Paris 2008: Fiat 500 DIESEL - it's not what you think
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074386/"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/diesel_500_paris_450.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above for more live shots of the Fiat 500 DIESEL</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Perhaps it isn't the most interesting live reveal that took place in Paris, but we managed to get a few shots of the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/22/fiat-500-by-diesel-on-sale-in-europe/">Fiat 500 by DIESEL</a> anyway. Yes, there is an optional 75-horsepower 1.3 Multijet diesel engine, complete with a particulate filter to keep things squeaky clean, but that's not why it's called the DIESEL edition. That moniker comes from the Italian clothing company, which lends its name and the styling talents of DIESEL head designer with a head Lars Schwartz. Outside, the 500 is painted in your choice of Green DIESEL, Brown DIESEL or Black DIESEL. Name recognition much? Surely the most striking bit of kit is inside, where the seats are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048689/">upholstered in denim</a> with contrasting stitching. Fortunately, the look is much more upscale than that of the <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/06/">Levi's Gremlins</a> and <a href="http://www.sebeetles.com/jeans75.htm">Jeans Beetles</a> of the '70s. Proof is in our complete gallery below.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/">Fiat 500 Diesel edition LIVE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074377/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-diesel-dsc_1688_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074378/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-diesel-dsc_1697_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074379/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-diesel-dsc_1698_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074380/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-diesel-dsc_1700_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-diesel-edition-live/1074381/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-diesel-dsc_1703_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/">Fiat 500 by DIESEL</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048694/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/500bydiesel_hi_01_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048693/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/500bydiesel_hi_05_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048692/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/500bydiesel_hi_04_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048691/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/500bydiesel_hi_03_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-by-diesel/1048690/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/500bydiesel_hi_02_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/04/paris-2008-fiat-500-diesel-its-not-what-you-think/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1332078/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/04/paris-2008-fiat-500-diesel-its-not-what-you-think/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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