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Forse domani pomeriggio prenderò una 500, 1.2 Fire 69 CV, allestimento POP, anno 2016, 48.000 km, richiesta € 8900, ma sono sicuro che mi toglie ancora qualcosa. Che ne pensate? 

P.S. un mio amico meccanico mi ha consigliato la Ford EcoSport, ma sinceramente questa Ford non mi ha attratto come la 500. 

Su Vasseur mai avuto dubbi, come non pensavo che un tempo Binotto avesse tutte le colpe.

La macchina viene sviluppata bene se arrivano bravi ingegneri, e più che Binotto, c'era un metodo di lavoro in Ferrari che era fallace: mi pare che si sia detto piú volte come ora c'è il coraggio di prendersi le responsabilità di ogni singolo reparto, unito evidentemente a una campagna acquisti di prim'ordine. 

Ad ogni modo non vedevo uno sviluppo così corposo della Rossa da tempo immemore, é praticamente un'altra macchina, cambia anche la parte superiore con un inedito sfogo che parte dal S-Duct mai visto su nessun'altra monoposto (?)

EDIT: l'unica cosa che mi fa c4g4re é quel logo HP in blu che non ci azzecca niente ma tant'é

Per la forma delle bocchette delle pance sembrano aver preso spunto più da Alpine che da RedBull, con la presa d’aria orizzontale superiore che si unisce a quella verticale inferiore:

Immagine presa da Twitter.

How Fiat aims to sell the 500e in the U.S.
Brand CEO Olivier Francois thinks he has a winning sales pitch for the electric minicar: "It's not a replacement for a sedan or SUV."

The rose-gold color "Inspired by beauty" edition of the Fiat 500e. The new model has more range, is larger and charges faster than the version sold in the U.S. from 2013-2019.

Fiat is trying again to sell a full-electric version of the 500 minicar in the U.S., and brand CEO Olivier Francois is optimistic it will surpass the first effort, which was based on a compliance-focused, limited-range version built in Mexico.

The original 500e was sold from 2013 to 2019 in California and Oregon, with an EPA range that started at 87 miles on a combined cycle from a 24-kilowatt-hour battery. The purchase price started at about $32,000, although low-cost leases were available. 

The new 500e is the European version that is built in Italy on a dedicated full-electric platform. Since its launch in 2020 Fiat has sold more than 185,000 of them, although sales have slowed recently in Europe as some EV incentives have been rolled back and the overall EV market slumps.

Francois says the new 500e has a good chance at broader acceptance in the U.S., even though buyers there favor much larger cars and pickups, whether electric- or ICE-powered. As a bonus for Stellantis, he said, U.S. sales could help boost production at the Mirafiori factory in Turin.

New model, new positioning

“The context is different,” Francois said in an interview last month with Automotive News Europe (to read the full interview, click here). “Back then we had a compliance obligation and we needed to push cars. Today, Stellantis is preparing for a big EV offensive in North America, so we need to open people’s minds to electric cars.” 

More than that, he said, “we need to open America’s driveways” to EVs.

The new 500e is much more “substantial” than the previous model, he said, describing it as an “urban Tesla.” At roughly the same starting price as the old model, it offers 241 km (150 miles) of range on a combined cycle, is slightly larger all around and recharges in a fraction of the time. (European models offer up to 322 km (200 miles) of range on the WLTP mixed cycle.)

To make the point, Francois said he invited U.S. journalists to drive the old model and new one – something “not very popular with the PR teams,” he said. That way, he said, “they could metabolize this incredible leap we made.” 

“The old one was not a bad car, but it was obviously electrified after the fact, so there is a world of difference,” he said.

FIAT
The "inspired by music" black version of the Fiat 500e is one of three colors offered initially, along with rose gold and red.

'On-ramp to electrification'

Francois, who is also CEO of DS Automobiles and Stellantis’ group chief marketing officer, said Fiat is not asking U.S. buyers to give up their ICE pickups or SUVs to get a 500e. Rather, he says, it’s the perfect vehicle for commuting or urban use, as a second or third car in the driveway.

“My main pitch is that we're not trying to sell you this car as a replacement for a sedan or SUV,” he said.

The 500e is also being sold in just a few color/trim versions in the U.S., starting with the (Red) trim. A rose-gold model is called “inspired by beauty,” and a black one with premium stereo is “inspired by music.”

“It's not for everyone, everywhere, and more important it's not for everything,” Francois said. “I hope it will act as an on-ramp to electrification.”
 

(ANE)

Comunque devo dire che finalmente si vede il fatto di avere un “vero” team principal. E anche se non vincerà subito spero gli si dia il tempo di lavorare perché passo dopo passo sta facendo crescere la squadra senza urlare proclami ai quattro venti e senza manie di protagonismo. Ero scettico riguardo la scelta di Vasseur ma lo sto apprezzando sempre di più..

Un errore imperdonabile, ingiustificabile. Dopo Imola ancora di più. Domani mare, una parata Porsche non la reggo. 

Cita

Dal Cavallino Rampante hanno spiegato l'episodio nel seguente modo: "Dopo un contatto con un’altra vettura avvenuto durante le Prove Libere 3, sulla 499P #50 era stato necessario sostituire la parte posteriore della carrozzeria danneggiata con un nuovo componente. Tale intervento è alla base della divergenza di peso riscontrata venerdì sera".

On 9/5/2024 at 21:26, GL91 scrive:

 

Ti cito principalmente per motivi di comprensione, il tuo post è scritto con l'inchiostro simpatico 😅

Nel formato originale, però, sembra " ipse dixit" di mai dire goal. 

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