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Monday, Nov 16
Why Do Republicans Hate American Automakers? [Carpocalypse]
Of course, GM lost $4.2 billion in the third-quarter last year so this is actually an improvement, of sorts. And GM also announced they'd be repaying loans ahead of schedule. So when the far right goes to Boycott GM they're doing so for the benefit of companies like Volkswagen and Toyota, who h...
Ferrari Chairman Crashes Ferrari California! [Car Crashes]
The Ferrari California apparently isn't easy to drive, which may explain why Ferrari/Fiat Chairman Luca Montezemolo beached one off the track this weekend at the Ferrari World Finals with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso in the back seat.
Sunday, Nov 15
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1600HF Down On The London Street [Down On The Street Bonus Edition]
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. All-British DOTSBE vehicles so far today, but an Italian car in Britain should fit in.
Saturday, Nov 7
Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Italian Stallions aka "The Fiat", 1980 Fiat X1/9 Chim Chim Racing, 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit F-ING Renault Fromage1 Racing Team, 1984 Renault Alliance Formula BMW, 1986 BMW 325E 4 R's (aka 501k), 1989 Volkswagen Jetta 14 The Hard Way, 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL
Friday, Nov 6
Along Came a Spider for $24,950 [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
This yellow 1998 Spider has been spinning its webs in Oregon - where it is claimed to be legally licensed - and has an asking price of $24,950. It has the 1,747-cc Twin Spark 4-V engine, which is good for about 145-bhp. That's due to the variable valve timing and multi-length intake runners whi...
Wednesday, Nov 4
The New New Chrysler: Update #3 [Breaking]
That's right, they're considering bringing back a unibody truck/car/camino for the Ram brand. Rampage anyone?With Fiat comes Abarth, which is some of the best news all day. A Fiat Abarth SS would be sweet.Chrysler is considering dropping Audrey Hepburn digitally into an ad for the Chrysl...
Dodge Viper Dead Again, New Fiat Alliance Product To Replace In Summer 2012 [Carpocalypse]
Chrysler will only build another 500 Dodge Vipers. An all-new sports car will arrive for the summer of 2012 using Fiat team (Ferrari?) resources. [@RayWert]
Saturday, Oct 31
There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix! [Engine Swap]
When he first obtained the Cortina, it was powered by a semi-hot Fiat Twin Cam engine. After the punishment of quite a few rallies, the ol' Fiat gave up. What next? Hmmm... you can get wrecked Honda S2000s pretty cheap these days! When she doesn't feel like driving the bus or the Fiat, there's alwa...
Saturday, Oct 24
Day One Of Racing Over: SCHWING Team Corolla Blows Engine, GT$500 Celica Grabs Top Spot [24 Hours Of Lemons]
At the same time, the Index Of Effluency competition remains hot; looks like the Fiat Brava just can't keep running, the VW Fastback took some nasty collision damage, and the longshot Ford Festiva just keeps going around and around. Who will it be? You'll find out tomorrow night!
Monday, Oct 19
How To Build An All-Billet Aluminum Cobra [Custom Cars]
Don't let the beautifully polished but familiar Cobra body fool you. There's about as much original Cobra beneath that skin as there is in a Fiat Panda. And yet, even with the eye-searing polished body, we might as well still call it a sleeper as the car beneath is so far out there, the only way t...
Sunday, Oct 18
A Tale Of Two Fiat 128 Hatchbacks: One Goes To Loving Home, One Gets Crushed [Found On Craigslist]
About a week later, I spotted a very Italian-looking profile in the holding yard of the now-defunct Hayward Pick Your Part wrecking yard. Orange, plenty of surface rust, hatchback- why, it's got to be the same car! At this point, I'm really kicking myself; this super-rare Fiat is about to g...
Saturday, Oct 17
The Island That Rust Forgot Attracts Vast Swarm Of Italian Iron [Car Shows]
What could be better than a Maserati straight six engine? A Maserati straight six engine with Lucas fuel injection, of course! I can't see a single weak point in that plan! OK, here's a gallery for you. We'll be seeing more of that orange Fiat 128 Sport a little later; very interesting story t...
