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A couple of months ago, I suggested that Fiat might as well sell the Q2 and Q4 name to Audi if it's not doing something important with them because the Italians are running short on cash. How controversial! Many people turned the editorial into an all-out "I hate all Audis" fest, but that's kind of missing the point. Today, Fiat unveiled a special edition car that proves just how badly things are going for them.
This is the 500 Vintage '57, shown for the first time on the net ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut early next week. Cute, isn't it? With those white wheels and pastel blue paintjob, it actually looks like something that came out a 1950s romance.
But after closely inspecting all the body kits, we realized it's almost the same car we saw in November 2013 at the LA Auto Show. The only difference, in fact, is that the wheels are painted in white instead of blue, but that might be an option.
That's no to say that we don't like the special edition, far from it in fact. Even though we drive V8 every other week, this little Fiat still strikes us as charming. The 16-inch wheels with classic disc design are a great selling point. The interior is dressed in a very nice combination of ivory leather and dark camel brown. But that monocrome red display is from another decade and some of the plastic aren't up to current standard.
The Vintage '57 edition will be available in Europe with a choice between a 69hp 1.2-liter and the two-cylinder 0.9-liter TwinAir in 85hp and 105hp guises. The 1.3-liter MultiJet 95hp turbo-diesel engine will also be available. Prices will start from £12,545 when it goes on sale in April.
But after closely inspecting all the body kits, we realized it's almost the same car we saw in November 2013 at the LA Auto Show. The only difference, in fact, is that the wheels are painted in white instead of blue, but that might be an option.
That's no to say that we don't like the special edition, far from it in fact. Even though we drive V8 every other week, this little Fiat still strikes us as charming. The 16-inch wheels with classic disc design are a great selling point. The interior is dressed in a very nice combination of ivory leather and dark camel brown. But that monocrome red display is from another decade and some of the plastic aren't up to current standard.
The Vintage '57 edition will be available in Europe with a choice between a 69hp 1.2-liter and the two-cylinder 0.9-liter TwinAir in 85hp and 105hp guises. The 1.3-liter MultiJet 95hp turbo-diesel engine will also be available. Prices will start from £12,545 when it goes on sale in April.
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