‘Fiat’ Archives
170 Horsepowered Fiat 500 For the US Market – Confirmed
Chrysler Communications Manager, Scott Brown, confirmed yesterday that a 170 horsepower Fiat 500 will show up on the U.S. market. I spoke with Brown while attending a media preview of the 2010 Portland Auto Show. He specifically stated the turbocharged 170 hp engine would not be part of the initial Fiat 500 launch, but would indeed follow. The [...]
US Market Fiat 500 to have 170 Horsepower?
The blog, Fiat 500 USA, is saying that the U.S. Market Fiat 500 will have 170 hp and 170 ft.lbs. of torque from its turbocharged 1.4-liter MultiAir engine. The blog also says there will be a normally aspirated engine making 100 hp and 95 ft./lbs. or twist, too. I was not able to verify this on Chrysler's media site, but hopefully the blog is [...]
Rank: Top 10 Cars That Never Officially Made It To the US
The US has always been an interesting market for auto makers to tackle. Many of them would create seeming hit models only to fall flat in the end. Take for example the mid 90's BMW 3 Series. The car was a success both in Europe and the US, so naturally BMW decided to add the hatch back version to the US line-up thinking that it would share the [...]
