Fiat preparing 500 crossover

[Ferrarista500]

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

Oh well.....we shall see

[Klaus]

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

[Ferrarista500]

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

io no parla italiano...no comprendo

[Sessodrive]

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.

[wreckmaster]

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

[Gioioso]

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

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

[Surfer]

WHAT the hell is that

[Lun]

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!

[rivolo]

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.

[Malk]

i'll take two, please

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