Topless Hotness: Fiat reportedly planning 500C Abarth cabrio

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/” rel=”tag”Convertible/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/” rel=”tag”Performance/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/” rel=”tag”Europe/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/” rel=”tag”Fiat/a/pdiv align=”center”a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/2110632/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/500c-web.jpg” alt=”" //abr //div div align=”center”strongemsmall Fiat 500C - Click above for high-res image gallery/smallbr //em/strong/div br /With the Fiat 500 still selling like hotcakes, the Italian automaker’s performance division is reportedly working on a new combination to further bolster interest in the retro hatch. Melding the best elements of the 500 Abarth and the a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/09/elle-macpherson-gets-topless-at-fiat-500c-launch/”new 500C convertible/a, Fiat is said to be preparing a 500C Abarth for launch overseas in time for the next sunny season.br /br /Porting over the engines from the fixed-roof 500 Abarth, the cabrio would be offered with the 133hp 1.4-liter turbo four, upgradable to 157hp with the optional Esse-esse kit

REPORT: Alfa MiTo GTA merely postponed, not canceled

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/” rel=”tag”Performance/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/” rel=”tag”Hatchback/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/alfa-romeo/” rel=”tag”Alfa Romeo/a/pdiv align=”center”a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/photos/geneva-2009-alfa-romeo-mito-gta/1379987/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.luxist.com/media/2009/07/alfa-gta.jpg” alt=”" //abr / /div div align=”center”small /smallsmallemstrongAlfa MiTo GTA concept - Click above for high-res image gallery/strong/em/smallbr //div br /Following a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/20/report-alfa-romeo-cancels-mito-gta-hot-hatch/”earlier reports/a that Alfa Romeo had axed plans to produce the MiTo GTA, the Italian automaker has reportedly clarified that the project has not been canceled completely, just postponed. br /br /The MiTo GTA was unveiled in concept form at this year’s a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/tag/GenevaMotorShow/”Geneva Motor Show/a.

AutoblogGreen for 07.24.09

a href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=” ” alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/abg-logo-grab-for-ab.png” //abr /style type=”text/css” #saleschart { border: 0px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #saleschart td { padding: 7px; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 100%;} #saleschart th.bottomrow { border-right: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart tr.features1 { border-top: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart td.bottomrow2 { border-right: 1px solid #333;} #saleschart th { font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px; background: #f3f3f3; border-top: 1px solid #333; } /style table width=”580″ height=”280″ cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ align=”center” id=”saleschart” tbody tr td width=”75″ valign=”top”a href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/greenlings-where-are-the-most-important-mpg-increases-at-the-u/”img border=” ” alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2007/12/img_0514_thumbnail.jpg” //a/td td valign=”top”a style=”font-weight: bold;” href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/greenlings-where-are-the-most-important-mpg-increases-at-the-u/” title=”View Greenlings: Where are the most important MPG increases, at the upper or lower end? on Autoblog Green” target=”_blank”Greenlings: Where are the most important MPG increases?/astrongbr //strongThe math shows that going from 12 to 15 mpg is better than 50 to 60.strong br //strong/td td width=”75″ valign=”top”a href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/kia-mass-produced-fuel-cell-cars-would-cost-50-000-today/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=” ” alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/06/borrego-fcev-vanc-14_thumbnail.jpg” //abr //td td valign=”top”stronga href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/kia-mass-produced-fuel-cell-cars-would-cost-50-000-today/” title=”View Kia: Mass-produced fuel cell cars would cost $50,000 today on Autoblog Green” target=”_blank”Kia: Mass-produced fuel cell cars would cost $50,000 today/a/strongstrongbr //strongNo, really, they say.strongbr //strong/td /tr tr td width=”75″ valign=”top”a href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/study-heavier-cars-get-worse-gas-mileage-who-knew/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/07/heavy-ness.png” alt=”" /br //a/td td valign=”top”a style=”font-weight: bold;” href=”http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/23/study-heavier-cars-get-worse-gas-mileage-who-knew/” title=”View STUDY: Heavier cars get worse gas mileage.

Welcome to Autoblog 4.0!

img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”0″ alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/welcome-autoblog-4.png” /br /br /We know what you’re thinking: “What the H-E-double-hockey-sticks happened to my Autoblog?” We brought the old girl into the shop for a few upgrades, and here she is all decked out with her new mods. We’ll go through everything that’s new in a moment, but first we should tell you why these changes were made. br /br /Was Autoblog broken?