Engine Of The Day Overload! [Engine Of The Day]
Toyota R Ford Flathead V8 BMW M30 Nissan L Small-Block Chevrolet V8 Volkswagen Air-Cooled BMC B Series Chrysler Slant Six Rolls-Royce V8 Honda B GMC Twin Six Jaguar XK Pontiac V8 Mazda B Fiat Twin-Cam Porsche Flat Six Offenhauser Willys Go-Devil Chrysler LA Packard Inline 8 Mazda 13B Cro...
Brava, Gremlin, Trio Of Air-Cooled VWs Gird For Next Weekend's Battle: Yeehaw It's Texas LeMons! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Mostly Harmless Racing, 1969 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Poage Ma Thoin Racing, 1981 Fiat Brava Team Heffer-Weizen, 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco Der Hoff, 1985 BMW 325 Ludicrous Speed!, 1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLi TnT Racing, 1989 Volkswagen Golf Union Jack Racing, 2005 Mini Cooper
Friday, Oct 9
Warning: This Car May Contain Air Scoops [Rally Cars]
What you see here is a rally car run by Fiat’s factory racing team in 1975 with great success. It’s called the Fiat Abarth 131/031 Mirafiori 3500 Bertone. Source—and further reading: 131Abarth.com, Sporting Fiats Club. Photo of red 131 with Noctilux lens: rin/Flickr
Wednesday, Oct 7
All 400+ Cars Of Forza Motorsport 3 [Video Games]
2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari 1987 Ferrari F40 1995 Ferrari F50 2005 Ferrari FXX 1984 Ferrari GTO 2010 Fiat 500 Abarth SS 2005 Ford Ford GT 2004 Maserati MC12 2007 Peugeot #8 Peugeot Sport 908 2003 Volkswagen Bora VR6 2006 Volkswagen Golf GTi 2003 Volkswagen Golf R32 2004 Volkswagen Beetle
Monday, Oct 5
Chrysler: Ram Gets Own Brand, Gilles to Run Dodge Cars [Industry News]
Olivier Francois is appointed President and CEO, Chrysler Brand, with profit and loss responsibility for the Chrysler product portfolio. Mr. Francois joins the Company from Fiat Group Automobiles where he serves as head of the Lancia Brand, a position he retains. Mr. Francois will also be...
Wednesday, Sep 30
World’s Nicest Yugo for $7,999! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
The 1980s gave us lots of things- Reagnomics, A Flock of Seagulls, and another attempt by Malcom Bricklin to start a car company. Subaru 360s, eponymous Canadian gullwings, and Bertones- Bricklin has left a trail of failed enterprises wheels-up in the roadside ditches of history. In 1985...
Saturday, Sep 26
Capitalism Takes On Communism In Ohio: 1961 Cadillac Versus Lada Signet! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
The Lamest Day takes place at Nelson Ledges next weekend, and it will feature the best all-time Index Of Effluency matchup in 24 Hours Of LeMons history: a Soviet car taking on a finned Caddy! Total Loss Racing's 1987 Lada Signet
Monday, Sep 21
Capristo Shows Us What 80 Stallions In One Place Looks Like [Car Culture]
At first the sports cars gathered at the town hall, where the mayor Friedhelm Wolf and pastor Michael Schmitt greeted the guests in front of the town hall. All sports car fans had the chance to peer the noble sports cars. Almost all models Ferrari ever built were there to be admired. After that t...
Sunday, Sep 20
Jalopnik's 14 Favorite Vintage AMC and Jeep Commercials [Classic Ad Watch]
There's a good cross-section of Kenosha advertising style here, from the 60s muscle cars and penny-pinching economy sedans to the Malaise Era favorites and into the Members Only 80s. When you're done here, you might enjoy our favorite VW ads, then continue your car-advertising overdos...
