The 2012 Fiat 500 is petrol engine the newest and probably the cutest small car in the United States, with Federal Government fuel mileage ratings, which are at the top of the small car class.
The four-seater, 2-500, which are sold the first Fiat of by automaker in this country since 1983, is at 30 miles per gallon in city driving and 38 mpg on the highway with the standard manual transmission.
This is a higher rating than Toyota's littlest car here of Yaris, as well as all Mini Cooper model, which are also grown. The 500 binds the small car in 2011 Ford Fiesta, equipped with optional special fuel economy package, in combination of 33 mpg city/highway miles.
Also remarkable: The 500 has wonderful handling and fun-to-drive personality. In the sport trim with sports suspension and 16-inch, grip tires which travels 500 streets of the city with aplomb and takes on motorways with determination.
Best of all, feel compared with Fiat's old one, the 500 solid. Be fit and ready on the model of the test pieces in precise, fixed position was excellent, with body panels and plastic trim.
Start the manufacturer's MSRP prices, including goal for free, are moderate.
In particular, Fiat is 500 pop base model $16,000 with five speed manual transmission the 2012. The most affordable 500 with automatic transmission is $17,000. The sport hatchback with the sporting tools has a base retail price of $18,000, while the top-of-the-line 500 starts lounge model with standard automatic transmission and fixed glass roof at $20,000.
All 500 come with a 101-HP, 4-cylinder engine.
In size and price fits the 500 between the 2011 Mini Cooper hatchback, retailing at $20,100 cylinder starting with manual transmission and 121-HP, and the 2011 smart Fourtwo, a base retail price of $12,635 with manual transmission and 70-HP, three-cylinder engine.
The Fourtwo is classified by the Federal Government as a two-seater, no car, and is rated at 33 / 41 mpg.
Italian automaker Fiat comeback in the States following the purchase of a part of Chrysler Group LLC, after Chrysler's private property were a few years ago.
The 500 is the first Fiat officially to this coast in 28 years. Not every Chrysler dealers sold the 500, though. Traders use to get that, and it will have only 170 dealers around the country. Here, some 45,000 annual sales are projected.
In Europe, where the 500 to 1957 dates and is also known by its Italian name, Cinquecento, it is from a variety of smallest size, a-Klasse car competitors.
But in the United States, where larger vehicles and sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks fill streets, have not a-Klasse cars have been seen in the same kind of appeal. This may, but change be given gasoline prices today and the fact that more small models for introduction of car manufacturers are planned.
However, the question was certainly no 1 of curious passers-by is the 500.
Many tracks skeptical, even after hearing the 500 has seven airbags, including that the driver keeps right knee which have correctly placed the driver on the steering wheel during a crash.
The car has also a number of standard security features, see other, larger vehicles, including antilock brakes, Electronic brakeforce distribution and electronic stability control. And spec, are U.S. to front and rear bumpers.
However, the U.S. Government has posted not crash test results for this car. And there is no U.S. on durability and reliability of the 500.
But the test 500 was a memorable little car for the way, who abandoned it on the market, to other cars scooted, 30, 6-foot in really small, circles turn and was the smallest of the parking lots.
The four-banger is only 1.4 litre single overhead cam and looks under the short hood of 500 small. But the engine has Fiat's MultiAir technology, the small adjustments as needed, to the intake valves on the engine to maximize fuel economy and CO2 emissions to reduce. This is similar to BMW Valvetronic system, but Fiat's is less complicated and less costly.
In addition, fuel mileage is optimized because the 500 weighs only 2,300 to 2,400 pounds. The lightness is obvious in the spirited drive.
The five speed manual transmission in the test car had a notchy feeling and took some time to sort through the course. I stayed often in lower gears for energetic travel; Otherwise, the 500 might be slow.
However, I managed 33 mpg city/highway travel.
I liked that the 11.6 foot-long 500 has a rather high profile, so that some of the sidewalk sitting passengers. With this design the 500 offers a commendable 38.9 inches front seat headroom to 37.6 inches in the tester with glass sunroof have dropped.
The back seat is not so generous, with 35.6 cm headroom, I just found enough that, to me with my hair brushing the ceiling in the back sit can was.
Leg room in the front seat is on a par with many other larger cars at 40.7 inches. Rear seat leg room 31.7 inches can however negligible, if the front seats are moved forward on their trail.
Road to all but the smooth road passengers felt bumps.
The inner touched nice, as a large, round to the driver choose the speedometer and tachometer in concentric circles containing. Other information, such as time, fuel pump range and mpg, appear in the round central part of the gauge.
But only the driver receives a pull-down armrest, and ceiling material is coarse.
Fiat already plans a convertible 500 this year.
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