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Few would accuse anyone who drives a super car like the Ferrari 458 of wanting to blend into the crowd. It is perhaps only appropriate then that covering a 458 with camouflage inside and out serves to make the already attention grabbing car stick out even more. More »
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The Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad was a pep talk for Detroit and a threat to those people who don't think automakers like Chrysler are capable of making a comeback. People like Clint Eastwood, who voiced his opposition to the auto bailout in very clear terms just a few months ago. More »
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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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There is nothing monstrous about a stock Fiat 126. This 126 left the factory in 1989 with a tiny 24 horsepower engine and took a painful 33 seconds to go from 0-60. As you can see from the above video, this Fiat has been "slightly" modified from its stock form. 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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If you were looking for a sports car in the early 1960s it appears Coyle-Hampton Motors in El Cerrito, Ca wouldn't have been a bad place to start. We can't find one item on their lot that wasn't a little bit interesting or exotic even when it was a used car. 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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Bloomberg reported moments ago that Chrysler's head of the Fiat brand in North America, Laura Soave, is "leaving the company" and being replaced by Tim Kuniskis, a marketing executive. But why? 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 standard history of automobiles reads that in just a few decades cars made horse-drawn carriages obsolete. Poverty and resourcefulness, however, bring us this fine Eastern European counterexample of a horse-drawn Fiat 600. More »
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Although there is no shortage of Lada Riva's in Western Europe, coming across one of these boxy sedans in the US is very rare. We found this modified example for sale on Ebay with a buy it now price that could probably get you several dozen Lada's in many other parts of the world. More »
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We're not 100% sure this guy is not just spinning out his little Fiat wagon trying to cross a busy street, but there a part of us that just knows this is the best parking job we've ever seen. 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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It may still have it's trademark bubble car shape, but there isn't a whole lot else on this Fiat 600 that is the same as when it left the factory in 1955. Where there was once a backseat is now a 170hp engine from a Honda 1000rr. Finding a mid engine 1955 Fiat for sale is anything but a common occurrence, but it comes as no surprise when it we do find one it's for sale on Ebay. More »
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Last night, Fiat launched an ad blitz for the 500 Cabrio by having Jennifer Lopez sit in it for a music video. The video depicts a hellscape where people riot over Jennifer Lopez, who then dances. Judging by the Facebook reaction, this didn't go over well. More »
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Lapo Elkann loves three things in this world: partying with drag queens, causing mischief, and driving conspicuously modified Fiat/Chrysler company vehicles. By carelessly parking his camouflage Jeep Grand Cherokee across the tracks of Turin's tram system he's managed to combine at least two of these. 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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The revived Lancia Stratos engineered into reality by a German millionaire was expected to spawn 40 copies for wealthy fans of the resurrected rally champion. That plan has now been blocked by a key player — Ferrari. More »
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Of all the cars in the world to take racing, the tiny, '70s-era Fiat 126 might be the least likely choice. Which is what makes the transformation by a British shop of a 126 into a 330-hp beast so impressive. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5817154&view=rss&microfeed=true An amusing byproduct of a life of automotive obsession is coming across some weird and interesting automotive facts. This weekend we want to know about the best automotive fact or figure you've come across so far. What is your favorite piece of car trivia? More »
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They say it's better to breast feed than to use baby formula, but that doesn't mean Formula 3 builder Dallara couldn't help Fiat's baby X1/9 grow up strong and fast. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Exxie is all Dall'd up, but would you have to be a boob to pay its price? More »
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If like us, you'd lost track/hope/interest in exactly how Alfa Romeo would return to the United States, here's a handy graphic version. The 4C arrives in 2012, then we get some Giulietta and...a crossover SUV. How Italian. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5813115&view=rss&microfeed=true Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's top designer who was also in charge of Dodge, will now run a new, separate Street & Racing Technology (SRT) brand while his old job is taken over by Chrysler's Canada chief. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809468&view=rss&microfeed=true Fiat says it will buy the U.S. government's 6% stake in Chrysler, giving Fiat 52% of the Pentastar. The last time Chrysler was this Italian was when Lee Iacocca had Frank Sinatra in to premiere "It's Time For You" 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 Fiat 500C is neither fast or sporty. But how can you not have a blast driving a convertible this cute? More »
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Alfa Romeo enthusiasts in the United States have been waiting for the resurrection of the brand for decades, egged on by numerous deadlines from Fiat that were later pulled. Alfa owner Bradley Price says enough is enough. — Ed. 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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799930&view=rss&microfeed=true The new Fiat 500c arrives in U.S. Fiat dealers later this spring with a starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $19,500. That makes the Fiat 500c the only four-seat convertible on the market priced below $20,000. More »
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Fiat's fabric-roofed version of its 500 minicar is from the streets. At least that's what I heard while listening to Fiat's marketing chief Laura Soave while a fight nearly broke out in the pressroom of the New York Auto Show. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5794453&view=rss&microfeed=true Do those Italians know how to deal or what? Fiat SpA's picking up 16% of Chrysler for about $1.27 billion — or what Sergio spends on sweaters. That'll bring them up to 46% by the end of the second quarter. 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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