The new 2013 Fiat 500e will only be sold in California, and that’s a real shame because this little run-about is the second most fun electric car we’ve tested. The most fun was of course the Tesla Roadster. In another fun and informative TFLcar video, the Fiat Chief Engineer tell you everything that you’ve ever [...]
Few cars project as much personality as the FIAT 500. You increase that personality with a zippy, turbocharged, 160 horsepower 1.4-liter engine that makes 150 lbs-feet of torque (170 lb-ft when the “Sport” button is pressed). Add a sport-tuned suspension with a roll-back convertible top and you have the 2013 FIAT 500c Abarth Cabrio – the [...]
Fiat has announced new retail programs that make it easier than ever for potential buyers to say yes to electric and get behind the wheel of a 2013 Fiat 500e. The announcement comes in advance of the vehicle’s introduction to the California market this summer. Several incentives specifically target those potential California buyers, starting with [...]
The new 2013 Fiat 500e is an all electric EV version of the Fiat 500. Unlike the gasoline powered Fiat 500 which is rated at 40 MPG, the new 500e gets 116 MPGe. It will also go 87 miles on a full charge and will zip up to an 88 MPH top speed. But perhaps [...]
The 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Convertible, or as Fiat calls is the Cabriolet, is a sexy fun and semi-topless little Italian car that will put a huge smile on your face. There’s very little that separates the standard 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth from the cabrio version. The topless cars weights 33 pounds more, and can [...]
The new 2014 Fiat 500L is the largest Fiat yet to come across the pond to the United States. The new 2014 Fiat 500L is actually two feet longer than the current Fiat 500 and will compete with cars like the MINI Countryman and the KIA Soul. In this TFLcar video we take an in [...]
The FIAT 500 Respighi will be the fastest 500 – ever. Named for the great Italian composer, Ottorino Respighi, the FIAT 500 Respighi will be a limited production run of 500 cars. Powered by a 444 horsepower, 4691 cc/4.7-liter V8, (which was the same AR8C engine used in the Alfa Romeo 8C) FIAT took a radical approach and, like [...]
Through the years soccer moms all over the world ensured that minivans have a certain stigma. A melancholy utility people mover, a minivan was rarely thought of as a sporty vehicle with a hint of an adventurous lifestyle for the whole family. That was true until now! The brand new 2014 Fiat 500L Trekking might [...]
In a previous post here on TFLcar.com, I listed three 2013 Super Bowl car commercials which — quite frankly — didn’t do anything for the automotive enthusiast in me. It seems they lacked a certain bit of … passion. Luckily, not all of the commercials you’ll see on the NFL’s biggest day suffer from that [...]
The new 2013 Honda Crosstour with the V6 is a AWD crossover that directly competes with cars like the Toyota Venza. The 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo is a tiny front-wheel-drive Italian hatchback that slots right in between the Fiat 500 and the very sporty Fiat 500 Abarth. It potentially competes with other tiny cars like [...]
The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte debuted at the Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) kicking off an expansion of the Maserati line-up that will eventually include five new models. This is the sixth generation of the Quattroporte and it has been completely redesigned yet is still distinctly Maserati. You’ll be able to get the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte as [...]
This is the raw video from our Real World Testing of the Fiat 500 Abarth. No music & very little commentary. Just the raw and unedited video from the TFLcar drive and test. If you are passionate about cars and if you love to watch and listen to some of the best and most [...]
This has been in the pipeline for a while. FIAT will use its 500X, which is a 500L with all-wheel drive (AWD), to underpin the greatly anticipated baby Jeep. That means, as many automotive outlets predicted, the FIAT Panda’s platform will underpin the 500X, which will underpin this new, baby Jeep. The Fast Lane Car [...]
The Fiat 500 family grew at the 2012 LA Auto Show. As part of the debuts of the various new cars Fiat also debuted 5 new TV commercials which are clever, funny and sexy. In this exclusive TFLcar video from the 2012 LA Auto Show you can watch them for yourself here and now.
