Automotive Vision Up To Mexico The New Fiat 500

Vision Automotive / By Roberto Perez S.

Just a year after its launch in Europe, the new Fiat 500 finally comes to Mexican lands one of the cars most iconic Italian car culture, the legendary "Cinquecento? returns to Mexico five decades later, as a completely new model that keeps the essence of the original model.

The new Fiat 500 will compete directly with the MINI, and t is now available in all agencies of the Italian brand in four versions: Classic, Sport, Vintage Lounge, all with the same engine, a modern four-cylinder 1.4-liter 16-valve dual overhead cam head and an output of 100 horsepower.

Of the four versions mentioned, three of them with automatic transmission 5-speed Dualogic and offer a more traditional exterior appearance (Classic, Lounge and Vintage), while the Sport version is characterized by its orientation clearly sportier, with a monochrome finish , rear spoiler, red brake calipers and a 6-speed manual transmission.

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Another important difference between automatic and manual versions is the indoor environment. While the Classic and Vintage Lounge has light-colored interior with steering wheel and instrumentation similar in ivory, the Sport offers a more intimate cabin, steering wheel and instruments with a tapestry of black and dark tones.

It is worth noting that in all cases, the safety equipment is the same: 7 airbags, stability control, traction control and ABS brakes and windows, locks and mirrors electric mirrors, trip computer, steering wheel wrapped in leather with remote controls for audio system and the innovative Blue & Me system, which integrates Bluetooth mobile phone connection and USB input for external music players.

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On this basis, equipped versions add items such as fixed glass roof or sliding electrical largest aluminum wheels, automatic climate control and leather upholstery, among other things.

Prices and versionesEn terms of prices, the range starts with the Classic version of $ 234.900 pesos, continues with a Sport version for $ 249.900: the Logue of $ 259.900, and finally the Fiat 500 Vintage, the more equipped, with a price of $ 279.900 pesos.

Rising from their cenizasConcebido in the fifties by Dante Giacosa in response to the transport needs of an Italian village in recovery after the war, the original model made its first appearance on July 4, 1957 under the name Nuova 500, for emphasize their descent from the 500 Topolino production had gone a few years before.

2D engine with 13 liters of horsepower and a length of only 3 meters, the Nuova 500 was a small car, simple and inexpensive, but thanks to its attractive design and cheerful personality soon became a winner: With almost 4 million units produced in 17 years, the model has been one of the most successful in the history of the Italian firm.

Half a century later, the re-launch of the Cinquecento in 2007 marked a new beginning for Fiat, one built on a renewed renaissance range of modern, attractive and, above all, accessible. With the new 500, Fiat's intention has been, in part, to thank all the fans of the brand loyalty, and that is why we have sought to respect as much as possible the design of the original model, but at the same time has made an effort to incorporate the suggestions in the development of more than 3 million fans through a website created specifically for it.

The result is a car that evokes the original concept of the 50s, but at the same time sends a clear message of modernity. The new 500 is, after all, one of the more advanced models that Fiat has made in its entire history, since it incorporates all the knowledge and experience that has accumulated the Italian brand in more than 100 years of existence.

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