Cry For Me Argentina and Socialist Indoctrination: The Penalties Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Fall 2009 [24 Hours Of Lemons]
The Fiat Of Tomorrow guys were very, very unhappy about getting the West Virginia Homesteader penalty; we wanted to find them a harmonica so they could play some mournful blues. Wouldn't you know, the Alfa Romeo Spider beat them by a half-lap!
Saturday, Sep 19
Best Yugomino Deal In The Whole Entire World! [Found On Craigslist]
It's a Yugo GV with a Sawzall Caminoization job, but that's just the beginning. You know that wheezing, underwhelming 1100cc engine that Zastava put in the Yugo? Forget that boat anchor! You get the 1500cc out of a Fiat Strada (aka Ritmo) when you buy this car, and that's not all- check out th...
And The Real LeMons South Fall 2009 Winner Is... [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Yes, it's a 1975 BMW 530i done up in Jägermeister Gruppe 5 flares, orange paint, and antlers. Rusty Bolt Racing managed to beat out a pretty tough IOE field, including a Fiat 124 Spider, a Plymouth Acclaim, and a Chrysler Sebring; the car was quite slow, but it kept going around and around and...
Friday, Sep 18
The Top 113 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Fall 2009 [24 Hours Of Lemons]
2. Lightning McQueen, Volkswagen Jetta 24. DOS Boot Racing, Volkswagen GTI 37. What's That Smell Racing, Volkswagen GTI 48. Fiat Of Tomorrow Racing, Fiat 124 Spider 58. Loose Tool Racing, Volkswagen Jetta 74. Team SOB (South Of The Border), Volkswagen Golf 76. BMWTF!?!, BMW L6
Wednesday, Sep 16
Sergio Marchionne — [Quote Of The Day]
to reporters at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Fiat C.E.O. explains how surprised Fiat was at how little has been done at Chrysler. Well, other than the new Sebring hood. (Hat tip to Chuckie_A) [CNN]
What Are Your Top Five Roadsters? [Question Of The Day]
The E-type Jag is arguable the most beautiful cars ever built. Powered by a potent inline-six and offered the sort of fun-yet-refined driving experience that would define Jaguar sports cars for generations. But it could have the same drivetrain as a Fiat 124 and we'd still love it. The impos...
Tuesday, Sep 15
2009 Frankfurt Motor Show: Postcard From Day One [Frankfurt Motor Show]
More information: Volkswagen E-Up Concept: All-Electric German Micro-Van Gallery: Ferrari 458 Italia: Live Photos! More information: Now Introducing The New Ferrari... Fiat 500 Gallery: Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari BMW X1 Gallery: BMW X1: Live Photos
Monday, Sep 14
Now Introducing The New Ferrari... Fiat 500 [Frankfurt Motor Show]
The 695 Tributo Ferrari is being offered in limited numbers as a Ferrari-inspired version of the Fiat 500. So is it either a dreadful dilution of the brand or the coolest Fiat ever? It may be both. This may be the best Fiat 500 out there, but the look on the booth professional's face says it all: "...
Saturday, Sep 12
Race Just Starting, Alfa Romeo Blows First Head Gasket Of Weekend [24 Hours Of Lemons]
The car looked pretty fast on the track, but the huge clouds of white smoke pouring out the tailpipe seemed like a bad sign. They had some gaskets overnighted from Virginia, and even as the cars race (the green flag just dropped about ago), the team continues to work on their engine. We hope to s...
Tuesday, Sep 8
695 Tributo: Ferrari Builds A Fiat 500! [Frankfurt Motor Show]
Ferrari and Fiat's performance division Abarth have partnered together for a surprise Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling — a limited edition Fiat 500 they'll call the 695 Tributo Ferrari. So, um, when did Ferrari become Fiat's new tuning shop?
