You're not alone. They should diversify and make more interesting creations. Like Abarth, Lancia isn't just getting sufficient amounts of love and care they deserve. Make a new modern take on the X1/9 as a roadster with modern Bertone-style cues to battle it out with the Miata. Make a modern day VW Golf-sized sports sedan with a new 128, but also make it reasonably practical on the inside, while weighing 2,800 lbs with modern conveniences. Make the 500 more simple, classic, and DIY-friendly.
For the profitable side of the models: revive the Campagnola (Fiat's answer to the Original Jeep CJ and Jimny) and make it Italy's mini-scale Wrangler. Charming, Reliable, Practical, and Rugged. Also build a stronger CUV that slots alongside the Campagnola as the more spacious family option. Build it on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio's platform. Also, as controversial as this might sound, bring back the Multipla as a Transit/Sprinter-rivaling van, that could also be bought by civilians and be taken up for commercial use as well.
Also: Emphasize on reliability and overbuilding of parts. Source electronics from Toyota if that is what needs to be done. Spend a good dose of money on marketing as the reboot of Italy's finest and make people want to own these cars. Build a strong base!
they've got an entire back catalogue of Fiat models and Abarth models that they can go back to, just for a start, how much longer can they survive with the 500?
FIAT way for the last 15 years or so - delay, delay, miss, delay, while badgin' the shit put of the speciale, evoluzione, tributo this, tributo that...
I mean, I love italian cars but thiw is getting ridiculous - Alfa and Maserati in particular. Shame. They're tightnin' the final nails in those brands' coffins.
Well, seeing that they have already payed for R&D and tooling seems they could sell them cheep. The Volkswagens Bug sure had a long run doing this. Lots of people ain’t like us and just want a car to drive.
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You're not alone. They should diversify and make more interesting creations. Like Abarth, Lancia isn't just getting sufficient amounts of love and care they deserve. Make a new modern take on the X1/9 as a roadster with modern Bertone-style cues to battle it out with the Miata. Make a modern day VW Golf-sized sports sedan with a new 128, but also make it reasonably practical on the inside, while weighing 2,800 lbs with modern conveniences. Make the 500 more simple, classic, and DIY-friendly.
For the profitable side of the models: revive the Campagnola (Fiat's answer to the Original Jeep CJ and Jimny) and make it Italy's mini-scale Wrangler. Charming, Reliable, Practical, and Rugged. Also build a stronger CUV that slots alongside the Campagnola as the more spacious family option. Build it on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio's platform. Also, as controversial as this might sound, bring back the Multipla as a Transit/Sprinter-rivaling van, that could also be bought by civilians and be taken up for commercial use as well.
Also: Emphasize on reliability and overbuilding of parts. Source electronics from Toyota if that is what needs to be done. Spend a good dose of money on marketing as the reboot of Italy's finest and make people want to own these cars. Build a strong base!
they've got an entire back catalogue of Fiat models and Abarth models that they can go back to, just for a start, how much longer can they survive with the 500?
not for very long if this is gonna be their only car...
FIAT way for the last 15 years or so - delay, delay, miss, delay, while badgin' the shit put of the speciale, evoluzione, tributo this, tributo that...
I mean, I love italian cars but thiw is getting ridiculous - Alfa and Maserati in particular. Shame. They're tightnin' the final nails in those brands' coffins.
It's a great car and I think it's fine the way it is but maybe a redesign is in order
the interior desperately needs a redesign
It would be really nice to have a new Abarth based on the Tipo tbh
Well, seeing that they have already payed for R&D and tooling seems they could sell them cheep. The Volkswagens Bug sure had a long run doing this. Lots of people ain’t like us and just want a car to drive.