Fiat 500

The 500 (Cinqueciento in Italian) is a subcompact car first marketed in the fifties and sixties by Fiat. Its name referred to its half liter engine. A sporty Abarth version was also available. The 500 competed in Trans Am's under two liter category. Subcompact cars were popular in Europe due to higher gas prices and narrow streets. The 500 was revived decades later, but criticized for being larger and having a bigger engine. Even more so for introducing five door and crossover versions. This new one competed in the Pirelli World Challenge and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The 500 was revived in Europe in the eighties, but larger and with a bigger engine. It also did not compete in motorsport and was not imported to the US.