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Old 03-05-2012, 12:17 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
There the Fiat 500 is available with the 0.9L TwinAir gasoline 2 cylinder engine.
I laughed when I saw the videos you posted - I previously spent more than a few minutes watching (listening to) videos of that Fiat twin when they were first posted.

Would sure be interesting to drive one.

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Unfortunately, it will never meet North American "consumers' " "demands" for "power" and "refinement".
That's true... at current fuel prices! (Check back with this thread in 10 or 15 years.)

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