FRANKFURT - FIAT showcases new 500 along with the rest of the 500 range of cars, a new engine, and better tech.

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Fiat at the Frankfurt International Motor Show 2015

• During the German show will march the entire 500 family, cars very different vocation and character but which share the same matrix: the iconic Fiat 500.

• The absolute star of the new 500, with which the brand is ready to face the future challenges of the market, not to mention their own, deep roots.

• The new 500 offers a unique opportunity called "Second skin" that, like a second skin, allows you to customize the cabinet with a unique and distinctive livery.

• On the new model debuts the innovative infotainment system UconnectTM with 5 "screen. The Lounge trim provides services Uconnect ™ LIVE free for five years.

• icon Fiat will debut the new 1.3 Multijet 95 HP Euro 6, which stands for performance and respect for the environment: CO2 emissions are in fact of just 89 grams per kilometer.

• Spotlight on 500X, the crossover Made in Italy that will attract attention of the public, exhibiting both soul subway is the off road.

• Space to 500L, the model with the iconography of an emotional style 500 reformulates the category of compact cars for the modern family.

• The stand hosts an area dedicated to merchandising and exclusive accessories made in collaboration with Mopar.

The Fiat brand back to Frankfurt with an impressive display of the entire 500 family: the new 500, presented in Turin last July, the 500X crossover continues to collect good results, in terms of appreciation and sales, up to 500L, leader market in its own segment. Cars are very different, by vocation and character, but who share the same matrix: the iconic 500.

New Fiat 500

The star of the exhibition the new Fiat 500, with which the brand is ready to face the new challenges of the market, not to mention their own, deep roots. Made by the Fiat Style Centre, the car has a design, exterior and interior, renovated and unmistakably 500, which makes it even more appealing. It has not grown in size but offers richer content in terms of technology, drive systems and customization possibilities: the icon has evolved, honing those traits that have made it a masterpiece.

On the stand, the public can admire nine versions. Two of them are convertible, the first nell'inedita "Red Coral" combined with beige soft top and the second white with red roof and equipped with the new turbodiesel 1.3 Multijet 95 HP Euro 6, at its world debut. 

The small diesel engine shines for performance and fuel economy, and especially reaches an important milestone in terms of respect for the environment because it emits only 89 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The same engine also drives the new 500 Lounge black exposed on the stand.

It is also the color of the new sedan "Bordeaux Opera" in Lounge trim level, driven by the gasoline engine 1.2 to 69 hp coupled to the Dualogic robotised gearbox. Five specimens show a further great opportunity that characterizes the new 500 and will surprise everyone and stimulate the imagination and the desire to appear and stand out. It's called "Second Skin" and represents a unique customized look that just like a second skin, allows you to transfer the body's own character.

The nine cars, then, show various forms of interior: fabric Prince of Wales and "garnish" ivory or coral (also available as olive green), with headrest and bezel with contrasting black faux leather or ivory. Five cars also have the exclusive coating Pelle Frau respectively black, burgundy and tobacco, with 500 logo embroidered on the bezel, contrasting ivory.

Finally, on the dashboard renovated stands out the innovative infotainment system UconnectTM with 5 "screen, which already offers the Pop version radio, 6 speakers, steering wheel controls and Aux-in and USB ports. The new 500 Lounge offers standard hands-free Bluetooth, Uconnect ™ 5 "Radio LIVE touchscreen, which provides a variety of functions to start services Uconnect ™ LIVE, standard for a period of five years, as well as many music options, in addition to FM / AM radio

Fiat 500X

Will attract looks even 500X: the stand, the public can see three cars, two in setting Cross Plus, the declination off road riding special bumpers and protective shields and offers 4x4, and a lounge, which represents the 'soul more underground crossover Fiat.

