NF500 / body kit

Max Power have once again set out to prove that in the automotive world the old adage “money can’t buy you taste” holds just as true as ever with their “kick-ass” (there words, not ours) June edition Fiat 500 cover car.

The rather outrageous body kit shown above is supplied by Parotech, and the Fiat 500 in question also features suspension, wheel, performance and interior modifications, which come to a cool £19,500 spent on tarting up this particular vehicle. Yep, that’s a Fiat 500 with more than double its sale value spent on aftermarket goodies (or gaudiness, depending on your point of view).

Max Power are driving the car from Paris to Donnington (apparently more exciting than the Paris-Dakar?!), and you can read all about their excellent adventure in the magazine.

Alpine Europe have invested 1000 man hours, and no doubt quite a sum of money into developing their latest show car, based on the new Fiat 500.

The Taifun5 combines some of Alpines latest high-end in car multimedia technology with a custom built interior and MS Design Fiat 500 Cup body kit to achieve some pretty spectacular results.

While the finished article of all the money time and technology invested by Alpine on the Fiat 500 will be to everyone’s tastes is open to debate, but there’s no doubt the transformation, including complete custom dash and seating arrangement, is nothing if not dramatic.

Check out the following photos, and 10 minute video of the design and production process, for details of what Alpine multimedia gear is included in the Taifun5, check the Alpine Europe website.

On show at the IAA Frankfurt this year was a new body kit for the Fiat 500 from MS Design called the Fiat 500 Cup.

Details appear to be scant but here are some photos, hopefully more details will be revealed soon on the MS Design website.