city cars
“Fiat 500e’s New Color Inspired by LA’s Gray Skies”
If you hadn’t realized, the 2024 Fiat 500e is already arriving at dealers here in the United States, with the first ones all being painted bright red. Keeping in the brands plans to release special editions like shoe drops, the brand has “dropped” a new special edition. The latest 500e is called the Fiat 500e Inspired…
Fiat Abarth 595 Time Attack Race Car Review
If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh unbelievable. This little lemon jelly bean is…
Is the New Electric Mini Aceman Cute Enough?
Mini just unveiled its first dedicated EV model, the adorable and diminutive Aceman electric subcompact crossover. It sits just about two inches longer, one inch wider, and three inches taller than the current F55 Cooper Hardtop four door, and slots between the recently redesigned Cooper and Countryman models. Given…
Sending a Mini with Tracks to Antarctica: A Good Idea? | Giga Gears
Of all the goofy and delightful vehicles to ever wander the of Antarctica and the Arctic, I never thought I would come across a vehicle seemingly less-suited to the icy wastes than Australia’s Volkswagen Beetle. But the Australians who brought the Bug to the continent really out did themselves with a Morris Mini…
“2024 Fiat 500e Shows Why City Cars Thrive as EVs”
Even by electric vehicle standards, the original Fiat 500e wasn’t exactly a huge success. The Italian EV was mostly available in California, and sales peaked in 2015 with 6,194 units dropping to 2,250 by 2018. Former CEO Sergio Marchionne also famously claimed the company lost $14,000 on every 500e sold, which meant…