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Fiat 500

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The Car Guide rating 3.0/5 63% Detailed ratings

Price $15,995 – $23,995 Payments

Fuel consumption 5.1 – 6.7 L/100km

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The 500 quickly made a name for itself, proving that a car can be both hip and affordable. With several configurations and colours available, drivers have plenty of opportunity to personalize this modern city car. The convertible comes with an easy-to-activate power roof while the Sport version handles like a true athlete. A 101-hp 1.4L 4-cylinder engine is tasked with powering this little Fiat with strict instructions to keep fuel consumption down. An Abarth version will be coming soon.

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Fiat's return to North America about a decade ago didn't turn out to be the be the success story everyone was hoping for. The little 500 rode a wave of popularity when it arrived here, but the honeymoon quickly ended. The brand added a larger version, the 500L , and …January 12, 2022

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Retro has been making a comeback in fashion, photography and food, so why not cars? As a tribute to the original Nuova Cinquecento built in 1957, Fiat is offering up its own retro version of the Fiat 500 city car and calling it the “1957 Edition.” A lot of what's …April 11, 2016

The Fiat Lineup And Its Fate

In today’s world, if an automaker wants to survive, it needs to appeal to as many customers as possible. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Bentley—they’ve all stepped up production in an attempt to stay afloat. The same is true for less elitist brands, too. Hyundai and Kia, for example, now make cars …April 28, 2015

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2012 Fiat 500: Fix it again, Tony?

When I was a child, I remember going to a junkyard with my father and seeing the burned out carcass of a Fiat 500 heaped upon a pile of similarly decommissioned vehicles. As a vehicle that I'd yet to see in any other condition, I eagerly went home and flipped …June 23, 2012

2012 Scion iQ: The Scion in Winter

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He Said, She Said: Test driving the Fiat 500

Magali Eysseric and Patrick St-Louis: our test drivers of the month and the Fiat 500. The premise of the He said, she said chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive for two weeks. The only thing we ask them to do is to …October 20, 2011

2011 Fiat 500: A Twenty First Century Topolino

At the age of 8 or 9, going to the junkyard on a Saturday afternoon with my dad ranked amongst the best possible ways in which a day could be spent. This, of course, was back when going to an auto wrecker involved a pair of coveralls, a keen eye, …September 23, 2011

2011 Fiat 500: Cinquecento, il mio amore!

Launched in Europe in 2008, the Fiat 500 makes its North American debut this spring. If Chrysler’s predictions are correct, most units of the Cinquecento sold in Canada will be sold in Quebec, where more than half of the country’s Fiat dealerships are located. And many Fiat dealers are hoping …May 25, 2011

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Fiat 500 to Return to Canada as All-Electric 500e in 2024

We’re not sure how many people miss the Fiat 500 , which exited the North American market after the 2019 model year due to extremely poor sales, but guess what? It will come back to Canada in early 2024. Fiat CEO Olivier Francois made the announcement today at the Los …November 17, 2022

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Fiat 500 to be Axed from North American Lineup

FCA has announced that the Fiat brand will stop selling the current-generation 500 in all of North America starting in 2020. Executives at the company say that the remaining stocks will allow the model to continue until the middle of next year approximately. The Fiat 500e, which is an electric …September 1, 2019

2018 Fiat 500 Gets Turbocharged

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has just released information on the 2018 edition of their Fiat 500 minicar. We were expecting major changes, a redesign perhaps, but for now, the most significant news is an engine swap. For the North-American market, gone is the 101-horsepower, naturally aspirated 1.4-litre four cylinder, replaced by …February 8, 2018

The 2017 Fiat 500 Gets a Simplified Lineup

Sales of Fiat’s cute little minicar have been on a downward spiral for the last couple of years in Canada, and the brand is hoping to shake things up by streamlining the range of trim levels and powertrains. The 2017 Fiat 500 will be available in hatchback and cabrio body …September 15, 2016

Double Recall for the Fiat 500 and Jeep Wrangler

Here is an interesting double recall from FCA: globally, 41 000 units of the Fiat 500 and about half a million Jeep Wranglers need to go back to the shop to be potentially repaired. Let’s start with the Fiats. On the 500 city car produced between 2012 and 2016, a …May 20, 2016

Minor Touches For The 2016 Fiat 500

The stylish little Fiat 500 receives a slew of upgrades for 2016. While none of them are immediately visible, the manufacturer states that there have been more than 1,800 changes. Instead of making a long list of every single difference, I’ll just group together some of the most obvious ones: …July 6, 2015

Fiat 500 Vintage '57: Good Old Times

A few manufacturers have tried to recapture the emblematic style of vehicles that left their mark on the automotive industry; from the Volkswagen Beetle to the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the Chevrolet HHR and the MINI, each had their own ideas about how to recreate the iconic images of their older …February 27, 2015

The Fiat 500X Hits Montreal

For the Montreal Auto Show, Fiat brought us a new iteration of its small 500, the 500X. Based on the Jeep Renegade's architecture, the small crossover will join the ranks of the Mazda CX-3 and Honda HR-V in this white-hot segment. Under the hood, we can expect a selection of …January 16, 2015

Abarth 695 Biposto: A Racing Fiat 500 for the Streets!

This week at Geneva, Fiat presented "The Fastest Road-going Abarth" ever produced. Named 695 Biposto, this car is the spiritual successor to the original Abarth 695, unveiled 50 years earlier, also in Geneva. Tipping the scales at 997 kilograms and pushing 190 horsepower to the front wheels, the 695 Biposto …March 5, 2014

First Sketches of the Fiat 500X

Two months before the world premiere of the Fiat 500X in Geneva, the web site indianautosblog.com has published the first sketches of the model in development. The vehicle uses the platform of the new 500L. Based on these images, we discover an urban SUV whose signature style seems very close …January 28, 2014

Fiat 500 Five-Door On The Way

The Fiat Punto will soon be retired for the European markets and will be replaced by a five-door version of the Fiat 500. It is a decision similar to that made by MINI, which will offer a five-door version of its Cooper model starting next year. The five-door Fiat 500 …December 31, 2013

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2013 Fiat 500 Abarth

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Our test drive of the 2012 Fiat 500

Our test drive of the 2012 Fiat 500

Fiat 500 2012, the MultiAir engine explained

Fiat 500 2012, the MultiAir engine explained

The Car Guide rating 63%

Pros

Gotta love that face
Strategically priced
Pleasant to drive
Astonishingly comfortable
Reasonably roomy

Cons

Engine lacks pep
We'll see about its reliability
Transmissions not terribly sporty
Some body noises
Noisy accelerations

Driving	7/10
Safety	8/10
Interior	8/10
Reliability	2/10
Winter driving	6/10
Comfort	7/10

What's new in 2012

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August 15, 2024
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