Cinquecento
First Look: 2013 Fiat 500e
As much as we like the Fiat 500, we’ve always felt the diminutive Italian could be a bit more economical. The standard 500 hatch nets a mere 40 miles per gallon on the freeway, which is a fair bit lower than some of the larger vehicles on sale today. Now, there’s a new 500, that promises to deliver something much better than 40 mpg. It removes gasoline from the equation entirely.
Quick Drive: 2012 Fiat 500 Sport 6AT
For starters, the automatic gearbox isn’t a bad one, shifting appropriately up and down on its own most of the time, and quick-but-not-jarring when used via the “Auto Stick” lever. Considering that the five-speed manual isn’t a terrific gearbox as far as these things go, the “loss” in terms of enthusiastic driving for the auto isn’t as great as it might be.
Ask It: Fiat 500 Sport
The day has finally arrived, where we welcome the 2012 Fiat 500 into our test fleet. Our tester, a Mocha Latte (no joke) Sport, is fitted with Fiat’s 1.4-liter MultiAir I-4. Shifting duties are handled by a six-speed automatic, with a do-it-yourself manual mode.
Detroit 2011: Fiat 500
The long march to bring Fiat’s effervescent 500 from Europe to the shores of the US is nearly complete. Fiat showed us the North American version of the Cinquecento a few months ago at the LA show (read the full details, including press release, here), and now has brought the city car to Detroit for our viewing pleasure.
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