McDowell’s Drive Thru? Fiat 500 is Coming To America
The Green Market Oracle
The combination of low cost and efficiency have made the Fiat 500 one of the best greener cars in Europe for the past couple of years and laterthis year the car will be available in the US.
For the secondyear in a row, the well built Fiat 500 was awarded top honours in theUK’s supermini (subcompact) category of the What Car? Green Awards for 2010.
The Fiat 500 is affordable, efficient, stylish, and most importantly, at58.9 mpg, it is amongst the most fuel efficient vehicles in Europe. TheFiat 500 is available with a choice of three ultra-low emissions, Euro5-compliant engines: 69bhp 1.2-litre and 100bhp 1.4-litre petrol, or95bhp 1.3-litre MultiJet turbodiesel. This car offers great value formoney.
As part of Chrysler Group’s recovery plans in the US, the2011 Fiat 500 will be sold by its dealers later this year. The new 500will be modified for the American market, it will be built in Mexicowith 1.4 liter 4-cylinder engines built in Michigan. Early offerings are expected to have a 97-hp output and a 6-speed manual transmission.
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