Daily Archives: March 28, 2016


Crossovers like the Fiat 500X point the way to what we'll be seeing more of …

Crossovers like the Fiat 500X point the way to what we'll be seeing more of in the next several years

2016 Fiat 500X Trekking AWD – The Best Cinquecento Yet? – Sam’s Thoughts
Let’s face it, the re-entry of Fiat into the American marketplace in the wake of the Italian company’s post-bankruptcy absorption of Chrysler has not gone as well as CEO Sergio Marchionne had hoped. The diminutive 500 never reached the sales targets expected of it and the larger 500L MPV did even worse. We still have …


2016 Fiat 500X Trekking AWD – The Best Cinquecento Yet?

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Let’s face it, the re-entry of Fiat into the American marketplace in the wake of the Italian company’s post-bankruptcy absorption of Chrysler has not gone as well as CEO Sergio Marchionne had hoped. The diminutive 500 never reached the sales targets expected of it and the larger 500L MPV did even worse. We still have some months to wait before the Miata-derived 124 roadster hits the streets but there is one other Fiat entry that may yet have the potential to be a breakout hit, subcompact crossover 500X.

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