The Zagato Fiat 500 Concept from the Geneva Motor Show – Fiat 500 Coupe Zagato – gets a green light for a limited run. When we counted up the number of cars that appeared at the Geneva Motor Show this year it came to over 200. Not all the cars were new arrivals and many were a bit dull. But one […]
Fiat Freemont revealed
Fiat has revealed the Fiat Freemont ahead of its debut at Geneva. Based on the Dodge Journey it will go on sale in Europe in the Summer. At the end of December we revealed that Fiat had decided they should take the Dodge Journey and turn it in to a Fiat. The Fiat Freemont – […]
Dodge Journey to become Fiat Freemont
Fiat are to replace the Fiat Ulysee in Europe with the Dodge Journey rebadged as Fiat Freemont. The Fiat Freemont will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. You might as well get used to this. Cross-pollination and re-badging between Chrysler and Fiat is going to move on apace in 2011 and this is just the start, with the […]
Alfa Romeo SUV: Made in Italy
Fiat are to build an Alfa Romeo SUV and a replacement for ther Jeep Patriot/Compass at their Mirifiori plant in Turin. Hot on the heels of the news that there is going to be a Maserati SUV comes confirmation from Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne that our story back in June that there will be an […]
Fiat 500: US Spec Fiat 500 revealed in LA
Fiat has revealed the US-Spec Fiat 500 at the Los Angeles Motor Show, suitable fettled for the American car buyer and costing from $15,500 It would have been completely unthinkable just a few years ago; a small Fiat not just entering the US market but doing so amid much domestic anticipation and razzmatazz. But it’s happened – the […]
Top Gear in the Middle East: Israel & Jordan &…
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are out filming for Top Gear in the Middle East in a trio of beaten-up Roadsters – MX-5, Z3 and Fiat Barchetta As we said back at the end of September when we reported that Top Gear were busy filming for the next series in New York, this […]
Abarth 500C EsseEsse & Punto Evo EsseEsse at Paris
Abarth are producing an EsseEsse version of the Abarth Punto Evo and the Abarth 500C, both of which will be at the Paris Motor Show. Abarth do a very good job of warming up the odd Fiat or two (well, they have been doing it for quite a long time), the most recent offerings being the Abarth 500C and the Abarth Punto Evo […]
Fiat Panda 100HP Review & Road Test (2010) Part 2
In part two of our review & Road Test of the Fiat Panda 100 HP, we see if its dramatic sporty looks translate to proper performance. If you’re going to judge a book by its cover, then the Fiat Panda 100hp is shouting all the things I like in a car from the rooftops. […]
Fiat Panda 100HP Review & Road Test (2010)
We spend a week with Fiat’s now old-fashioned hot-hatch – the Fiat Panda 100 HP. Is it a decent buy or just a Panda with go-faster stripes? It’s easy to get bogged down in what’s good and what’s bad in a car. The truth is that there are no really bad cars made any more, […]
Fiat dealers in US to get Alfa Romeo too
Fiat plan to offer just the Fiat 500 through its US franchise dealers, but will also offer the new Alfa Romeo SUV and other Alfas. With the exception of Ferrari, Fiat’s offerings have never been a runaway success in the US. But with the world getting more eco-minded and Americans starting to see the joy that smaller […]