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Oh Look, It's The Fiat 500X
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: July 5th, 2012
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Slow sales of the Fiat 500 in America have Marchionne & Co. pinning their hopes on a small crossover, dubbed the 500X, to boost sales. Our first look comes via this video. It’s a bit of a tease, isn’t it?
Looking like a cross between the Fiat 500L and the standard car, the 500X will likely use the same 1.4L MultiAir engines as its siblings, along with a rudimentary all-wheel drive system. Prepare for cries of “ruining brand values” in 5,4,3,2…
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Published July 5th, 2012 11:26 AM
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I'm sure Audi could do it better!
I saw these doing high altitude testing in Colorado last year. It will be interesting to see the options and pricing on them.
Keep in mind that Fiat had problems with dealers coming on line when they launched, so that slowed things way down in 2011. They seem to be doing quite well now. However, I'm more interested in either the original 500, or the 500L or if they bring the Panda here, I'd be interested in that, probably in the basic FWD variant, though I've heard the 4x4 variants are pretty capable in their own right.
Just what the world needs another #$%&* lame ass SUV.