Sunday, Sep 6
The Ultimate Automotive Survivors: 50 Cars Made For At Least 20 Years
Volkswagen Type 1 65 years (1938-2003) Peugeot 504 37 years (1968-2005) Volkswagen Golf Mk1 35 years (1974-present) Volkswagen Passat Mk2 / Santana 28 years (1981-present) Alfa Romeo Spider 27 years (1966-1993) Volkswagen Jetta Mk 2 25 years (1984-present)
Saturday, Sep 5
PCH, Divina Commedia Edition: Toyota-Powered Fiat 1100 or Lancia Beta Berlina? [Project Car Hell]
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! As you saw in last week's episode, we love Italian Hell Projects! Which cheapo Italian Hell Project do you most want and fear?(polls)
Sunday, Aug 30
Engine Of The Day: Fiat SOHC [Engine Of The Day]
Originally designed to power the Fiat 128 (which, as we know, Enzo Ferrari chose to use as his daily driver) the Fiat SOHC had a good long run, from 1969 to 1999. In addition to 128s and X1/9s, a version of this engine was used in that Balkan legend, the Yugo (including turbocharged examples). T...
Saturday, Aug 29
Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
You've got a few grand burning a hole in your pocket and you've got your eye on vintage Italian sports cars. Now, you could get a pretty decent Alfa Spider for that kind of money, a very nice Fiat X1/9, maybe even a Lancia Scorpion. But what you really dream about is a Fiat Dino, the Ferrari-engin...
Thursday, Aug 20
The Top 95 Lemons Of The Buttonwillow Histrionics 24 Hours Of LeMons [24 Hours Of Lemons]
10. Formula BMW, BMW 325e Best lap: 2:20.613 Bionic Bunny, Volkswagen GTI Best lap: 2:29.285 Chim Chim Racing, Volkswagen Rabbit Best lap: 2:31.621 ZZ Über Das Driver: Spy Vs Spy, Volkswagen GTI Best lap: 2:27.804 ZZ Über Das Driver: Spy Vs Spy II, Volkswagen GTI Best lap: 2:28.092
Saturday, Aug 15
2 Hours To Go In Day One, V8 Volvo Leads At Buttonwillow [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Of course, Justice Lieberman and myself, being so closely associated with the team, are required to recuse ourselves from judgment if and when the Mustard Yellow Volvo Doing 45 In The Fast Lane shows up in the Penalty Box... and that means they'll be at the not-very-tender mercies of Chief Pe...
Friday, Aug 14
Sweaty, Ill-Tempered LeMons Judges Hand Out Vast Quantities Of Penalty Laps [24 Hours Of Lemons]
While it was hotter (by a few degrees) and more humid at the Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez race in Louisiana, the Merle Haggard-grade dusty, cow-manure-scented winds of Buttonwillow delivered enervation like never before. We also got bribes like never before; the trunk of my Crown Vic co...
Tuesday, Aug 11
Next Viper Could Get Ferrari V10 [Over The Back Fence]
Car and Driver reports Chrysler's new masters at Fiat are considering turning Viper into a halo brand for Dodge. More models mean more engines; first could be a V10 based on Ferrari's next-gen V8. [CarandDriver]
Sunday, Aug 9
Engine Of The Day: Ferrari Dino V6/V8/V12 [Engine Of The Day]
The overhead-cam Dino family of engines has been with us since the first version- a 60° V6 displacing 1,984cc- debuted in 1958. Since that time, Ferrari has made the Dino in V6, V8, and V12 versions, with 60° and 65° vee angles, cast iron and aluminum block variations, turbocharged or natur...
Friday, Aug 7
Name That Car! [What Car]
That's right, it's a Fiat 850 Spider! The diminutive droptop, produced between 1966 and 1973 provided sporty, economical driving pleasure to thousands of people with no particular time requirements for reaching their destinations.
Saturday, Aug 1
Murilee's Movie Car Hall Of Fame
Thunder Road, 1958. That ol' dope-smoking Bob Mitchum won't let the '57 Chevy-drivin' revenoors catch his triple-carbed Ford, no way! You'll get some nice closeup shots of the triple-carbed overhead-valve Ford V8 in this excellent car movie. Ronald Reagan's 1959 Ford
Thursday, Jul 30
The 12 Greatest Car Movies [Car Movies]
This is open to debate, of course, and there are films we love that didn't make this list. Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments and feel free to add some YouTube clips to support your choices. In the meantime, click next to see what we're talking about. 12.) C'etait un Rendezvous Director...
