Fiat preparing 500 crossover

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From http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/26/g...500-crossover/ :

Anything you can do, I can do better. That seems to be the strategy over at the Fiat group vis-à-vis the MINI, which the Italian automaker has attacked from two flanks with the popular little 500 and the up-market Alfa MiTo. As we've reported previously, Fiat is said to be preparing a whole batch of variants of the 500, including two different convertibles and a wagon. Reports now indicate that, with MINI hard at work on its crossover and the Clubman already on the market, Fiat is preparing to strike back with an all-wheel-drive version of the 500 wagon.

Tentatively known as the Giardiniera, reviving the classic nameplate of the original, the 500 wagon would likely borrow the all-wheel-drive system from the Panda 4x4 which shares the same platform as the 500. The bean-counters in Turin are still reportedly deliberating over the project, but if approved, Fiat is anticipated to produce little over 30,000 unites annually. Whether the 4WD 500 wagon would wear the same bodywork as the existing model or the front-drive wagon, however, remains to be seen.

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Personally, I'm not a big fan of either ideas (wagon/crossover)...but I'm sure they'll sell well. Just as I profoundly disliked the clubman and its upcoming 4x4 variant, I don't think I'll be a fan of the "Giardinetta" and its variants _boh_

Oh well.....we shall see _icon7_

nn me la fate vedereeeeee...mi snrovinato la vista a guadarla..prima tocca alla mini.ora alla 500...che schifo..èvero che sn più comode rispetto alle versioni"corte" ma peccano di grosso sul piacere di acquisto...è bruttissima..farà lo stesso flop della stilo multiwagon

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nn me la fate vedereeeeee...mi snrovinato la vista a guadarla..prima tocca alla mini.ora alla 500...che schifo..èvero che sn più comode rispetto alle versioni"corte" ma peccano di grosso sul piacere di acquisto...è bruttissima..farà lo stesso flop della stilo multiwagon

ahmm...i don't speak your language :fischio:

io no parla italiano...no comprendo :rolleyes:

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nn me la fate vedereeeeee...mi snrovinato la vista a guadarla..prima tocca alla mini.ora alla 500...che schifo..èvero che sn più comode rispetto alle versioni"corte" ma peccano di grosso sul piacere di acquisto...è bruttissima..farà lo stesso flop della stilo multiwagon

Klaus qui e' l'area internazionale dove si parla Inglese.

Imagine the 500 wagon with bicolor paint, a-bar, crome package and crome luggage carrier on the roof:yee: I want.............

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Imagine the 500 wagon with bicolor paint, a-bar, crome package and crome luggage carrier on the roof:yee: I want.............

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That's funny car... in target with Mini ... i think that...

WHAT the hell is that

That car is ugly just like the clubman is. Do not understand the exisitance of these cars as the hatchback counterparts look so much better.:(

I quite like it. A 500 wagon with 4x4 and the abarth engine. Mmmm :)

I like it! Give it a clever 4x4 configuration with ELD diffs as on the Panda and , hey presto, you have a winner.

Now, imagine that with the Abarth engine as well :yee:

i just have to admit that MINI clubman is way better than 5oo "clubman" .... i loveeeee the normal 5oo, and i would never change it though!

onestly, i think that a green 500 giardinetta with wood exterior insert and beige leather interior can be a beautiful car! i know that is "too mini" and "too british", but i like dream this configuration.

i'll take two, please :yee:

one in red, slammed to the ground and 17" rims
the other in white, panel van style :fischio:

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i'll take two, please :yee:

one in red, slammed to the ground and 17" rims
the other in white, panel van style :fischio:

A panel van would be soooo cool:yee::yee: Jive blue with all the crome possible. 16" steel wheels in body color and crome moon style center caps:yee::yee::yee:

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A panel van would be soooo cool:yee::yee: Jive blue with all the crome possible. 16" steel wheels in body color and crome moon style center caps:yee::yee::yee:

oh yeah, steelies, mooncaps and whitewalls.. :yee:

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oh yeah, steelies, mooncaps and whitewalls.. :yee:

Exactly:) I forgot the whitewalls:yee::yee: Hope some Fiat boss reads this and makes it happend.:D

A picture appeared of this last year, everyone thought it was a fake :-D I don't like it, little estates like that dont work, we all remember the epic failure of the mini clubman ......

bond500

Ps love the smilies
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