New Fiat 500XL with Seven Seats and 500L Trekking Minivans Revealed in Official Patent Drawings

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-fiat-500xl-with-seven-seats-and.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775804016658552514" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I98XcVgy8kw/UCfHJtE1FsI/AAAAAAAIiZ8/8NupGHBmiP4/s800/Fiat-500XL-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We already knew that Fiat had plans to expand its </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-fiat-500l-minivan-more-than-60-hd.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">500L small minivan range</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> but now we can give you a taste of what the Italian company is preparing for the very near future with these official patent fillings.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We found three different sets of sketches and renderings, the first of which, is the regular Fiat 500L with five seats that has <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-fiat-500l-smiles-for-camera-in.html">already been unveiled</a> and is set to reach European dealerships in late September and October (depending on the country) and in North America during the course of 2013. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The next model is easily identified as the seven-seater version of the small minivan, with some sources claiming that it will be named 500XL. </span> </p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J0Udxu_Gwdw/UCfHXytUuTI/AAAAAAAIiaU/ENsuq651NkM/s1600/Fiat-500XL-14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="88" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775804258688743730" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J0Udxu_Gwdw/UCfHXytUuTI/AAAAAAAIiaU/ENsuq651NkM/s200/Fiat-500XL-14.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer;" width="129"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In order to create enough space for the addition of a third row of seats, most likely meant for children, this model is said to be around 150mm longer than the five-seat 500L. These renderings suggest that the 500XL has the same wheelbase as the 500L with the extra length going in the rear overhang. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-fiat-500xl-with-seven-seats-and.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Fiat Teases New 500X Small Crossover During 500L's Presentation, will Base a Jeep Model as Well

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/fiat-teases-new-500x-small-crossover.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761317221324338194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bABYwivIWMA/T_RPfO9gtBI/AAAAAAAIJzM/44ZKYMWDsK8/s800/Fiat-500X-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On Tuesday, we brought you a raft of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-fiat-500l-minivan-more-than-60-hd.html">images and videos of the new Fiat 500L</a> following the presentation of the small MPV to the members of the international press in Turin, Italy. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">However, as it turns out, the 500L wasn't the only new Fiat to be shown at the media conference as the upcoming 500X small crossover made a very brief appearance on the stage as well. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/fiat-teases-new-500x-small-crossover.html#more">Read more »</a>

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New 2013 Fiat Panda 4x4 Soft Crossover Revealed in Patent Drawings

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-2013-fiat-panda-4x4-soft-crossover.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758164924253366274" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4OepfhwGEo/T-kcfZQ8aAI/AAAAAAAIC9I/Cjm1-a2hzGY/s800/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">That Fiat was planning to expand the range of its latest Panda city car with an all-wheel drive, crossover version is something we not only knew from the moment the Italian automaker presented the regular model at last year's </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-fiat-ready-to-conquer-city-car.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Frankfurt Motor Show</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, but had also spied this past winter. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">And while the scoop <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/scoop-fiat-prepares-4x4-edition-of-its.html">photos of the camouflaged prototype</a> gave us a rough look at the next Panda 4x4, we now got our hands on some revealing patent drawings that provide a meticulous view of the styling changes.</span> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWZ-9YPXwBA/T-kclUhytzI/AAAAAAAIC9U/zhg0O0c3NMs/s1600/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-25.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758165026061072178" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWZ-9YPXwBA/T-kclUhytzI/AAAAAAAIC9U/zhg0O0c3NMs/s200/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-25.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; cursor: pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); width: 131px; height: 89px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The images show that the Panda 4x4 will stand taller than the regular model thanks to an increased suspension travel.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There are also plastic mouldings running around the wheel arches and the lower parts of the body, plus newly designed front and rear bumpers that house silver-colored skid plates, and new front fog lamp housings.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-2013-fiat-panda-4x4-soft-crossover.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Say Ciao to the Dodge Dart's Italian Cousin, the New Fiat Viaggio

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/say-ciao-to-dodge-dart-italian-cousin.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730568888185671170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NbtTze7JezY/T4cSCr02TgI/AAAAAAAHU_c/5TreDfebet0/s800/Fiat-Viaggio-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We knew that the Fiat Group is planning to introduce a Fiat-branded version of the Dodge Dart <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/fiat-to-launch-dodge-dart-as-new.html">named <i>Viaggio</i></a> at the upcoming <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/China%20Auto%20Show"><span style="font-style: italic;">Auto China Show 2012</span></a> in Beijing later this month, but now we can show you the first teaser images of the compact sedan. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The images, which surfaced on the Italian forum <span style="font-style: italic;">Autopareri</span>, provide us with a glimpse of the Viaggio's front and rear ends as well as its profile. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Even with these pictures, it's not hard to see that Fiat's re-branding of the Dart is limited to the new bumper and headlamp assembly at the front and the new tail lamps and possibly a more pronounced boot lid edge at the back. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/say-ciao-to-dodge-dart-italian-cousin.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Scoop: Fiat Prepares 4x4 Edition of its New Panda City Car

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/scoop-fiat-prepares-4x4-edition-of-its.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701306881552733218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kX0EKd7ho9k/Tx8cZuZw1CI/AAAAAAAGhfg/ZkzLAD7AX2s/s800/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Since the first generation of the Panda, Fiat has always offered four-wheel drive versions of its popular city car and this is not going to change with the newest iteration of the model that was <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-fiat-ready-to-conquer-city-car.html">unveiled at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show</a>. </span><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Spied here during cold weather testing in Europe, is a prototype of the third generation Panda 4x4, which is expected to join the range towards the end of the year or in early 2013. </span> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRREu1NU3tA/Tx8cTVoYN3I/AAAAAAAGhfI/zYvLt-IMe14/s1600/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701306771823933298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRREu1NU3tA/Tx8cTVoYN3I/AAAAAAAGhfI/zYvLt-IMe14/s200/2013-Fiat-Panda-4x4-8.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 82px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-fiat-panda-new-mega-gallery-with.html">new Panda</a> 4x4 will use a similar all-wheel drive setup with its predecessor featuring a hydraulic clutch in front of the rear differential. Engine choices are believed to include both diesel and petrol units. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aside from the all-wheel drive system, Fiat's engineers will make changes to the suspension that will be strengthened and raised appropriately, as well as to the steering system. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/scoop-fiat-prepares-4x4-edition-of-its.html#more">Read more »</a>

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