Sunday, Jul 19
20R-Powered Sprite Wiring Hell Nearly Complete: It Lives! [Tech]
Remember that Fiat tachometer I scored at Junkyard Half Price Day? Well, it and many other scavenged pieces have found their way into my Toyota-engined '67 Austin-Healey Sprite. I figured that Italian gauges would add sportiness to my ride, and would you believe that this Alfa Romeo Spid...
Legendary Alfa Romeo Shop Registers 500 GigaRads On Jalopnik Cool-O-Meter [Vintage Racing]
What self-respecting Alfa guy would use a primered-out Dodge Tradesman as his parts hauler? Not Conrad! Check out the huge cargo area of this mid-50s Romeo 2, a two-stroke front-wheel-drive diesel machine that was used as a San Francisco piano moving truck for most of its life. Conrad als...
Saturday, Jul 18
Austin Mini, Infiniti G20, Plymouth Duster To Compete At Buttonwillow Histrionics [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Italian Stallions - The Flyin' Spaghetti Monster • 1980 Fiat X1/9 Chim Chim Racing • 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Sin City Lemons • 1985 Volkswagen GTI Formula BMW • 1986 BMW 325e B-Team • 1986 BMW 325e The Bionic Bunny • 1986 Volkswagen GTI Car Ram-Rod • 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL
Wednesday, Jul 15
What's Google Think About Automakers? [LOLCars]
Fiat BMW Chrysler Ford GM Honda Hyundai Lamborghini Mercedes Nissan Toyota Volvo
Monday, Jul 13
Top Gear: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII Vs. British Army [Top Gear]
• A Mastiff 2 heavily-armored, 6x6 wheel-drive patrol vehicle. The Mastiff 2 has a maximum speed of 55 MPH, but it's armed with the latest weapon systems, including a 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher.
Friday, Jul 10
The Dodge Viper Is Alive! [Carpocalypse]
Introduced as a concept car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Dodge Viper was designed and engineered to test public reaction to the concept of a back-to-basics, high-performance, limited production sports car.
Sunday, Jul 5
Half Price Junkyard Sale Yields $3.01 Fiat Tachometer For 20R Sprite Hell Project [Junkyard Find]
As you can see from my under-construction wiring harness and fusebox, this project is all about image, because I am truly an image consultant at heart. So when I spotted a Fiat 124 Spider with a nice Veglia tach still in place, I grabbed it.
Wednesday, Jul 1
What Would The Founding Fathers Drive? [Question Of The Day]
Clearly, the answer is a the AMC/Renault Alliance. The Americans would not have gotten far without help from the French and neither would have AMC. Designed by Renault but built and restyled in America, the Alliance was the 1983 Motor Trend Car Of The Year. It allowed American Motors to hang o...
Tuesday, Jun 30
How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive [Classic Cars]
Alfa Romeo never made another car quite like it. After production of the ES-30 wrapped up in 1993, there wasn’t a rear-wheel drive Alfa until the 8C Competizione. And that V6 engine is also gone now, replaced with a GM unit using Alfa cylinder heads.
Friday, Jun 26
Oh Noes! Cute Panda Crashes Fiat 500 [Ad Watch]
What better way to advertise your eco-friendly credentials than by putting a bunch of cute animals through crash tests? We just wish Fiat would give the Walrus its bucket back. via Fubiz.net]
Friday, Jun 12
Commenter Of The Day: Sophia Petrillo Edition [Commenter Of The Day]
One of the most famous portrayals of an Italian-American on American TV was Estelle Getty as matriarch Sophia Petrillo on NBC's The Golden Girls. The fictional senior citizen was born in 1905 in Sicily and moved to New York when she was in her teens after having her marriage annulled. Throug...
