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As we told you a few months back, Sports Ilustrated swimsuit model Catrinel Menghia is the hot, anthropomorphic incarnation of the Fiat 500 Abarth in the now-famous ad every auto enthusiast in the United States has fallen in love with. Although she's actually Romanian instead of Italian, she certainly does a pretty spectacular job playing one on TV. More »
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Fiat's disastrous Jennifer Lopez ad campaign just got worse. A political group's claiming that, in addition to pretending to go home in a car that kept breaking down, J. Lo indirectly supports Iran's nuclear ambitions and human rights abuses. Just watch the video. More »
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Reborn Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Castagna is coming to the U.S. and has embraced our bigger-is-better mantra with this trio of seventeen-and-a-half foot stretch limousines built out of Fiat 500s. More »
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The starting MSRP of the 2012 Abarth 500 will be $22K, not including a destination charge, when it goes on sale. A John Cooper Works Mini, by contrast, starts at $30,600. More »
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Even before the Fiat 500 became known to the American public as "the funny little car J.Lo drives" few people ever associated the cars with jaw dropping straight line performance, even in it's awesome original Abarth form. That might change after you watch these videos featuring an excellent vintage 500 with a turbocharged inline four from a Honda S2000. More »
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Sports Ilustrated swimsuit model Catrinel Menghia is the hot, anthropomorphic incarnation of the Fiat 500 Abarth in the now-famous ad every auto enthusiast in the United States has fallen in love with. Although she's actually Romanian instead of Italian, she certainly does a pretty spectacular job playing one on TV. More »
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I'd be sick of posting about Jennifer Lopez/Fiat disaster if it didn't keep being hilarious. The latest update? The Fiat 500 she wasn't actually driving broke down during filming. This is getting too easy. More »
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A representative for FIAT confirmed to Jalopnik that Jennifer Lopez wasn't in the Bronx for a commercial about her being from the Bronx. The reason? In this "increasingly mobile" world, J. Lo is just too busy for the block, so they shot her wherever she was. More »
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Jennifer Lopez and Chrysler may have deceived customers in a Fiat 500 commercial that's essentially about authenticity. Specifically, The Smoking Gun is reporting that instead of using the real Jennifer Lopez in a recent ad for the 500, Fiat used a body double for scenes filmed in her old neighborhood. "Jenny from the Block?" Not so much. Update! More »
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It's not just that we're getting Europe's hot hatch wonders like the Fiat 500 Abarth, but now the sex-sells ads of Europe are coming over, too. TV advertising may be melting our brains into mush, but so long as Fiat's new spokeslady is the one doing it, we don't really mind. More »
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Fiat's been promising a Fiat 500 Abarth for those of us who don't own capri pants, but we've wondered if it would be the wimpy 135-hp lame one or the Bunga Bunga 160-hp version. Wonder no more. This new econobox is as wicked as Berlusconi. More »
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The itty-bitty 2012 Fiat 500 is proof yet again that size doesn't matter (Hey, that must be what it tells J-Lo!), as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2012 500 its "Top Safety Pick" award. The little Italian showed "good performance in front, side, rollover, and rear impact evaluations, and for having electronic stability control as standard equipment." More »
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We recommend holding out for the Abarth version of the new Fiat 500 if you're into full hoonage, but props to our Austin friends for squeezing the most out of their 101-hp stock versions. J-turns, anyone? More »
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We've long been impressed by the vehicular ingenuity of the Libyan uprising, but as this photo of a dictator-approved Fiat 500 from the compound of Muammar Gaddafi shows, they weren't the only ones into customizing. UPDATE: They're pushing it because it's electric. More »
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Looks like Top Gear's planning a show on mini hot hatches like the Abarth Fiat 500, Citröen DS3-R and Renault Clio RS. Bystanders caught them chilling in Lucca, Italy's Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, a space large enough for some serious paving-stoned hoonage. Great news! More »
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The owner of this Massachusetts-based Fiat 500 managed to get tangled into an accident with just 969 miles on the odometer. Now all that stands between you and driving a limited-edition Cinquecento is nearly $10,000 in repairs. More »
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Is there a better way to advertise your increasingly expensive product while promoting the 2011 Autorai show than having British stuntman Steve Truglia do a complete 360 degree loop in a Fiat 500? Shell couldn't think of one, which explains the video you see here. Even though the only English to be found in this video comes from the British stuntman, weird car stunts clearly transcend language barriers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5792707&view=rss&microfeed=true Just in time for spring, and presumably for sappy Nasonex commercials, Fiat's releasing a sliding-roof convertible version of the US-bound Cinquecento. Expect more on this next week when the New York auto show opens. More »
