Latest articles on Fiat 500 
Only 200 examples of the matt black Fiat 500 BlackJack available online(03/08/2010)
Fiat has announced the Fiat 500 BlackJack - another unique limited edition version of the popular city car – following on from the success of the Fiat 500 Pink. Just 200 examples of the matt black supermini will be available when it goes on sale next week. As with previous special edition 500 models, the BlackJack will initially be available on-line only. The BlackJack name reinforces the character of this car: irreverent and mysterious. The 500 BlackJack is the first vehicle in this segme... [more]
Used Fiat 500 and Volkswagen Golf can be more expensive than new version(14/10/2009)
Used car buyers might be better off buying new, especially if they have a car that’s eligible for the government’s scrappage scheme. Popular models such as the Fiat 500, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Golf can all be bought new under the scrappage scheme for less than a used version that’s up to a year old. A used VW Golf 1.6 TDI S 5dr (59 plate, 200 miles) costs £16,200, yet the same car new is £12,430 under the scrappage scheme (including the available VW incentives). Similarly, a Fiat 500 1.2 ... [more]
Start and Stop technology for Fiat 500(15/04/2009)
Fiat has introduced its Start&Stop technology to its 500 city car. The Start&Stop system, which is fitted to the 500’s 1.2-litre petrol engine, automatically turns the engine off when the vehicle comes to a stop and the driver puts the car in neutral. The engine automatically restarts the moment the driver depresses the clutch pedal to select a gear to move off. In comparison to standard 1.2 models without Start&Stop, the system improves fuel consumption from 44.1mpg to 49.6mpg in urban drivi... [more]
Pink Fiat 500 for Barbie 50th birthday(17/03/2009)
Barbie has celebrated her 50th birthday on 9 March with a unique pink Fiat 500. The special, one-off show car was designed and built in a partnership between Fiat's Style Centre (Centro Stile) and toy maker Mattel, to mark five decades of the most famous fashion doll in the world. The bright pink Fiat 500 transported a real-life Barbie model through the streets of fashionable Milan, driven by an equally life-like Ken. She arrived at Milan's La Rinascente department store, while German pop ban... [more]
Fiat ecoDrive technology can cut fuel costs and emissions by up to 15 per cent(23/02/2009)
Fleet buyers purchasing Fiat models equipped with the manufacturer’s eco:Drive technology can expect to change driver behaviour and cut fuel costs and emissions by up to 15 per cent. eco:Drive downloads information about the way the car is being driven – including speed, gear changes, acceleration and deceleration – to a data stick plugged into a USB port inside the car. Drivers can then transfer this data to their computer via a free tool available from Fiat’s website, which enables them to ... [more]
Fiat 500 sold for £200,00(09/07/2008)
It has to be the most expensive Fiat 500 in the world – and at £200,000, it turned out to be one of the star lots at an amazing fund-raising charity auction in London organised by the ARK (Absolute Return for Kids). It wasn’t just any 500 though. This was one of four specially designed and painted examples of the supermini which took the art world by storm last year, designed and painted by acclaimed English artist Tracey Emin. The work, entitled ‘Dark, Dark, Dark’, was among lots which in... [more]
Fiat opens Flagship Store in London’s West End(20/03/2008)
Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd has opened a new Flagship Store in London’s West End. The showroom, located in the heart of the capital at Wigmore Street, London W1, features a cutting-edge interior of chrome and glass which provides a superb backdrop to the range of Fiat cars on display. Fiat is establishing its new Flagship Store as a ‘cool’ place for car buyers and Fiat enthusiasts, as well as marketing it as a venue for corporate meetings, fashion shows, art and design exhibitions, and as a... [more]
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