Fiat CEO To Chrysler Execs: "What Would You Say You Do Here?" [Carpocalypse]
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, pictured here with another executive also named Sergio, conducted speed interviews with 100 Chrysler executives, asking them blunt questions in 15-20 minute interviews. Then, afterward, he spent time showing them his CE-Oh face. [BusinessWeek]
Detroit Suburbs Lure Fiat With Promises Of Expensive Shoes [Carpocalypse]
Business owners in economically-depressed Metro Detroit suburbs, eager to do business with wives of Italian Fiat executives, are prettying-up their shops, discounting their $1,595 high-heeled sandals and learning Italian, all in a bid to earn some valuable Lira.
Wednesday, Jun 10
Chrysler And Fiat Alliance Official [Carpocalypse]
After clearing a few legal hurdles, Chrysler and Fiat have now signed an alliance bringing together the two companies. Fiat will own 20% of the new Chrysler Group with Fiat head Sergio Marchionne as CEO. • Sergio Marchionne to Serve as Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, Jun 9
Lamborghini Developing Hybrids, Biofuel Engines [Alternative Energy]
Under pressure to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy, Lamborghini says it's developing hybrid engines and researching biofuels. Would you drive a Lamborghini Hybrid? At this point, Research & Development activities will continue in the following directions:
Wilt Chamberlain's 1967 Ghia 450SS Spyder [Billetproof]
The Ghia coach building company developed this GT body over a Fiat chassis for the 1960 Turin motor show, and eventually went to production with a modest 2.3 liter, 136 HP six cylinder, it also attracted the attention and American entrepreneur Bert Sugarman. Bert liked the car, but the moti...
Saturday, Jun 6
Opinion: PCH, Southern Grab Bag Edition: Fiat-Lancia-Fiat Combo or L'Automobile Ventura Plus VW Fastback? [Project Car Hell]
You say you don't want an instant Italian junkyard on your property? Normally we'd say you need to get your priorities straight, pal, but passing up the Lancia/Fiat Bonanza means your garage still has room for this L'Automobile Ventura with bonus VW Type 3 Fastback deal (go here if the lis...
Thursday, Jun 4
Automobile Details Restored Scarab Transporter [Retro]
The Scarab was a workhorse car for a great many teams back in the halcyon days of racing, light and fast with great driving dynamics, but it needed to be trotted to the many racing events. Enter transporters, this one in particular has been associated with some particularly noteworthy figu...
Friday, May 29
Koenigsegg Wants To Buy Saab [Carpocalypse]
Supercar maker Koenigsegg wants to by its long-neglected, but quirky, neighbor Saab. That would be the best thing to happen to the brand that's not really born from jets since GM bought it in 1990. The three remaining bidders for Saab are Koenigsegg, billionaire Ira Rennert and Jim Press's...
Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK [Carpocalypse]
Car parts manufacturer Magna has agreed to buy GM Europe, which includes the Opel and Vauxhall brands, according to BBC News. The German government still needs to approve the deal, but may choose insolvency instead. Fiat, the other potential buyer, elected not to attend today's talks. GM i...
Tuesday, May 5
Fiat Delivers Custom Ducato For Papal Service [Custom Cars]
Sevel, the 50/50 joint venture between Fiat Group and PSA-Peugeot Citroën, began its activities in 1981 and, with 3.8 million vehicles produced to date and nearly six thousand employees, is the largest industrial facility in the Region.
Monday, May 4
Fiat CEO in Berlin to Buy GM-Europe, Opel [Carpocalypse]
Fiat’s board of directors met Sunday and authorized Mr. Marchionne to seek a potential merger between Fiat and GM’s European operations, including Opel and its U.K. unit Vauxhall, according to a statement issued by Fiat on Sunday. If a deal is reached, Fiat will consider creating a new publi...
Saturday, Apr 25
Evil Clint Gets A Few Loose Bolts, Buys DeLorean And Honda Z600 For Personal Hell Garage
Evil Clint (of Evil Genius Racing and Black Metal V8olvo notoriety fame) finally unloaded parted with the Yugo, and rumor has it that a certain busted-for-budget-annihilating 24 Hours Of LeMons team has bought the Spider (hooray!). That means his garage was suffering from a distinct la...
