Posts Tagged ‘Fiat 500’

Rendering – Fiat 500 Spider?

Fiat 500 Spider

We are not sure if Fiat will bring out a spyder version of its 500 hatchback as shown here. The company unveiled the convertible model last year dubbed 500C at the Geneva Motor Show (pictured below). It doesn’t qualify as a “Spider” as the pillars and the connecting members are very much in tact.

Fiat 500 C

Burlapp cars speculates the Fiat 500 Spider could be priced below the upcoming Mini Cooper Spider. No substantial information is available at this point, but we’ll continue to monitor the developments on this topless Italian chick, if any, closely.

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Entry posted on July 12th, 2010 and filed under Fiat, Renderings

Fiat’s online store to celebrate 500′s anniversary and Twin air engine launch

Fiat 500 anniversary celebrations

Fiat has launched a new online store for its exclusive merchandise to celebrate the anniversary (53.5th year??) of the iconic Fiat 500 and the launch of its highly acclaimed Twin Air engine.

Fiat’s online store has a very simple and easy to use layout which Fiat 500 enthusiasts can browse through to shop over 130 products including accessories, apparel, gifts, scale models and other official merchandise. The site would also offer 200 odd car accessories for the Fiat 500.

Fiat 500 celebration coffee makerFiat twin air engine

The website is divided into four sections: ’500 World’, ‘For You’, ‘For Your Friends’ and ‘For Your Car’. The Italian tricolor theme and Fiat 500′s cheeky styling theme would be decorating a majority of the designer merchandises on offer. Like the coffee maker pictured above.

The main news however has been pushed to the side by Fiat’s new online store: the Twin Air engine (pictured, above right) is a 900cc 2-cylinder engine which would come as a naturally aspirated version as well a turbocharged version. This engine use Fiat’s ‘Multiair’ technology and could be tuned to produce between 64 hp and 104 hp. This engine would be offered on the facelifted Fiat 500 coming soon and Fiat’s Topolino cars.

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Entry posted on July 6th, 2010 and filed under Fiat

Rendering – 2011 Fiat Panda

2011 Fiat Panda Rendering

Here’s a rendering showing how the 2011 Fiat Panda could look like. The car in the rendering draws clear inspiration for its design from the Fiat 500 and also possesses Fiat’s new family look as seen on the Fiat 500 and the Fiat Punto Evo.

The next-generation Fiat Panda will be based on the Fiat Mini platform, which also underpins the current Panda, the Fiat 500 and the Fiat Novo Uno.

The Panda will share a lot of the mechanicals from the 500 and the Novo Uno, such as engines and chassis components. The Panda will also be available with Fiat’s new Twin Air range of twin-cylinder petrol engines.

Fiat will be investing 700 million Euros into its Pomigliano d’Arco factory in order for it to roll out 2,70,00 units of the new Panda. Fiat will be banking heavily on this model since the current Panda has done very well for the company by selling more than 1.5 million units and also winning the coveted European Car of the Year Title in 2004. The new car definitely has a big reputation to live up to both for the company and for itself.

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Entry posted on July 5th, 2010 and filed under Fiat, Renderings

Future Fiat 500 could come with roof solar panels

Fiat inked the pact with Irish solar manufacturer SolarPrint, and by doing so joined the bandwagon of companies interested in fitting solar panels to car roofs that will supply power to onboard devices.

The photovoltaic material used on the roof is low-cost but is effective to power accessories like air conditioner, electrical motors and items like cabin lights which can reduce fuel consumption by up to 15%.

Companies like Audi, Volkswagen, and Toyota already make use of this technology to keep the cabin cool when the engine is turned off.

Fiat could adopt this technology on its other vehicles including the Grande Punto, Bravo and Doblo in the future.

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Entry posted on July 3rd, 2010 and filed under Fiat

Rob Thorman’s ‘Ben’ is a Fiat 500 gone crazy

ben rob thornham Fiat 500 EV

Auto Designer Rob Thorman believes that a car should be regarded as a member of the family in order to make sure that waste is minimized. He has come up with a concept named ‘Ben’ that he thinks can be adopted in the family by giving it your surname. Cool eh?

Smaller than a Fiat 500 with seating for 4 adults this car is powered by in wheel 30kw electric hub motors that are charged by a 300V lithium-ion battery. The car also has in wheel active shockers to make the ride more comfortable.

Quite an innovative idea, isn’t it?

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Entry posted on June 25th, 2010 and filed under Design Study, Fiat
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