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THE TREPIUNO IS GOING TO BE MADE
Meet The New 500
t's going to be cheap - and very cheerful! This week's mag features the first world exclusive pictures of the stunning new baby Fiat that's set to turn the city car market on its head.
The all-new Fiat 500 is a retro-styled sensation that will become one of the cheapest cars available in Britain when it arrives in showrooms in 2006, with entry-level models set to cost from only £5,000.
For that, buyers will get an amazing little car which echoes the look of the famous Nuova 500 - the Fiat that powered generations of buyers the world over between 1957 and 1975 and gained a huge number of celebrity fans, including Michael Schumacher and Sophia Loren. Based on a shortened Panda platform, the 500 will replace the Seicento, which remains in showrooms in Europe despite having been withdrawn from sale in the UK following the debut of the Panda.
Fiat first hinted that a 500 was in the pipeline when it wowed crowds at this year's Geneva Motor Show with the sensational looking Trepiuno concept car, which company insiders suggested at the time was the key to Fiat's financial comeback plans. The firm has suffered heavy losses in recent years, following a decline in sales. But with the acclaimed Panda - outright winner of Auto Express's New Car Honours 2004 - Fiat proved that it could still do what it has always done best, and build small cars with classless appeal and great driving characteristics.
The new 500 is sure to blur class boundaries. With looks like this, it is set to become one of the most fashionable small cars around, much
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Meet The New 500
t's going to be cheap - and very cheerful! This week's mag features the first world exclusive pictures of the stunning new baby Fiat that's set to turn the city car market on its head.
The all-new Fiat 500 is a retro-styled sensation that will become one of the cheapest cars available in Britain when it arrives in showrooms in 2006, with entry-level models set to cost from only £5,000.
For that, buyers will get an amazing little car which echoes the look of the famous Nuova 500 - the Fiat that powered generations of buyers the world over between 1957 and 1975 and gained a huge number of celebrity fans, including Michael Schumacher and Sophia Loren. Based on a shortened Panda platform, the 500 will replace the Seicento, which remains in showrooms in Europe despite having been withdrawn from sale in the UK following the debut of the Panda.
Fiat first hinted that a 500 was in the pipeline when it wowed crowds at this year's Geneva Motor Show with the sensational looking Trepiuno concept car, which company insiders suggested at the time was the key to Fiat's financial comeback plans. The firm has suffered heavy losses in recent years, following a decline in sales. But with the acclaimed Panda - outright winner of Auto Express's New Car Honours 2004 - Fiat proved that it could still do what it has always done best, and build small cars with classless appeal and great driving characteristics.
The new 500 is sure to blur class boundaries. With looks like this, it is set to become one of the most fashionable small cars around, much
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