Tuesday, Mar 24
Supermodel Jodie Kidd Eco Test Drives Fiat 500 [Fiat 500]
Meanwhile, the Fiat Bravo is now eco:Drive enabled, giving the stylish family hatchback the same capability as the 500 and Grande Punto. During 2009 the system will be extended to all Fiat models which feature Blue&Me. via Fiat UK]
Tuesday, Feb 17
Fiat 500 Abarth SS Gives Mini Cooper S Italian Job [Fiat 500]
Based on the already appealing Fiat 500 Abarth. The Essesse (Italian for "SS") tweaks that car's ECU to boost the 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder from 135 to 160 HP. Torque is up to 170 Lb-Ft. Also upgraded are the suspension, brakes and wheels, which are stiffer, bigger and better look...
Monday, Feb 16
Fiat 500C: Officially Dropping Top Before Geneva [Geneva Motor Show]
Powerplants, transmission and Fiat's new Start&Stop technology all come over from the hardtop Fiat 500. It's just what you need for cruising the strada, though we're still angling for a new Abarth. FIAT 500C MAKES INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC DEBUT AT GENEVA Source: FIAT]
Tuesday, Jan 20
Chrysler, Fiat To Create "Global Strategic Alliance" [Carpocalypse Now]
Founded in 1899, Fiat is an automotive-focused industrial group, serving customers in more than 190 countries around the world. With some 185,000 employees, 114 R&D centers and 178 plants worldwide, the Fiat Group designs, manufactures and sells passenger cars (Fiat, Lancia, Al...
Friday, Jan 2
PCH, Slot Car Handling On A Budget Edition: Turbo V6 Lotus Esprit or Fiat 124 Sport Coupe? [Project Car Hell]
That's what we've got for you today! Now, when you're talking about a couple of rare European sports cars priced low even by collapse-of-global-economy standards, you've got to count on endless a few setbacks in the decade-long interval between the project's glorious arrival in your g...
Wednesday, Dec 31
Italian Stallions' Fiat X1/9 Totally Reliable At LeMons, Other Than The Blown Head Gasket [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Hey, no problem! Here's Tony removing the cylinder head, no doubt enjoying the bracing effects of Thunderhill's 34-degree night air and howling winds, while her assistant- also named Tony- helps out. That's right, this team has an all-woman pit crew, and they got the Fiat back in working...
Monday, Dec 1
Ford Officially Looking To Sell Volvo
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 224,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s core and affiliated automot...
Wednesday, Oct 15
Fiat Punto Natural Power Cruises Six Hundred Miles On Methane And Gasoline
We should not forget that Fiat is the first and only manufacturer to offer, in its "Natural Power" range, a wide array of vehicles with methane-petrol dual fuel systems able to meet the mobility requirement of an extensive category of users: Multipla Natural Power, Punto Natural Power,...
Thursday, Aug 28
PCH, Fix It Again Tony Edition: Fiat 124 Sport Coupe or Pair Of Fiat 1200 Spiders?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Britain has defeated Italy in a PCH Superpower Showdown (after two consecutive defeats, with the Triumph Stag going 70-30 against the Alfa Romeo Giulia Super ye...
Tuesday, Aug 19
PCH, Index Of Effluency Edition: MGB-GT or Fiat X1/9?
You know you're looking at a car deal that should make you run away in terror make a bombshell offer right away when the seller takes the time to pound out a lengthy stream-of-consciousness tirade about the car's problems, then doesn't bother to rotate the photos 90° prior to uploading the...
Wednesday, May 7
250 Vintage Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street, Trailer Queens Need Not Apply
1950 Ford 1956 Ford F-100 1960 Volkswagen Transporter 1962 Ford Falcon 1963 Dodge D100 1964 Ford F-100 1968 Porsche 912 1969 Volkswagen Beetle 1969 Ford Mustang 1971 Dodge Dart 1973 MGB 1974 Ford Maverick 1977 Fiat 124 Sport Spider 1977 Volvo 244DL 1979 Porsche 928 1981 Fiat Strada
Friday, Mar 21
PCH, Impossible Fiats Edition: Ghia 1500GT or '58 Multipla?
