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Fiat unveils another special little Panda
You might think that Mercedes and McLaren have been busy churning out new editions of the SLR supercar like madmen (you know, aside from winning the world championship), but they’re just taking a page out of the Fiat playbook. The Italian automaker has once again unveiled a new version of its diminutive Panda.
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Fiat and Yamaha team up on new AbarthFZ1
Before Karl Abarth was putting his sporting touches on Fiats for competition, he was a successful motorcycle racer, winning five European Championships. When Fiat realized how successful Abarth was with its cars, the Italian automaker purchased the tuning division and made it an integral part of its operations. The relationship has continued to this day [...]
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Intel and Abarth hook up on Powerplay Extreme gaming desktop
As Fiat’s in-house tuning arm, Abarth stands for high performance and unique design. The firm hopes to have hit on both of these qualities with its latest adventure in the art of co-branding, the new Powerplay Extreme gaming desktop. The crew definitely got the unique design part down, with a soaring, bridge-like truss holding a [...]
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Karl Abarth tribute: Fiat 500 Abarth “DA O A 100″
Another day, another Fiat 500 variant that we Americans can drool over knowing we can’t get it here in the States. This one is special, though, as it was designed to commemorate Karl Abarth’s 100th (born on November 15, 1908) birthday. Not just a styling exercise, the 500 Abarth “DA O A 100″ tribute comes [...]
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Fiat to unveil Bugster concept in Sao Paulo, Brazil
South America is a vital market for Fiat, and with the Sao Paulo International Auto Show coming up, the Italian automaker’s Brazilian subsidiary has cooked up an intriguing concept. Called the Bugster, it looks like the love child from a grappa-induced affair between a KTM X-Bow and a Jeep Wrangler.
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Comically Sinister: Fiat 500 Diabolika by StudioTorino
As if the Fiat 500 didn’t look cartoonish enough as it was, a special edition of the retro supermini has been created. But truth be told, the Fiat 500 Diabolika looks far more badass than the original, sporting a matte black finish with red tail fins, Borrani wire wheels, Brembos and special Pirelli tires hand [...]
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Paris Preview: Fiat Fiorino Qubo for the young folk
The new Fiat Fiorino Qubo is a new multi-purpose vehicle that looks a bit like Kermit the Frog with a massive under-bite. Judging from the photos supplied by Fiat, it’s a great vehicle for surfer dudes with hot girlfriends and families with dogs. Considering its got dual sliding doors and airy cockpit, we can imagine [...]
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Fiat/Iveco launch Nuova Campagnola
It looks like the Fiat Group isn’t quite done with reviving old nameplates for new models just yet, as its Iveco truck division has launched a new Campagnola. The original Fiat Campagnola – Italian for “country girl” – was a Jeep-style truck made between 1951 through 1988, by which time some 40,000 examples had been [...]
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Castagna creates electric Fiat Tender Two
Wondering how to turn a Fiat 500 into a dinghy, um, we mean a tender? According to Italian coachbuilder Castagna, it can be done. First, remove the top, doors and tailgate. Second, enlarge the sills so that some semblance of structural integrity is maintained. Next, remove the entire interior. Replace the interior with teak wood [...]
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Spy Shots: Fiat 500 “Cabrio Coach”
The only thing that could possibly make the Fiat 500 any cutesier than it already is – short of a Hello Kitty sticker job – would be to turn it into a convertible. Castagna tried its hand at just that with the unique Tender Two concept, but the latest batch of spy shots indicate that [...]
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