Highlights: Fiat offers a better new-vehicle warranty than its siblings Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep. The Fiat, which is an Italian built vehicle, is outfitted with a 4-year, 50,000 mile warranty where as its siblings offer a 3-year, 36,000 mile warranty. Maintenance is also covered under Fiat’s warranty for a 3-year period too. Moreover, the Fiat 500C is available with 14 paint colors and 12 unique seat color and material combinations, personalizing the vehicle. Fiat touts that there are more than
500,000 ways to personalize this Italian compact.
Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $21,750 (Base price convertible start at $20,200)
Seating Capacity: 2 adults (and possibly squeezing two additional folks in the back seat)
Standard Safety Features: front, side, rear and knee airbags; hill start assist, which keeps the vehicle from rolling on an incline, traction control; and a tire pressure monitoring system
Standard Equipment (on Pop Convertible): 15-inch wheels; a/c; power windows, power door locks; chrome exhaust tip; power heated mirrors; a power operated cloth top; and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls
Standard Audio: AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with a limited subscription-based Satellite system.
Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty: 4 years or 50,000 miles
Powertrain Warranty: 4 years or 50,000 miles
Bluetooth Compatibility: Yes
MP3 Capability: Yes
Standard Engine/Horsepower: 1.4 -liter, 4-cylinder/101-hp
Recommended Fuel: Premium
Standard Fuel Mileage: 28-city/40-hwy
Trim Levels:
Pop (Hardtop And Convertible)
Sport (Hardtop)
Lounge (Hardtop And Convertible)
Abarth (Hardtop)
Convertible (Hardtop)
What’s New: After a 27-year abscence, Fiat re-entered the U. S. in 2011. The nostalgic compact is in the same league as BMW’s MINI brand. Like the MINI brand, the Fiat is available in both a hardtop and ragtop.
Pros: At first glance, we felt
ill-at-ease about putting this tiny compact on Atlanta’s dangerous highways.
However, once we were behind the wheel, we felt extremely safe. In fact, we
were so confident that we actually made our way into the fast lane while this compact
pumped-out 101-horses from underneath the hood. We wouldn’t recommend
pulling-out in front an 18-wheeler. We only decided to navigate toward the fast
lane, after we got the vehicle up to speed.
The roomy front seats were extremely
supportive too. The placement of the gauges and the interior color coordination
took us back to the cars of yesterday.
Furthermore, we had an
opportunity to spend time behind the wheel of a ragtop with its fun-to-drive,
easy-to-shift 5-speed manual transmission. Boy, this vehicle was a blast to
drive. We can only imagine how the fun factor will increase once Fiat
introduces the Abarth edition.
Moreover, it’s easy to
personalize the Fiat 500. As noted earlier, there are about 500 different ways
to personalize this vehicle. Buyers can opt for such features as a manual
transmission to an automatic transmission to a TomTom navigation system with a
large touchscreen that offers real-time traffic and weather updates to a
hardtop to a ragtop. Buyers won’t be disappointed with the array of options.
Lastly, the easy-to-use power
ragtop slides out of the away just like an oversized panoramic sunroof. There are
no latches to connect. The top can be open and closed at highway speed if a
fast moving storm suddenly appears out of nowhere, which we experienced several
times, while being behind the wheel of our Fiat 500.
Cons: While many critics have
questioned the long-term reliability of Fiat due to its past history, just in
the short time we spent behind the wheel the vehicle seems to be put together
well.
Also for buyers looking to haul two adults in the
rear seating area, it’s going to be an impossible feat. The rear is only
capable of carrying small precious cargo like kids.
Furthermore, why does this vehicle require premium
fuel? In this day of fuel conscious consumers, this just doesn’t quite add up.
Competition: MINI Cooper
2 comments:
The comparison with Fiat's own history of great cars is well compared to the Fiat 500C. You can really see how much Fiat has improved over the years.
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