Italian sports cars are cool, that's a fact. But seeing that Fiat 500 taking up less than half a standard parking space was an inspiring sight; just imagine having a tiny vintage Fiat with forward controls and lots of backseat passenger room! A miniature Italian Econoline! Well, now you ca...
Monday, Feb 18
Abarth-Tuned Fiat 500 Revealed
Our impromptu review of the 2007 Fiat 500 revealed few weaknesses in the little car but chief among them was the less than satisfying engine performance. Well, now Abarth has announced production for an up-powered version of the reborn Cinquecento. The 1.4-liter gas engine gets a turbo to b...
Thursday, Jan 24
Brazilians Plan Interlagos Revival, Looking For Investors
While investing in start-up sports car companies is always a questionable activity, we should mention that Ford, Fiat and other companies see Brazil as an important market and are doing their best to get new product there. [WideID via World Car Fans]
Sunday, Dec 30
2008 Fiat 500 [First Drive]
A tour of Germany wouldn't be complete without test-driving some of Europe's forbidden fruits, now would it? In our case we just couldn't pass on the opportunity to sample Fiat's new retro mobile, the reborn Cinquecento. The Bamberg Fiat dealer was more than willing to let us grab the keys...
Wednesday, Nov 28
Fiat Fiorino Van Revealed [New Cars]
Developed from a joint venture between Fiat and PSA, this original commercial vehicle is produced at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey, and will be sold in 80 countries worldwide from the end of this year. It has now been presented in the cargo version, while the passenger versions will also...
Thursday, Jul 19
Zastava to Assemble Aged Astras
While the Opel Astra is finally hitting our shores as a Saturn model, Serbia's Zastava has inked a deal with General Motors to build an iteration of the automobile, known in par-for-the-course GM parlance as the Astra Classic. Currently, the former builders of the Yugo assemble a Fiat Pun...
Thursday, Jul 5
Blue & Me and Fiat 500 [Sync-quecento]
Based on the Windows Mobile for Automotive system, this device features an open system that is always in step with the times, updateable, flexible and modular. With the help of Magneti Marelli, Fiat Group Automobiles and Microsoft offer a platform that adapts to most cell phones, music p...
Wednesday, Jul 4
Accessorize Me: Fiat 500's Mondo Options List [But Wait, There's More ...]
If you thought Mini buyers had a lot of accessories to pore through, better sharpen your number-two pencil. The Fiat 500's order sheet is like sweating out the SATs, without the raging hangover. Need a refill for the "Summer citrus fruit+Essence of the night+Breath of freedom" diffuser? B...
Tuesday, Apr 17
Order Yours Tomorrow: Fiat 500 Limited Edition Goes on Sale Tomorrow, on Limited Basis
The new model's debut will be an exciting, important event, and the official launch, to take place in Turin, on July 4, has been preceded by a number of different initiatives. One of these has linked Fiat and Cappellini, an internationally renowned brand of Italian design, in a project tha...
Wednesday, Mar 21
The Fiat 500 Returns: More on the New Cinquecento [News]
On July 4, 1957, in Turin, Fiat presented the Nuova Fiat 500, a real icon of our times, with which Fiat concluded a revival that had begun straight after the Second World War. On July 4, 2007, exactly 50 years later, again in Turin, Fiat will present the new Fiat 500 which will be marketed immed...
Friday, Jul 21
Fiat Afloat: Panda 4X4 Attempts English Channel Crossing
Want to see a Panda swim? (No, LingLing, get down from that diving board.) Earlier today, a modded Fiat Panda 4X4 left Folkestone, Kent in the UK bound for the French coast — in an attempt to cross the English Channel. The car, wrapped in a set of water wings fit for a car, isn't an ordinary Panda,...
