Fiat considering selling hybrids in Europe and 2011 Ford Focus RS500 breaks cover

Fiat’s CEO, Mr. Sergio Marchionne addicted in an interview with Automotive News that the Italian manufacturer is considering selling hybrids in Europe.

Currently there are no details regarding the hybrid models, but Marchionne said that the company module announce its future products on April 21, when it module unveil its 2010-2014 business plan. Piedmont location governor Mercedes Bresso also said on Friday, that Marchionne told her that Fiat module physique hybrid variants of the five- and seven-seat minivans which module replace the Idea and Multipla models. Apparently, these new models module be shapely at the Mirafiori plant in Turin, the place where Fiat addicted it module display the new minivans with conventional engines play in late 2011.

This is the brand new author Focus RS500, a limited-edition of just 500 units supported on the popular sporty hatchback. The new car marks the modify of the underway generation author Focus RS (Ford already announced that is currently working on a next-generation - read in this post) and receives more power and torque compared to the standard version as well as a bespoke inland trim.

Under the hood, we encounter the same five-cylinder engine featuring a new improved induction outfit and a revised exhaust system, delivering an extra 45 bhp over the total production of the standard car of 300 hp.