The first copy Cross Plus, with livery-layer Red Love, adopts the powerful 170 hp 1.4 MultiAir combined with the innovative nine-speed automatic transmission and 4x4 drive that ensure a perfect balance between ride comfort and sporty feeling, ensuring great resilience and providing smooth torque. At his side a 500X Plus Cross with three-layer yellow livery Amalfi equipped with the powerful 2.0 Multijet II with 140 hp, 6-speed manual transmission and 4x4 drive.

The third 500X version in the Lounge, is fitted with the 1.4 MultiAir 140 bhp in combination with automatic transmission and dual-clutch sequential and is distinguished by some Mopar accessories, the brand of choice for services, customer care, parts original accessories for brands to FCA. In particular, there is the "Chrome Pack" that includes such elegant chrome door moldings, fog lamp surrounds and exterior mirror caps. 

All it embellished by Cargo Organizer that increases the versatility of the luggage compartment, the mats and the tire valve caps with Fiat logo. They are a small but significant example of the wide collection of Mopar accessories made specifically for the new crossover Fiat in order to make it even more distinctive.

Fiat 500L

Full exposure 500L, the model that combines the iconic style of the 500 to the functionality of the design Made in Fiat. From this comes the special alchemy "City Lounge Fiat", a new concept of car town recasting an emotional category of compact cars for the modern family.

In Frankfurt the public can admire the special edition Beats EditionTM with two-tone livery and trekking in the exclusive version Green Tuscany. The brilliant 1.4 16v T-Jet 120 bhp which equips the first 500L is the ideal solution for those looking for a car that can disengage with agility in city traffic while keeping running costs: in fact, this engine the car has a top speed of 189 km / h with acceleration from 0 to 100 in 10.2 seconds.

The Fiat 500L Beats EditionTM has an audio system can offer a listening experience marked by an excellent sound that changes the way you experience your music in the car.

Outside, it is characterized by the special paint gray with black roof decorated with red elements and satin-chrome for a modern metropolitan look. The same impression is evident inside the environment "total black" and upholstery fabric and faux leather in black with red stitching.

The stand is also a 500L Trekking 1.3 MultiJet 95 HP, the model with two perfectly integrated souls who like "contagion" daily: a subway to live the carefree city with style, and a more enterprising, ideal for weekend with family and friends. 

The car on display presents the livery Green Tuscany roof with two-tone white and is equipped with several Mopar accessories that accentuate the dual personality as the tub useful to protect the luggage compartment, the hanger sull'appoggiatesta, the dispenser of fragrances The special kick. Finally, you can make the car even more convenient with the roof bars, which allow you to mount a bicycle rack, a ski rack, a carrier windsurfing or a roof box.

Fiat stand

The stand set up in Frankfurt welcomes the public with Italian elegance and taste. The development of the design is fluid and harmonious, and dynamic forms lead the eye to the center, where features some examples of the new 500 surrounded the other cars of the same family, almost in a symbolic embrace the latest addition to the Fiat. 

The front view allows you to appreciate all the cars on display and the images that run on the big screen, and the underlying structure through a three-dimensional penetration of solids and voids conveys the same feeling of solidity and protective wrap that is perceived driving a car Fiat.

In a dedicated area of ​​the stand, you will also get to know some merchandising products and exclusive accessories Fiat in collaboration with Mopar, the brand for the services, the Customer Care, genuine parts and accessories for brand FCA.

Finally, through the distribution of information and the preparation of some materials dedicated to the stand, the public can learn about the products FCA Bank, a finance company specializing in the automotive industry. 

The company operates in the major European markets, and in Germany with FCA Bank Deutschland GmbH, with a sole mission: supporting the sales of vehicles of all brands FCA through innovative financial products and comprehensive services with high added value to the networking of dealers, customers and businesses.

New Fiat 500

In July, Fiat presented the Nuova 500, the car created to meet the new challenges of the market without forgetting their own, deep roots, which go back to 1957. In that year, the Fiat 500 was launched, the "great little car "symbol of mass motorization, sold more than 3.8 million units and fully entered the collective. 

