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From Our Automobiles Section
EYE APPEAL Fiat is offering Americans the high-style 500, which can get 30 miles per gallon in the city and 38 m.p.g. on the highway.
Fiat has returned to the United States after a quarter-century absence, arriving with the diminutive Fiat 500. The American version is more refined than the European model and the best 500 yet.
Differences in Regulations Delayed Arrival of the Cinquecento
By REX ROY
Fiat had to make a few changes to the European version of its 500 to meet federal safety and emissions rules. For example, alterations had to be made to the engine and the fuel-filler door was moved.
Manufacturing
How a European Fiat Had to Change Before It Could Immigrate
Here are some of the dozens of changes that Fiat made to get the 500 into the United States. Some were required under federal regulations and some because of the tastes of Americans.
Design
Multiplying 500 by 2 and Finding a New Answer
By PHIL PATTON
The designer of the new Fiat 500 drew inspiration from the man who created the original in 1936 and the Cinquecento of 1957, perhaps his crowning achievement.
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For Better Engine Efficiency, a Different Kind of Throttle
By PAUL STENQUIST
In the new Fiat 500, the company is using a newer valve-throttling system instead of the conventional engine system found in most vehicles.
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Still Tiny After All These Years
From its birth in 1936, the diminutive 500 was a true “people’s car.”
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