sold in a special section of the showroom similarly to how Mercedes-Benz displays smart cars and Toyota now sells Scion.

In Canada, Fiat will initially be offering three trim levels, starting with the Pop, at $15,995, and followed up by the $18,500 Sport model and the $19,500 Lounge version.

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   Retro Fiat 500 to Fittingly Replace PT Cruiser at Toluca


Few vehicles made as big a splash on the market than Chrysler's PT Cruiser did when launched in 2000. It was one of the first "retro" <Read More>

   


There's good reason why enthusiasts want Fiat back in North America. Sure the Italian brands cars are stylish and nicely put together,
2010 Fiat Abarth Punto Evo
Whoa! The Fiat Abarth Punto Evo is one cool hatchback! (Photo: Fiat)
but more so its Abarth tuning division is fabulously cool. 

Abarth has been around for decades, independently tuning and racing Fiats for as long as most of today's auto zealots have been walking.  Fiat saw opportunity early and bought the company, which was also tuning and racing Porsches and Simcas, in 1971, but it took until recently to turn the brand into the marketing juggernaut it's now becoming. 

Slick branding, highlighted by the division's menacing black scorpion set on a yellow and black crest, get joined by real mechanical upgrades that turn Fiat's lively front-drive hatchbacks into sizzling A-, B- and C-segment street fighters, the latest iteration being the all-new Punto. 

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   Dodge Loses Sprinter to New Mercedes Branded Version


It was only a matter of time before the relationship between Chrysler and Fiat met with repercussions from the domestic
2009 Dodge Sprinter
What Dodge will now do for a cargo van is anyone's guess. (Photo: Chrysler)
brand's many partners. First it was news that Nissan would be dropping its Ram-based Titan and likewise Chrysler no longer selling its South American Versa-based Trazo. Now word has it that Daimler, previous Chrysler owner (DaimlerChrysler), will be selling its own version of the much-lauded Sprinter commercial van in North America.

The van, which will sport a new 3.0-litre diesel and updated styling for 2010, will be get the three-pointed star (many owners replaced the Dodge grille and Ram's head for the Mercedes front clip anyway) when it goes on sale at Mercedes-Benz dealerships <Read More>

   Future Dodge Viper to get Ferrari-Derived V10?


While Viper fans might cringe at the thought of Italian engineered muscle powering America's supercar, they might want to dig back <Read More>

   Pope Benedict XVI Gets a New Ride for Touring Abruzzo Earthquake Site


Certainly not the best looking Pope-mobile to come around the Vatican pike, Fiat's Ducato Panorama commercial van is <Read More>

   Fiat Grand Punto to Underpin New Chrysler Compact?


Yesterday, Chrysler was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new owners, all agreeing to mix up ownership and equity participation based on performance provisions. The US Federal Government will inject $8 billion for eight-percent of <Read More>

   


If there's a Fiat North American car buyers want, it's the perky new 500. And to make Europe's automotive darling even <Read More>


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