Fifty years later, in 2007, he is drawing on the heritage Fiat was able to accelerate towards the future: thus was born the new 500 and was an immediate success, and eight years along with over 1.5 million units sold.

Today the witness is collected from the New 500. Designed by the Centro Stile Fiat, the car has a design, exterior and interior, renovated and unmistakably 500, which makes it even more appealing. It has not grown in size but offers richer content in terms of technology, drive systems and customization possibilities: only in this way the icon can further evolve, honing those traits that have made it a masterpiece.

Available in sedan and convertible, the new 500 has three versions, depending on market: Pop, Popstar and Lounge. Also standard seven airbags, Uconnect Radio 5 "with six speakers, AUX-IN and USB, steering wheel controls and LED daytime running lights, and in Italy the climate. 

The Lounge version is enriched with refined details such as the panoramic glass roof, alloy wheels 15 "and the version Uconnect Radio 5" LIVE touchscreen and leather steering wheel with controls that allows the customer - through integration with your smartphone - to use various apps on the system board so they can stay connected.

Bold and seductive, the new 500 has about 1,900 new details, all designed to showcase the originality, and, at the same time, give the model a style even more refined. Are new headlights with LED daytime running lights, rear lights, the colors, the dashboard, the steering wheel, the materials: substantial upgrades, then, but faithful to the unmistakable style 500. Moreover, the icon Fiat's manifesto a new concept of mobility; Revolution is a "gentle" on the roads of the world, because it manages to combine seemingly opposing values.

Today, therefore, the new 500 is renewed in the name of aesthetic continuity and technological progress. This is the magic formula being 500, the only one able to fuse opposites with great consistency: it is an exclusive car but accessible; a global best seller that maintains a heart deeply Italian; It is an elegant product that does not forget to be funny; It is very personal although it was sold over 1,500,000 units. Even more New 500 that combines technical and sentiment in order to confirm a yardstick in its segment in every respect.

Engines

A snap the new 500, a wide range of engines that are lively performers but low fuel consumption and more environmentally friendly as evidenced by the approval Euro6. Mated to mechanical 5 or 6 speed or the robotic Dualogic, engines are available: the 69 bhp 1.2, the two-cylinder TwinAir 85 hp or 105 hp, the 1.2 69 bhp EasyPower (LPG / petrol) and the turbodiesel 1.3 Multijet 95 HP, which makes its debut at the show.

This diesel engine is the best that can offer today automotive engineering in the small turbodiesel field: emits only 89 grams of CO2 per kilometer and meets the Euro 6 legislation while ensuring excellent performance. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h takes only 10.7 ", and the maximum speed is 180 km / h. 

Consumption is also dedicated to the economy and ecology: in the combined cycle, it takes 3.4 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers. Finally, a small record: the new 500 is the only car in its segment, with the Fiat Panda, to offer a diesel engine.

The TwinAir engine from 0.9 cm3 is available in 85 hp and one with 105 hp. The first indicates that in combined cycle fuel consumption of 3.8 liters / 100km of emissions below 90 g / km of CO2, a figure of great importance in terms of environmental sustainability, demonstrating the effectiveness of the technological solutions practical, accessible , made from Fiat available to a wide audience so that they can bring the greatest possible ecological and economic benefits. 

Among these, of course, stands the TwinAir, a concrete example of how technology can reduce fuel consumption and emissions, at an affordable cost.

After the launch, the range of the new 500 will expand with the 1.2 69 bhp configuration "Eco". This engine uses a new intelligent alternator, a specific aerodynamic package and new tires from 14 ", 15" or 16 "that provide reduced rolling resistance and wear. All of these changes results in significant savings in operating costs and environmental impact on sustainability: one thing above all, CO2 emissions settle just 99 grams per kilometer.

Exterior design

The size of the new 500 remain contained: it is 357 centimeters long, 163 wide, 149 cm high with a wheelbase of 230 cm. However, even in the name of continuity, the design of the front and rear have changed. The exterior styling of the new 500 expresses all the distinctive elements that historically characterize this model, starting from the iconic predecessor of the fifties, but today reaffirms their identity in a more technical and complete.

