The new Fiat 500. Whan it comes here, I want one. Thoughts?

But then they don't get a lot of snow or extreme heat in the UK, so I don't know if that changes anything.

I've been waiting for these to arrive! As far as I'm concerned, if Jeremy (Top Gear), who lives to drive supercars, actually gave it a positive review and had FUN driving it, that's all the endorsement I need.

Plus, if anyone was paying attention to TG, they said that the electrical problems that plagued the old Fiats, inspiring the tired old "Fix it again, Tony" nonsense, are no longer an issue, as the electrics are made somewhere else. So there. :P

I am counting the minutes till the Fiat dealership opens up here (about 20 minutes away from me)! I will stand in line to get one! 'Course, I want an Abarth--that's supposed to take another year or so for some reason. x(

Let's say from the time of my post, so we have a fixed starting point.

I'm just curious if you're *really* counting the minutes 'til the dealership opens. :P

:hi:

So there! :P

I'd love to have one as well, but I'll wait until my Civic falls apart, or I move to New Zealand and have to relearn driving on something like a Holden ;)

Mileage car, handling car, all the above?

:puke:

And I don't mean that in a good way.:thumbsdown:

here. I've been looking at it periodically and it has a TON of good info on the upcoming USA 500. It's one of the cars I've been considering buying lately--but that changes at least every other week. :P

Love it in red:

used to own a Fiat 600 twin-cam Abarth. Used it for high speed slaloms and such.

But I'd take it out for a test drive. That is, if there's a Fiat dealership within 3000 miles....

Or sardine cans on wheels. If you ever got stuck on a one lane road behind one with 6 people in it and barely making 60kph, you wanted to flatten them.

buy another Fiat. The only car I ever traded in after 1-1/2 years it was so bad. This was before lemon laws, and it was in the shop more often than I got to drive it. Surely they have worked on these making-a-really-shitty-car issues, but I am not inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.

they better be a good car!

this is what i wanted when i was a kid....


the new one`s look a bit more pratical

and races it still in vintage.....amazing little car.

he also had some nice vintage Ferrari's.

The 500 Abarth will be powered by a Fire 1.4 16v Turbo petrol engine that delivers a maximum of 135 bhp (99 kW) at 5,000 rpm and peak torque of 206 Nm at 3.000 rpm in ‘Sport’ mode (in ‘Normal’ mode torque is reduced to 180 Nm at 2,500 rpm).

if what's posted on this page at the unofficial USA Fiat 500 blog is true--they're claiming the US Abarth will get a 170 HP version of Fiat's MultiAir engine. Too bad the Abarth isn't going to get to the States until late 2011 at the earliest, though. :(

first day I owned it, and it never ran right despite having it repaired several times...FWIW, I have owned 2 other FIATS since, a 124 Spider and a 124 Sport Coupe, and they were great driving cars and very fast...but they are delicate in comparison to most US built cars and require carefull maintainance and won't take nuch abuse - they ain't Chevies. Having said that, they would be more reliable than my former VW Passat - they would have to be!

Fix It Again, Tony - Fer Sher, man! But they are fun to drive.

mark

diesel model will be available here.
dc