Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 21 to 28 of 28

Thread: Fiat leaving U.S? Trying to boost 500 sales with turbo-only engine for 2018

  1. #21
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    LA
    Country
    United States
    Posts
    351
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked 63 Times in 50 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    Fuel economy trivia: the most interesting Fiat 500 to me is the you could get in Europe with the 0.9L 2-cylinder engine. I would have loved to try it.

    Of course, even less chance that would ever come to North America than the 1.0L Mirage!


    I drove one from Paris to Ancona IT passing thru Leon, Mont Blank, Milano, then back thru Rome to Paris. Its great on gas in town, but on the fway is awful. It does have power to keep up and overtake but will kill your wallet!


    mitsu's in the family

    2024 Mirage SE

    2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
    2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
    2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
    2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
    2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
    2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
    2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
    2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
    1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)


  2. #22
    Moderator Eggman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Country
    United States
    Posts
    10,156
    Thanks
    4,039
    Thanked 2,788 Times in 2,107 Posts
    I heard the 500 had early reliability problems. Did that ever get solved?

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


  3. #23
    Senior Member Cobrajet's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2015
    Location
    Olympia, WA
    Country
    United States
    Posts
    3,126
    Thanks
    1,197
    Thanked 1,848 Times in 1,101 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Angrybeaver View Post
    If you read thetruthaboutcars.com it sounds like the dealers can't give Fiats away. LOL The dealer closest to me hasn't budged on their lone 500 Abarth, but the dealer in Olean, NY has one for $15,499. Which is 8k off MSRP.
    My dealership has ONE new Abarth...and it's a 2016!
    Last edited by Cobrajet; 06-02-2018 at 12:39 PM.

  4. #24
    Quote Originally Posted by fc321 View Post
    I never have been attracted to SUVs and I doubt I ever will be. They are so generic and plain-Jane.
    All my life I could tell make & model of just about any vehicle at a glance.

    In the past few years this has changed. Most of the CUV/crossovers just don't register in my brain. I just don't really care about them.

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


  5. #25

    turbo 500 plan not working

    Sales of the Fiat 500 in the 3 months since they announced the engine upgrade:


    • March: 439 (down from 1671 in March 2017)
    • April: 335 (down from 1201 in April 2017)
    • May: 264 (down from 1240 in May 2017)


    Maybe the engine wasn't available right after the announcement, but those are Smart Fortwo numbers.

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


  6. #26

    US: Fiat plan not working...

    No immediate withdrawal from the U.S., but the news is not promising:

    Fiat will soon begin the transition of becoming a Europe-only EV brand.
    Source: https://carbuzz.com/news/chrysler-wi...ead-in-america

    the company needs to identify places “where Fiat can play best.” Those places include Latin America, where the brand has a long history. As for North America, Marchionne said he doesn’t think the brand can “make it.”
    Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...-just-wounded/

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


  7. #27
    Moderator Eggman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Country
    United States
    Posts
    10,156
    Thanks
    4,039
    Thanked 2,788 Times in 2,107 Posts
    Hm. I wonder what this means for Ram Trucks and the Jeep brand...

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


  8. #28
    Apparently even MORE resources will be available to devote to the trucks/Jeeps/SUV's.

    That's the goose laying the golden egg for Fiat/Chrysler (and everybody else) these days.


        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •