Fiat 500 Models
Everything about the 500 is innovative. It's a new small car packed with all the quality found in cars twice its size, and all the trimmings. Go play.
It's official: the world's cutest car just got even cuter. We've taken everything that's great about the 500 and added an electric soft top to create the 500C Convertible.
Urban Legend And Open Road Devil: Rinspeed's Fiat 500 E2 Has A Split Character!
Monday, 2 March 2009
Swiss automotive concept technology company, Rinspeed, has come up with the solution to the age old problem of choosing between an economy car for running around the city or buying a performance car that's great fun on the open road with their Fiat 500 E2 which is both an economy car and a performance car - at the flick of a switch!
Based on the Fiat 500 Abarth, the Rinspeed Fiat 500 E2 offers two completely different power settings. Around town the 500 E2 has a power output of 45 kW and this enables it to offer an average fuel consumption of just 4.0 l/100 km. Out on the open road, or simply when the driver wants some performance, a flick of the switch on the dashboard turns the 500 E2 from urban angel to a little open road devil with 120 kW on tap, delivering a 0-100 km time of just 7.4 seconds, while still offering an impressive 7.0 litres/100 km.
The Fiat 500 E2, which will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March (3 March 2009) is Rinspeed's response to a changing automotive environment for car tuning and performance companies.
"Just like the auto industry has to adjust to the demands of a new era, tuners have to look for new ways to do business as well," says Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht. "I don't believe too much in eco tuning. Many drivers are not willing to miss out on driving fun and don't want to drive a something that announces to the world that they do without. But the number of people who want to use our energy supply responsibly not in the least because they want to protect our environment will grow quickly. We need an intelligent use of our fossil resources, especially of our energy. The Fiat 500 E2 fits this requirement perfectly."
