The car itself follows in the footsteps of the Diesel edition - not to mention the large number of similar initiatives, including the Citroën DS3 and the Mini - and is available in black or white. Gucci signature red and green stripes running along the flank, with the double-G logo on the wheel hubs and the pattern on the leather seats.
Of course, Gucci has introduced a number of clothing and accessories for the occasion. The car collection was created by Milan Fashion Week to life and will be displayed at a booth at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Trendsetter does not have to wait to get the details in the press release after the jump and the high-resolution images in the gallery below.
It is rumored that Ferrari are working on a high-performance version of the acclaimed Fiat MultiAir system - one of the largest asset that Fiat put the Chrysler deal. The system allows a variable valve timing setup on the fly by hydraulic actuators to optimize performance and efficiency changes. According to industry speculation about the supposedly leaked schematic top Ferrari system could also be the type used in the pneumatically actuated valve control from the Scuderia, that his F1 engines to the 20,000 rpm redline mark, far provide a conventional spring-based system could.
Together, the systems could be at the same time to improve the efficiency and the output of already high-speed drives Ferrari.
Despite the predictions that many analysts in the past year, it looks like neither Ferrari Fiat still has any interest in the key list of the super sports car manufacturer as a separate entity from its parent company. According to Reuters, Ferrari CEO Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said that there are no plans to list the company, and that while such a project can appear in the next four to five years, it is not something on the table at the moment . Montezemolo made the comments while speaking with foreign media, and he added that it is possible that Ferrari can never ever be listed.
Just last year, analysts predicted that Fiat was considering a separate list for the Prancing Horse. Fiat currently has about 85 percent of the Maranello-based automaker, though, when the reports surfaced, the company announced that a separate list for Ferrari only one of several different strategies that at the time of the investigation.
Motor Trend reports that the new B-car project called L-Zero is internally expected to arrive sometime during 2013th Fiat did not specify whether the new car is a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback will be added to say the automaker if it were the B-segment car will be sold in markets outside the United States.
In an interview with Motor Trend, "said Laura Soave Fiat North America, the carmaker that is not lost from its roots as a small car company. With Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep offers a bounty of larger cars and Alfa Romeo is planning a return to the U.S., said MT Soave, would that Fiat will probably never build something larger than a C-segment car for the U.S. "In previous reports proposed that was Fiat on a five-door 500 working days specifically for consumption here in the U.S., but with the car manufacturer branding project L-Zero as something "new," we must wait and see exactly what's in store for 2013.
The vehicle you see here will be presented at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, the Fiat Freemont. Sound familiar? That's because it is essentially the Dodge Journey is a different badge on the nose. Otherwise it is produced essentially the same vehicle, next to the trip at the same plant in Toluca, Mexico.
The only major difference is speaking under the hood, where Fiat's own 2.0-liter Multijet turbo diesel engines (with 140 or 170 hp) with front-wheel drive and manual transmissions will be offered initially. Four-wheel drive, automatic transmission and Chrysler 3.6-liter V6 is Pentastar shorly available after launch. The details are in the press release after the break, and you will see the travel-come-Fiat even in high-res gallery below.
Autocar reports that Volkswagen may soon drop the ax on its double-charged gasoline engine. Why? The automaker seems to refer to the shocking realization that the 1.4-liter mill is too complex and expensive to come to produce. In other news, researchers have discovered that water is still, in fact, wet.
The engine combines both to reduce a turbocharger and supercharger, increase the effect of turbo lag and driveability. In the future, the people said to automakers in the pursuit of a turbo engine, produce similar performance and fuel economy at a much lower manufacturing costs may be interested. If it's good enough for the Chevrolet Cruze, we suggest that Volkswagen engineers think that it's good enough for the company's products.
VW netted several awards for its 1.4-liter, twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine, including the Engine of the Year Award in 2009 and 2010. Whether the rumors true dusting from Autocar demise of the lumps or not remains to be seen. Stay tuned.
Fiat dealers are just about to exchange your money for the key to a whole new 500. If you are planning on one of the first park in your driveway, we hope that you know how to drive a manual transmission - the first units to dealers in February, all will be equipped with manual transmissions delivered.
If you can not handle the three-pedal setup you are forced to wait a bit longer for your Fiat 500. Examples of the six-speed automatic transmission equipped arrival starts in March and April. Then again, you can wait as long, regardless of your preferred transmission, as currently only 20 percent of the 130 Fiat dealers are ready to open. The first, Motor Village in Los Angeles will open its doors later
