Fiat launches the fourth version of 500

Fiat has released more information about the Elezero (Zero-G) that Auto Sapo already revealed to him first hand. Including the name - will be 500L - and their characteristics, namely, the fact of being just like the 500 as the base will be the Fiat Punto with a length greater than 4 meters.

The success is evident and the 500 at a time when Fiat is struggling to stay afloat, nothing like stress the seam 500 to increase sales. This time is no longer a "pocket rocket" made ​​by the Abarth coupe or a charm, but a compact minivan.

The front of the new product will be equal to the 500 - to give it the air of a family and be able to integrate it in the range - but then everything will be different. Starting with the platform, based on an extended version of the Punto, which gives a length of 4.15 meters (the 500 has 3.54 meters). You will have two versions, one of five places and seven other places that will be even greater about 10 cm.

After the presentation of 500L in Geneva, the five-seat model hit the market in July, coming to America in January 2013. The seven-seat variant will arrive towards the end of the year, with the initial marketing in the U.S.A

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The world's smallest car is back

A group of British businessmen established the Peel Engineering, to resurrect the brand Peel. This small British manufacturer was known to have built the world's smallest cars, with less than two meters in length and motorcycle engine.

The Peel P50 is only 1.37 meters long, for a weight of 59 kg. It has one door and only one place to the driver. The Trident measures 1.83 meters and weighs 99 kg, but it has room for a passenger. Both have only three wheels.

Originally equipped only with motorcycle engine, keep the engine base 50 cm3, with 2.5 kW (3.4 hp) of power, which in the P50 gives you an average consumption of 1.35 l/100 km. Alternatively, you can use an electric motor in two versions, with 1.2 kW (1.6 hp) or 3 kW (4 hp) of power and autonomy to 80 km.

What do you think of this wonder?

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Car of the Year 2012 with finalists chosen

After much deliberation and an endless list of cars, the jury of the Car of the Year 2011, consisting of 59 members from 22 countries, including Portugal, has selected the short list of seven established.

With the winner to be announced on the opening day of the Geneva International Motor Show, there are seven vehicles that the 59 jurors from 22 countries chose to fight among themselves for assigning the reward "Car of the Year 2011."

Thus, Citroen DS5, Fiat Panda, VW Up, Range Rover Evoque, Ford Focus, Toyota Yaris and Opel Ampera / Chevy Volt, which form the group will leave the replacement of Nissan Leaf, Car of the Year 2011.

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