The most obvious historical reference is expressed by the combination of the upper headlights - are always circular but with a more dynamic giving it a bolder look - along with the lower ones that use LED technology for the daytime running lights and the group "mustache and logo ". 

Today headlights use a higher form poliellittico innovative and provide nighttime visibility sharper, for added security: are the "eyes" are always open on the road. Accorpano dipped headlights and turn signals. The optical unit less integrates the headlights, daytime running lights DRL and position light LED, which follow the circular profile. The effect reproduces the graphic character of the "zero" of 500. The Nuova 500, even in the dark, will be able to stand out with an unmistakable signature.

The hood has kept the trend enveloping folds on the sides: a typical stylistic element 500, as well as the front, with a great harmony of style, it features the typical trapezoidal shape of the nose, where the center, stands the elegant chrome moustache. 

Today the rib is more accomplished and the auxiliary air intake is a grid worked in three dimensions, to "buttons", chrome on the Lounge version, which gives the car a "sympathetic". At the same time, robust and strong personalities are enfatizzatati friezes, chrome that move the eye to the wheel arches. So the new 500 has features more expressive and a seductive look.

The profile is always soft and rounded, and gives the new 500 air "saucy" that raises a smile of complicity to those who daily deals with urban heavy traffic, lack of space and a frenetic lifestyle. Characterized by a pleasing shape, the car features a very airy side view, wheel overhang minimized and a very short bonnet. In addition, slightly inclined on the front, the belt line enhances the robustness.

The rear is characterized by a contoured handle and chrome which takes up the theme of the door plate lights of the first Fiat 500, and benefits from today's new headlights exclusive. It is the only car in its segment to adopt a lights "emptied" - a bright ring that reveals the color in the middle of the body - where there are lanterns shaped to follow the contour of the car body curvy sloping rear window to the new bumper. 

In this way, the light emerges from the body, drawing a light path: a real "tattoo of light". At the bottom, at the ends of a thin and aggressive grille chrome or black, is devoted to rear fog lights and reverse. This split is functional and provides greater luminous efficiency.

In addition, there are new design of alloy wheels: 15 "and 16", even diamond. The range of colors includes 13 body shades (seven pastel, a three-layer and five metallic), among which we highlight the new Red Coral and Bordeaux Opera. 

In addition, two variants are available two-tone, black-yellow and black-red, combined with exclusive "Second Skin", the new customization possibilities offered by the new 500 that meets the aesthetic and creative disparate. Everyone can sew on the 500 they prefer, and dress her up with ever new packaging. Enter dealership will as access to a tailor's atelier.

A dress that fits like a "second skin"

New 500 proposes a further great opportunity that will surprise everyone and stimulate the imagination and the desire to appear and stand out, without prejudice to the spontaneous sympathy that always arouses the icon Fiat. It's called "Second Skin" and represents a unique customized look that just like a second skin, allows you to transfer the body's own character and to feel at ease, with taste and elegance Made in Italy.

Offers the customer a milder dressing ("Small"), which involves the belt line and plays with a geometric pattern and trendy called "Ethnic", while the solution "Medium", which includes pillars and roof, and in some cases Also hood and tailgate, extends over four patterns: the stylish plaid pattern "Lord", the decoration pop of "Comics" - in combination with the new two-tone body - the look fresh and summery of the "Navy" and the style and fashion of the mimetic "Camouflage". 

Like a tailored suit, therefore, the collection "second skin" of the new 500 allows those who choose to express their personality in a unique and distinctive.

The interior

Are completely new, the interior, from the design of the dashboard now can integrate the innovative Uconnect infotainment system with 5 "screen, touch the Lounge version, which guarantees high visibility and fits harmoniously together in a carefully designed and ergonomics. The overall look is new and technological, but always aesthetically 500 so unmistakable.

