Report: First batch of U.S.-bound Fiat 500s coming with manuals
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Fiat 500 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/fiat/">Fiat</a> dealerships are just about ready to swap your money for the keys to a brand-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/500">500</a>. If you are planning on being one of the first to park one in your driveway, we hope that you know how to drive a manual transmission - the first units being shipped to dealers in February will all be equipped with manual transmissions.<br />
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If you can't handle the three-pedal setup, you'll be forced to wait a bit longer for your Fiat 500. Examples equipped with the six-speed automatic will begin arriving in March and April. Then again, you may have to wait that long regardless of your transmission preference, since currently, only 20 percent of the 130 Fiat dealerships are ready to open. The first one, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/15/report-la-chrysler-dealer-to-get-first-fiat-500/">Motor Village in Los Angeles</a>, is set to open its doors later this month.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-colors">Fiat 500 Colors</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-colors/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/7669217503924584020511262 34954151146133103828039n_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="Fiat 500" title="Fiat 500" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-colors/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/7712417503921584020811262 34954151146133094426278n_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="Fiat 500 in Bianco" title="Fiat 500 in Bianco" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-colors/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/1483421750392725068691126 234954151146133116246332n _thumbnail.jpg" alt="Fiat 500 in Grigio" title="Fiat 500 in Grigio" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110117/CARNEWS/110119910" target="_blank">Autoweek</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/18/report-first-batch-of-u-s-bound-fiat-500s-coming-with-manuals/">Report: First batch of U.S.-bound Fiat 500s coming with manuals</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:32:00 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.autoweek.com/article/20110117/CARNEWS/110119910>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/18/report-first-batch-of-u-s-bound-fiat-500s-coming-with-manuals/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19804038/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/18/report-first-batch-of-u-s-bound-fiat-500s-coming-with-manuals/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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