Eight years on from the rebirth of the Fiat 500, Fiat’s modern take on the iconic 500 has hit the 250,000 UK sales landmark, and still selling well. It’s eight years since the new Fiat 500 arrived as a 21st century take on the iconic original, and despite fears the new 500 would be nothing […]
Fiat 500 1.2 ECO is a more frugal 500 – price from £11,865
The Fiat 500 1.2 ECO has launched in the UK, offering improved economy and emissions with no loss of performance. Costs from £11,865. It was only last summer that the facelift for the Fiat 500 was revealed, but Fiat are already feeling the need to add more models and this – the Fiat 500 1.2 […]
New Fiat 124 Spider arrives as a Mazda MX-5 in Italian clothes
Fiat returns to the two-seat convertible market with the new Fiat 124 Spider – based on the Mazda MX-5 – which has debuted at the Los Angeles Motor Show. The most fun convertible sports car – pound for pound – is the Mazda MX-5, a car that does all the British did so well for […]
Fiat Fullback Pick-up arrives as a re-badged Mitsubishi L200
The Fiat Fullback double-cab pick-up has been revealed at the Dubai Motor Show as Fiat’s take on the Mitsubishi L200 and aimed at the Hilux and NP300. Surprisingly, Fiat has had no presence in the double-cab pick-up market – a market that continues to grow thanks to tax breaks that allow businesses to run it […]
New Fiat Tipo will arrive as an affordable compact hatch and estate for the UK
Fiat has revealed the new Tipo, which will arrive in Europe as a compact saloon but spawn a hatchback and estate version which will be sold in the UK The success of the Dacia range of budget cars in Europe seems to have inspired the new Fiat Tipo, with Fiat aiming to offer the Tipo as […]
New Fiat 500 arrives – but it’s a facelift, not an all-new 500
A facelift for the Fiat 500 has been revealed with cosmetic and technology tweaks, eight years after the 500 was reborn and 58 years from when it first arrived. If you were hoping Fiat were ready to reveal an all-new 500, eight years after the current 500 arrived, you’ll be disappointed; this is a makeover […]
Fiat gives the Abarth 595 Competizione 178bhp – costs from £19,890
Fiat has given the Abarth 595 Competizione a bit of a makeover for 2015 with extra equipment and a boost in power to 178bhp, up by 20bhp. It’s three years since Fiat decided to add an Abarth 500 with extra get up and go as a standalone model in the Abarth 595 Competizione, and now it’s time […]
Fiat 500X Opening Edition on sale – price from £17,595
The launch model of the new Fiat 500X crossover – the 500X Opening edition – goes on sale in the UK priced from £17,595 for the 2WD to £25,845 for the AWD. The Fiat 500X – Fiat’s take on the MINI Countryman – debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September, and now it’s gone […]
Fiat 500X compact crossover debuts: Paris 2014
The Fiat 500X – the new compact crossover member of the Fiat 500 family – has debuted at the Paris Motor Show and will go on sale in spring 2015. The Fiat 500X is the latest member of the Fiat 500 family to arrive, and following a recent tease it’s debuted at the 2014 Paris […]
Fiat 500X Crossover teased on video – debuts at Paris Motor Show
With the Fiat 500X – a 500 Crossover based on the Jeep renegade – due to debut at the Paris Motor Show next week, Fiat are teasing its arrival with a new video. Just like MINI, Fiat has taken the retro-revival of the 500 way beyond the original, and now the latest take on the […]