“2020 Fiat 500X Trekking Plus AWD” A Sensible Alternative to the Cinquecento Concept OVERVIEW Several body styles of the Fiat 500 have become available since […]
July 9, 2018 | B. Schaffer
2018 NWAPA Drive Revolution
AFFORDABLE BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Each year members of the Northwest Automotive Press Association meet to evaluate some of the latest […]
May 23, 2018 | B. Schaffer
2018 Fiat 124 Spyder Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer According to Wikipedia the definition of a sports cars is ?a small, usually two-seater, two-door?automobile?designed for spirited performance and nimble […]
August 18, 2017 | Arv Voss
2017 Fiat 124 Spider Test Drive
?2017 Fiat 124 Spider? Nearly 50 Year hiatus ends for Iconic Italian Roadster The first Fiat 124 Spider first bowed at the 1966 Turin Auto […]
November 29, 2016 | Arv Voss
2016 Fiat 500 Abarth Test Drive
?2016 Fiat 500 Abarth? An affordable Lilliputian Italian performance car In the case of Fiat, the Abarth moniker, with its iconic scorpion logo, is a […]
July 17, 2016 | B. Schaffer
2017 Fiat 124 Spider Test Drive
By Bill Schaffer Carlsbad, Calif. ? The 2017 Fiat Spider — it’s like d?j? vu, only better. Growing up in small-town Montana, I was enamored […]
May 26, 2016 | B. Schaffer
NWAPA Mudfest 2016 ? Part 1
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Shelton, Wash. ? One of our favorite events each year is the annual Northwest Automotive Press Association?s (NWAPA) Mudfest. We […]
August 13, 2015 | B. Schaffer
2015 NWAPA Drive Revolution Winners Announced ? Part 1
By Bill Schaffer Photos by?Doug Berger / NWAPA Portland, Ore. ? There is a revolution on the U.S. highways. It started in 1999 when Honda […]
May 28, 2015 | B. Schaffer
2016 Fiat 500X Test Drive
By Bill Schaffer Beverly Hills ? There is big news at Fiat this summer — literally — as Fiat rolls out the 500X adding a […]
May 5, 2015 | Arv Voss
2016 Fiat 500X AWD Test Drive
?2016 Fiat 500X? A new family member with available All-Wheel Drive Beverly Hills, CA – Just as MINI has done by introducing several different models […]