The cabin is always cozy and protective as well as cured in the smallest details, full of references to the past but a modern interpretation and enhanced by exclusive materials. 

In this spirit, the buttons and the dome that surmounts the dashboard have been redesigned, as well as the steering wheel: today the controls are more versatile and complete, and the chrome edging makes it valuable. In detail, the cockpit of the new 500 has a setting that synthesizes completeness of modern equipment and ergonomic positioning in a design inspired by the code of 500 historic.

The guide column is marked by analogue instruments in concentric circles, which allows you to have a glance immediately on all parameters: the outer ring indicates the speed, below which is housed the tachometer. At the center, the information from the trip computer, with the fuel gauge and coolant temperature digitally.

A separate deserves the innovative digital display TFT 7 ", available on request, in collaboration with Magneti Marelli, the international group that operates in the design and manufacture of high-tech systems and components for motor vehicles. The device provides the driver with the data of the speedometer, tachometer and trip computer, all perceptible immediately and simultaneously. 

In addition, the central part of the display - which stands an image of the car - is configurable by choosing between the different information provided by the trip computer which distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, range, journey time. Clearly visible warning messages - such as open doors, temperature, etc., and the indicator system "GSI '(Gear Shift Indicator) suggests that the driver to change gear for maximum efficiency, through the lighting of a specific symbol.

Everything is perfectly integrated with the radio Uconnect ™ 5 "Radio LIVE and Uconnect ™ 5" Radio Nav LIVE allows you to browse through the same screen even media player, phone and browser. In addition, the LCD shows the activation signal of the Sport button on the 0.9 TwinAir Turbo engine with 105 hp.

This together with the center console and the group radio outlets, it can be ordered in ivory or black, with influencing this choice the character of the car, between "vintage" and sportsmanship. Among other things, the instrument cluster of the new 500 is an ideal combination of retro aesthetics and technological modernity.

New chrome stand out in a balanced, that satisfies the touch and sight without skimping on practicality: the storage compartments, for example, they are numerous and well located and steering wheel controls are standard on all versions, as well as air conditioning, and the vents, redesigned and fitted with fins parallel, ensure precise adjustment of the direction and magnitude of flows.

If the upper body of the instrument panel's role is to convey a look of elegance and personality, emphasized by the central band that echoes the color of the body, the lower part offers the functionality of the new and larger storage compartments. 

The shift lever is positioned on the bridge and provides convenient handling, has the look of a fine mechanical component, with chromed parts and a simple and effective black knob polished or chrome depending on the version. The set of buttons you use most often is inspired by the bright gems and the levers of the old 500, and is easy to locate and use immediately.

The upholstery is available in nine different combinations. The seats offer all the comfort you could wish for: they are made of materials even more ergonomic and designed to facilitate the ascent of the passengers in the back. 

From the aesthetic point of view, have a tonal fabric Chevron in setting Pop, and Lounge trim, fabric Prince of Wales in accents and "garnish" ivory, olive green or coral, with headrest and bezel with contrasting black faux leather or ivory. On request, the exclusive Frau leather upholstery black, burgundy or tobacco, with 500 logo embroidered on the bezel, contrasting ivory or blue, the seats burgundy.

The rear seat offers generous amount of room for two people and takes on all versions, the appearance of extremely accurate front seats. In addition, to emphasize the actual availability of space, the upper backrest shape emerges from the upper edge by offering more support and shape for the back passengers. On the Lounge version, also, it is split and collapsible so fractionated, 50/50, so as to better adapt to any requirement of the load.

Upholstery panels and newly developed make "authentic" the impression of great quality that the model as a whole, conveys already at first glance. In detail, the door panels offer the contrast between the seats and upholstered in combination with the plastic structure which integrates a large storage pocket and speakers. Instead, the handle to open the doors is made of a shape "hook" chrome element that draws most famous door of 500 historic.