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Caught prowling the 405 in Los Angeles, this is the Mini Coupe that's expected to cross a stage in Frankfurt this fall minus BMW's corporate swirly wrap. How many models does Mini need, anyway? More »
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Imagine you're an Italian designer and someone asks you to futz with the Fiat 500? Muck about at your own peril, some would say. Others would say, pull down the roofline, and park it athwart two ravishing Italian models. Done. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5774362&view=rss&microfeed=true The spicy Abarth version of the Fiat 500 promised for U.S. shores early won't be the one on sale in Europe now, but a "next generation." Also, it's got a hard date. 2012. Express your wishes below. More »
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Spies caught a Fiat 500 looking particularly lofty, hearkening a possible allroad version by 2013. Connecting dots, Steyr-Puch's surprisingly capable 4x4 setup from Fiat's Panda Cross could be on tap for potential Northern, sideways adventures. Abarth, please. More »
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Chrysler doesn't want Fiat dealers to haggle over prices with people buying Fiat 500s, saying "The younger generation doesn't haggle. They don't feel comfortable with it. They hate the experience." More »
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The Fiat 500 set to invade American shores after a several-decade hiatus isn't the same car that's caught on in Europe. It's better, with more engine, revised suspension and upgraded safety. The Mini Cooper just got pwned. More »
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No matter how many times, and how many carmakers slap on the vaunted Gulf racing livery, it always looks good. It's the little black dress of liveries. Update: or is it a fake? [Autofans.be] More »
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Startled Londoners eyeballed a conceptual art piece on Park Lane this week. "Vroom Vroom," by Lorenzo Quinn (son of Anthony), was installed for the City of Sculpture Festival. Quinn's going for childlike excitement, not fear of a grabby God. More »
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Lorenzo Ramaciotti, condescending head of design for Fiat, tells AutoWeek why Europeans don't have the obnoxious American cupholder requirements. But hey, you wanna cupholder in your Cinquecento, America? You gettin' two cupholders, you lovable fatasses. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Massimo Pinca) More »
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It's possible the excitement we feel about the American Fiat 500 introduction's just misplaced hope for the importation of the hot Abarth 500, which now makes us want the even hotter 212 hp Novitec-tuned version. More »
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The first U.S. Fiat dealership opened last week, meaning it's time for Fiat to explain to America why they're no longer the "Fix It Again Tony" brand. Sadly, their first commercial is just senseless b-roll of happy active people. More »
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After a swank L.A. party featuring a giant Fiat 500 cake, Chrysler/Fiat unveiled pricing for the U.S.-flavored Cinquecento, starting at $15,500 for the Pop and topping at $19,500 for the Lounge — less than a Mini. [Fiat USA] More »
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Unlike the refreshed models Chrysler's trying desperately to pass off as "new," the Fiat 500 will actually be something original to this market. The advertising for it, though, is unlikely to be as original or sexy as what Europe gets. More »
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Popular Mechanics spotted this new U.S.-spec Fiat 500 in New York ahead of the U.S. market launch in January. They also let slip there's one in their garage. Color us nonplussed until Chrysler's Italian masters unveil the Abarth version. [PopMech] More »
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Citroën Mehari-driving Franzouse did a double-take when he saw this Fiat 500 parked in front of a Fiat dealership in Paris. More »
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The Chrysler Group has just officially announced the Fiat 500 Sport will be coming to America, but what does this European-imported MINI-fighter include? Sportier styling, new wheels, and a speedometer measuring in "miles per hour" for starters. More »
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I grew up on a farm. Occasionally drunks would swerve off the road and take out huge swaths of corn. Never once did a rally driver plow through our fields. Especially in a Fiat 500 Abarth. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. Here's an Italian machine that befuddled my new neighborhood a few weeks ago. More »
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No, seriously, this is a Fiat Abarth Trofeo racing on two wheels. Did you catch that? We can't really be any clearer. Steely-eyed Cinquecento stuff, this. The best part? He saves it! More »
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Ignore all the lying hybrid supercars: The Atomik 500 shows how electric power can be both clean and fun. As a bonus, it's faster than the Fiat 500 it's based on and is capable of... space travel? More »
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