Fiat 500 now available in Quebec
Many people wonder as to the arrival of the Fiat 500 on our walk. The answer to these questions is simple. The 500 or Cinquecento is available from today, March 18, 2011, at 25 Fiat dealerships Quebec.
Indeed, Business Centre Quebec Chrysler, Fiat dealers in Quebec have meetings today to take possession of their beautiful little Italian. This is the first time in 27 years that the Fiat brand is present in Quebec. Already named the European Car of the Year in 2008, the 500 distributed in America has been specially designed for our conditions of use in America. It is assembled at the factory in Toluca, Mexico.
The company officials have not skimped on ways to make them as attractive as possible mini car. It is available in 14 exterior colors, eleven combinations of seats and five models of wheels. The 500 is powered by a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine combines a series has a five-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic. This engine produces 101 horsepower and its anticipated consumption in the city should be 6.7 liters per 100 km and 5.1 L/100 km on the highway. With a liter of gasoline frole $ 1.30 per liter, this low power consumption probably be of interest to many people.
Detail to emphasize, more than half of Fiat dealers in Canada are located in Quebec. This does not surprise anyone, our province being the unchallenged champion of small cars, hatchbacks and cars equipped with a manual transmission. These dealers are erect or establish a Fiat section to accommodate the new 500 and other Fiat models should eventually be there.
In closing, it is interesting that many of the cars that have left the business center Chrysler had already been purchased by collectors who wanted to get the first copies. Some of the models showed the shield presents Prima Edizione. This is the first 500 models factories that had been offered last November and it took only 12 hours for all Prima Edizione are sold.
Optimism and enthusiasm of dealers were palpable. But this is over the coming months we will know if this newcomer will know all the success anticipated.
