REPORT: Fiat plans Smart, Toyota iQ competitor
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a></p><a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Fiat-Concepts/236713/#"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/1168893225_250op.jpg" alt="" /></a>Fiat is rumored to be working on an all-new brand to launch small, inexpensive cars into the Western Europe, with two of the three proposed models being based on vehicles from emerging markets. The third is much more interesting. The new supermini, which <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/05/23/rendered-speculation-2010-fiat-topolino/">could revive the Topolino moniker</a>, is expected to get a new twin cylinder engine that could offer as much as 65 mpg when mated to a dual-clutch gearbox. Naturally, Fiat is targeting the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/smartfortwo/">smart fortwo</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ToyotaiQ/">Toyota iQ</a> and the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Up/">up!</a> minicar from Volkswagen, but the automaker is said to be working on a pricing model that more closely matches Renault's low-cost Logan subsidiary. In other words, Europeans may get an efficient, stylish Italian city car that's priced to compete with upper-end motorcycles as basic transportation. Electric versions are also a distinct possibility. Unfortunately, as is often the case, Americans are likely to miss out on this one. <br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Fiat-Concepts/236713/">Autocar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/report-fiat-plans-smart-toyota-iq-competitor/">REPORT: Fiat plans Smart, Toyota iQ competitor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Fiat-Concepts/236713/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/report-fiat-plans-smart-toyota-iq-competitor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1409855/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/report-fiat-plans-smart-toyota-iq-competitor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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