You might not believe it, but city cars such as the Volkswagen Up, Ford Ka+ and Fiat Panda could well be facing extinction. It’s not a lack of interest from buyers that looks set to cause their downfall, but new exhaust-emission legislation from the European Union, which – somewhat ironically – has hit tiny cars harder than it has bigger, thirstier ones.
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Automotive Anniversary: 120 years of Fiat
Fiat, the Italian car-maker, has been in business for 120 years. It was in 1899, the Societa Anonima Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili – Torino was established. The company, which was based in Turin, was created by its founders to capitalise on a new and rapidly expanding market – that of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.
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That first company car, the first family car, the first sports car – the vehicles we own resonate as more than mere transport and are often associated with key moments in life. And for that reason there’s no more important choice than your first car. This, after all, is the vehicle that will give you the initial rush of freedom and independence that comes with driving.
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Let’s start here by saying that controversial doesn’t necessarily mean bad. And so when admiring some of the beauties below we urge you to not spit out your tea in disgust, but instead admire their makers’ self-belief in bringing such unlikely creations to the market – for better or for worse.
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