2012 Fiat 500: Fix it again, Tony?3.5/5Test DrivesWhen 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 Winter4.0/5First DrivesOne of the first questions people ask me about small cars is, “How does this vehicle handle in winter?” They already know that the car isn’t terribly roomy, that its performances are respectable at best given the modest engine power, and that its fuel consumption is very economical. But for …December 8, 2011
He Said, She Said: Test driving the Fiat 500Test DrivesMagali 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 Topolino5.0/5Test DrivesAt 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!4.5/5Test DrivesLaunched 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
2012 Fiat 500: Devoted following4.0/5First DrivesIn 1957, as Italy was slowly and arduously recovering from the Second World War, Fiat unveiled a small car that would give Italians the means to get around. The 500 – the Cinquecento, as the Latins say – helped get both the country and the national economy rolling again. As …February 24, 2011