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Fiat is an Italian automaker known for building small cars, as well as aircraft and trains. The Fiat 500 being sold in America marks Fiats return to the US after 25 years of absence. Fiat acquired the Chrysler brand family in 2009. Models to watch: Fiat 500,500L

Top 10 Cars We Wish Were Sold in America

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Top 10 Cars We Wish Were Sold in America
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We might have some fancy cars over here in the USA, but there are quite a few vehicles overseas that we can’t help but think are desperately missing from our shores. More than a few are niche market models perfect for auto-enthusiasts, while others are more stylish or practical than what’s currently available in the... Continue Reading...

Ferrari 458-Powered Fiat 500 is a Juke R Killer

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Ferrari 458-Powered Fiat 500 is a Juke R Killer
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Before gasoline-electric hybrids became a staple of the automotive world, enthusiasts referred to a ‘hybrid’ as a vehicle sporting an engine from a different car, shoehorned to fit in order to give a smaller chassis more power. Continue Reading...

Fiat 500 Abarth Wholesale Orders Capped by Chrysler

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Fiat 500 Abarth Wholesale Orders Capped by Chrysler
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Credit sex, swagger or supportive reviews from the automotive community. Actually, scratch that and credit them all for the Fiat 500 Abarth’s warm reception that demanded triple what the automaker originally expected to sell in North America. Continue Reading...

Fiat-Mazda Relationship Could Grow Beyond Sports Coupe

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Fiat-Mazda Relationship Could Grow Beyond Sports Coupe
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  Following news about Mazda and Fiat working together to build a new Miata and Alfa Romeo coupe, Fiat Chief Executive  Sergio Marchionne hinted that the Fiat-Mazda relationship has potential to expand even further. Continue Reading...

Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition is Absurdly Expensive

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Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition is Absurdly Expensive
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When it goes on sale, the Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition won’t be available in the U.S. and that’s a good thing because dealers would have to tack “unsellable” onto its laughably long name. Continue Reading...

Fiat Uses Google Street View to Prank Volkswagen

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Fiat Uses Google Street View to Prank Volkswagen
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Google Street View cars roam the world, snapping photos freely to give its users an accurate depiction of the location they’re looking for. As a result, sometimes you may be smiling on candid camera unknowingly when Google passes by. Fiat on the under hand, wanted to smile knowingly to the cameras when the Google Street... Continue Reading...

Chrysler Confirms New Dart Based Liberty, 100 Hatchback

Chrysler Confirms New Dart Based Liberty, 100 Hatchback
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The publication also hinted that new models based on this architecture, dubbed CUSW are already in development testing “including the successor to the Jeep Liberty that will be built at Chrysler’s Toledo (Ohio) North Assembly plant and a Chrysler 100 hatchback.” Continue Reading...

Fiat 500 Sales Buoyant in Europe

Fiat 500 Sales Buoyant in Europe
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Some 2,600 500s were sold in Britain last month, which is more than half the entire total of Fiats registered during the same period. Year to date sales of the Italian brand are up some 9.5 percent over 2011. Continue Reading...

Catrinel Menghia Returns in Three New Fiat 500 Abarth Ads – Videos

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Catrinel Menghia, the lingerie model who starred in the Fiat brand’s sexy Super Bowl ad is back in several new spots for the Italian automaker. Helping promote the new Fiat 500 Abarth performance model, the ad was a clear indication of a change in gears from the automaker, after dropping its female US brand boss... Continue Reading...

Fiat 500 Claims Victory in Inaugural B-Spec Race

Fiat 500 Claims Victory in Inaugural B-Spec Race
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During the offseason, the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) announced its new B-Spec class to give automakers and racers a relatively affordable platform to go racing. The season has finally kicked off with Carbotech’s Fiat 500 claiming the first victory. The ‘showroom stock’ racing series includes race cars like the Honda Fit and Mazda... Continue Reading...

EPA vs CAFE: The Two Sides of Fuel Economy Numbers

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EPA vs CAFE: The Two Sides of Fuel Economy Numbers
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  Fuel economy numbers are more important now than ever before, as gas prices continue to rise in North America. Recently Dodge came under criticism for announcing its upcoming Dart compact will get 40 mpg combined. An impressively high number, even a class-leading car like the Hyundai Elantra, which gets 40 mpg highway, only achieves... Continue Reading...

2013 Fiat 500T Sport, Abarth Convertible Confirmed for US

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2013 Fiat 500T Sport, Abarth Convertible Confirmed for US
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It appears that is Fiat will continue to expand its American 500 offerings based on documents filed with NHTSA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).  Positioned between the standard Fiat 500 and the more powerful Abarth model, the 500T Sport should feature a less powerful version of the turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder currently found in... Continue Reading...

Fiat 500X Crossover in the Works, Will Spawn New Mini-Jeep

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Fiat 500X Crossover in the Works, Will Spawn New Mini-Jeep
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Fiat is planning a new 500 based crossover, likely called the 500X, that will share its platform with a new small Jeep meant to slot in below both the compass and patriot.  The new Fiat crossover will replace the Fiat Sedici, and become the fourth variant in the Fiat 500 range. It will share Fiat’s small vehicle architecture platform... Continue Reading...
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