Fiat

The world of Fiat has been existent in the automobile market ever since 1899. Over this span of more than a hundred years, Fiat has manufactured and given the world more than a hundred cars. The Fiat 500 series of cars was a rush during the years from 1957 to 1975. It was first manufactured at the Fiat plant in Italy. However, before the series that was launched in, the Fiat Topolino and three successive models were manufactured from 1936 to 1955. These were pre-cursers to the Fiat 500 series. Topolino was one of the smallest cars at that point of time and synonymously meant 'mouse' in Italian. The first launch of Fiat 500 was called Nuova 500. Nuova 500 was succeeded by several upgraded models such as D, K or Giardiniera, F or Berlina, L or Lusso and R. The basic difference between these cars was the upgraded engine. Every successive model had an engine that was bigger and better than the previous. The other changes were in the physical structure such as doors, roof, seating, comfort, etc. The Fiat 500 series proved itself as a very popular and practical automobile. The car measured barely 2.97 meters long. What started as a 479 cc two-cylinder powered vehicle in 1957, moved on to be powered by a large 594 cc engine by 1972. The Fiat 500 is known for its appearance in several movies and television shows. The recent Disney films 'Cars' too features a Fiat 500 by the name of Luigi. Top Gear, the English car magazine has crowned Fiat 500 to be the world's sexiest car. Having sold 3.6 million cars, the production of Fiat 500 came to a halt in 1975.