Also, despite the small size, the new model offers plenty of space through a careful study of the distribution of storage compartments, as evidenced by the two compartments on the dashboard for the passenger compartment and driver and front passenger, which is now closed by a door , those on the door panels and another on the support of the gearbox. 

Not least, the boot is capacious: 185 liters that can be 550 liters lowering the rear seat backrest. In addition, the new 500 has a reduced threshold for easy loading of objects.

There is another new feature that is not seen, but it is immediately noticeable and appreciable: the car is equipped with new soundproof panels inside the wheel and in the bulkhead that separates the engine compartment from the driver, making the passenger compartment more comfortable and quiet.

The system UconnectTM

At the center of the dashboard of the new 500, between the air vents lower than the previous version is the large-screen display system that UconnectTM version proposes Pop radio, 6 speakers, steering wheel controls and AUX-IN and USB

The new 500 Lounge offers standard Uconnect ™ 5 "touchscreen Radio LIVE, the ultimate infotainment, which provides a variety of features to start services Uconnect ™ LIVE offered as standard for a period of five years, in addition to the availability the hands-free system with Bluetooth technology and voice recognition and so many music options, in addition to FM / AM radio. 

The driver can connect it its multimedia devices via USB or via the 3.5mm auxiliary input (Jack), or can stream music via Bluetooth from compatible smartphones. On request, it is available to digital radio (DAB). The system is also equipped with text message reader, to read through technology "text to speech" the received text messages on mobile compatible.

On the new 500 debut so Uconnect ™ LIVE services, which are included in the price of the car. You can download the Uconnect ™ LIVE from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store on your smartphone. Once the smartphone is connected to the new 500 Lounge, numerous applications can be viewed and controlled from the touch screen system UconnectTM. 

The applications have been redesigned and adapted for use while driving to allow the driver to stay focused on the road. Uconnect ™ LIVE will be progressively available in many European countries; It is currently available in Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland on Uconnect ™ 5 "Radio and Radio Nav for Android and iOS.

Uconnect ™ LIVE provides direct access from the touchscreen display to the internet radio TuneIn with over 100,000 stations from around the world; Deezer Internet music, offering more than 35 million tracks for users "Deezer Premium"; Reuters, to stay up to date on the latest news from around the world; Facebook and Twitter to keep in touch with their friends. 

In addition, there is also access to eco: Drive, the award-winning app on driving style that allows to reduce fuel consumption by up to 16% and that contributes to reducing CO2 emissions thanks to the advice in real time.

Uconnect ™ LIVE provides direct access to my: Car, thanks to real-time alerts, reminders on maintenance and the interactive user manual allows drivers to better manage the maintenance of your vehicle. 

When a smartphone is connected via Bluetooth, important alarms are automatically transferred to the personal account Uconnect ™ LIVE so as to make maintenance easier than ever.

Finally, it is available as an option, the navigation system Uconnect ™ 5 "Radio LIVE Nav navigation system with integrated TomTom 2.5D and voice commands. 

Thanks to the potential of features such as advanced lane guidance, the driver can easily navigate even the most complex intersections. The function TomTom IQ Routes® also is the easiest way to calculate the fastest route based on real average speeds measured. Drivers can travel safely getting instruction "turn by turn" on the instrument panel when other functions are active on the radio.

Uconnect ™ LIVE with TomTom LIVE Services

Uconnect ™ 5 '' Radio Nav LIVE includes TomTom's Live services with voice commands and information high quality traffic to make every trip more efficient thanks to the app Uconnect LIVE. 

The rider of a new 500 will now have the experience of TomTom connected navigation that ensures the widest source traffic in the world. UconnectTM provides the fastest routes and the most accurate estimates of time of arrival and, in addition to real-time information on traffic conditions, users will also benefit from the information on fixed and mobile safety cameras when available and the weather in real time. 

Finally, thanks to TomTom Search & Go you can perform a search by category or business, for example a gas station or a supermarket, and be guided to your destination.