Pics Aplenty: 2010 Ford Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll"

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/” rel=”tag”Coupe/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/” rel=”tag”Performance/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/” rel=”tag”Auctions/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/” rel=”tag”Ford/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/” rel=”tag”Specialty/a/pa href=”http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-av-x10-dearborn-doll/2162333/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/mustangavx10_06-580op.jpg” //abr / div style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;”small2010 Ford Mustang AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” - Click above for a high-res image gallery/small/spanbr //div br /The a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/19/ford-shows-off-av-x10-dearborn-doll-mustang-built-for-eaa-gath/”AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll”/a is emnot/em another limited-edition Mustang - it’s a one-off tribute set to cross the block at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association’s Gathering of Eagles charity auction.br /br /The a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/24/one-off-ford-mustang-av8r-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/”original AV8R/a a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/05/fords-av8r-mustang-nets-500k-for-charity/”netted $500,000/a last year, and for 2009, Ford has gone all-out yet again, with a 550-hp Ford Racing Performance Parts supercharger kit, FR500S exhaust, FRPP’s Handling Pack and a host of exterior and interior trimmings that make this rolling aircraft-inspired tribute a sight to behold.

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 7.23.09

img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/dailyuturn_opt1.png” /br /br /style type=”text/css” #saleschart { border: 0px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #saleschart td { padding: 7px; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 100%;} #saleschart th.bottomrow { border-right: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart tr.features1 { border-top: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart td.bottomrow2 { border-right: 1px solid #333;} #saleschart th { font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px; background: #f3f3f3; border-top: 1px solid #333; } /style table width=”580″ height=”240″ cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ align=”center” id=”saleschart” tbody tr td width=”75″ valign=”top”a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/23/review-2009-audi-tts-is-our-orange-crush-but-only-just-a-cru/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/auditts_review000_opt-75.jpg” //a/td td valign=”top”a style=”font-weight: bold;” href=”http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/23/review-2009-audi-tts-is-our-orange-crush-but-only-just-a-cru/” title=”View Review: 2009 Audi TTS is our Orange Crush… but only just a crush” target=”_blank”Review: 2009 Audi TTS is our Orange Crush…

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/autoline-on-autoblog/” rel=”tag”Autoline on Autoblog/a/pspan style=”font-weight: bold;”big style=”font-weight: bold;”Ford Says Series Hybrids (Chevy Volt) Are a Mistake/bigbr style=”font-weight: bold;” //spanbr /a href=”http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ align=”right” alt=”" src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/john-media-photo-3-opta.jpg” //aThe Ford Motor Company is not going to chase GM and do a plug-in series hybrid like the Volt. In fact, the Blue Oval thinks that approach is a mistake. Instead, Ford is taking a three-pronged attack to developing hybrid and electric vehicles, with one technology building upon the other.br /br /And by the way, Ford, like most other automakers, is putting fuel cell technology on the back burner

Infiniti to virtually preview next-generation M sedan at Pebble Beach

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/” rel=”tag”Concept Cars/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/” rel=”tag”Sedan/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/” rel=”tag”Technology/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/” rel=”tag”Infiniti/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/” rel=”tag”Misc.

Don’t Tell Mom the College Fund’s Dead: Audi R8 V10 to start at $146,000*

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/” rel=”tag”Coupe/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/” rel=”tag”Performance/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/” rel=”tag”Audi/a/pa href=”http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/2162261/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_01_hrgb_opt.jpg” alt=”" //abr / div style=”text-align: center;”small style=”font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;”2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro - Click above for high-res image gallery/small/div br /Although we haven’t gotten the chance to drive it yet (we will be soon), Audi has plunked a price tag on its 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro - better known as the V-10 R8. The mid-engined ten-cylinder wundercar will start at $146,000 for manual gearbox models, while the R Tronic commands $155,100 (*both are subject to a $1,200 destination charge).br /br /Those two extra cylinders command a premium of nearly $32,000 over the 2010 R8 4.2 FSI, which runs just $114,200 by comparison (R tronic? $123,300) - the same price as it did for 2009.

Seth Rogen reveals new Black Beauty from The Green Hornet

pFiled under: a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/” rel=”tag”Sedan/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/” rel=”tag”Videos/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/chrysler/” rel=”tag”Chrysler/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/celebrities/” rel=”tag”Celebrities/a, a href=”http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/” rel=”tag”Specialty/a/pa href=”http://www.autoblog.com/photos/green-hornets-black-beauty-at-comic-con/2161743/”img vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″ border=”1″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/03-green-hornet-comicon-580op.jpg” alt=”" //abr / div align=”center”emstrongsmallThe Green Hornet’s Black Beauty - Click above for high-res image gallery/small/strong/embr //div br /The world’s fanboys and girls have descended on San Diego for the 40th annual Comic-Con where Seth Rogen, most recently of emPineapple Expres/ems fame, unveiled the ‘66 Imperial due to serve as the Green Hornet’s ride in next year’s live-action flick.br /br /Rogen, who’s writing and starring in the film alongside Cameron Diaz and Nicolas Cage, took the wraps off the Black Beauty, complete with hood- and door-mounted machine guns, missile launchers, smokescreen and bullet-proof sheet metal and glass. br /br /Rogen said that the producers tapped several automakers to create a modern interpretation of the Black Beauty, but in the end, “it was important that it seemed like a guy could actually build this car.

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