Funky! (dial up warning: high res pics)

unkel

Out next July. I want one

KTRIC

I pass an original 500 on the way to work most mornings and that looks pretty god damn like it.

Gets 2 tumbs up from me anyhow, better than the Bettle and Mini modernisations.

Bradidup

KTRIC wrote:

I pass an original 500 on the way to work most mornings and that looks pretty god damn like it.

Gets 2 tumbs up from me anyhow, better than the Bettle and Mini modernisations.

Sweet, I wonder dose it come in rag top?
The mini is tasty but the new shaped beatle is no more than a modified out dated looking Mazde 121.

I.S.T.

Another chics car!!

KTRIC

IrishSpeedTraps wrote:

Another chic car!!

I think its chic as well. Glad you agree.;)

Anan1

What a cool little car. I'd buy one.

peasant

You've got to hand it to Fiat ...nobody does small cars better !

Will it come with the 1.3 diesel?

jameshayes

Cool Car!

Wazdakka

Id say that its going to be a fantastically engineered machine with many good points but i think its bloody ugly.
Would never drive one.
If ever i saw a car that clarkson should launch into a brick wall :rolleyes:

[EDIT]: In fact on closer inspection of the front i think the design team might have done allready

peasant

Wazdakka wrote:

If ever i saw a car that clarkson should launch into a brick wall :rolleyes:

[EDIT]: In fact on closer inspection of the front i think the design team might have done allready

Naaah ..they were lazy and just copied the design from 50 years ago

Terrontress

Apparently Schumacher has an original 500 amongst his collection of cars.

He used to keep it for getting around when he was staying around Maranello.

KTRIC

peasant wrote:

Naaah ..they were lazy and just copied the design from 50 years ago

And ??? I doubt many will complain.

crosstownk

I'm not a Fiat fan, but that is cool! It so like the original. I like it.

Bradidup

I wonder will it still stand up to their reputation? ie. F.I.A.T. Fix It Again Tomarrow.

peasant

KTRIC wrote:

And ??? I doubt many will complain.

Did you hear me complain?
I love it !!

KTRIC

peasant wrote:

Did you hear me complain?
I love it !!

You're going to have some fun trying to tow a caravan with that thing

unkel

KTRIC wrote:

You're going to have some fun trying to tow a caravan with that thing

Like this?

Blitzkrieger

I'm too big for dinkey toys.........

I'm not bowled over tbh. Could stick it in the dictionary next to 'hairdresser's car'. It'd be hard to drive it without looking like a prat - I don't think Irish people could pull it off.

alias no.9

Looks fantastic. Rumour has it that will be putting their new 1.4 turbo in it, don't know if it will be 120 or 150bhp.

Anan1

Blitzkrieger wrote:

I'm too big for dinkey toys.........

I'm not bowled over tbh. Could stick it in the dictionary next to 'hairdresser's car'. It'd be hard to drive it without looking like a prat - I don't think Irish people could pull it off.

And if one wasn't so consumed with what other people thought?;)

peasant

KTRIC wrote:

You're going to have some fun trying to tow a caravan with that thing

ach ..you ignoramus, my "caravan" has the engine built in ...:D hence they call it a "motorcaravan"

KTRIC

peasant wrote:

ach ..you ignoramus, my "caravan" has the engine built in ...:D hence they call it a "motorcaravan"

What if it broke down ?

Then you'd have to tow it.

Anan1

KTRIC wrote:

What if it broke down ?

Then you'd have to tow it.

He could strap a cinq to the back for such emergencies.

alias no.9

Anan1 wrote:

He could strap a cinq to the back for such emergencies.

I was in germany last february and witnessed a seicento towing an audi, it was only an A3, but I still pissed myself laughing and was raging that I didn't have my camera.

Pretty cool.

I predict small cars are going to be even more popular in the coming years.
Due to environmental levies and possibly the price of oil.
If FIAT can keep its head above the water financially until then there is no better company poised better to exploit this.

Blue850

alias no.9 wrote:

I was in germany last february and witnessed a seicento towing an audi, it was only an A3, but I still pissed myself laughing and was raging that I didn't have my camera.

I saw a VW Lupo towing a transporter with a vintage Farmall cub tractor on the back to the Moynalty vintage show last August

Guy:Incognito

ronoc wrote:

Pretty cool.

I predict small cars are going to be even more popular in the coming years.
Due to environmental levies and possibly the price of oil..

I dotn see why. There are plenty of large diesels getting much better mpg than small cars . Plus a lot of people prefer/need to have space and/or comfort in a car.

Stekelly

Stekelly wrote:

I dotn see why. There are plenty of large diesels getting much better mpg than small cars . Plus a lot of people prefer/need to have space and/or comfort in a car.

Who provides most of the modern diesels to GM?
Who invented variable valve Timing?
Who first used Common Rail diesel engines in cars?
Who invented the concept of afforable small cars?
Who has one of the smallest and most efficient diesel engines in their small cars?

Fiat

Trust me 60mpg + in a compact car is going to be very important soon.

louie

Nice litle thing. Might get more popular then the mini, cause it has to be cheaper.

mike65

Anyone who drives between Tipp and Limerick can spot a splendid white 500 at Monard outside the Amber (?) garage.

Mike.

Altreab

alias no.9 wrote:

Looks fantastic. Rumour has it that will be putting their new 1.4 turbo in it, don't know if it will be 120 or 150bhp.

150 bhp in a car that size would be mental

peasant

It comes with a choice of three engines: the 1.3 16v Multijet 75 bhp turbodiesel and two petrol units, the 1.2 8v 69 bhp and the 1.4 16v 100 bhp, all matched with 5- or 6-speed mechanical gearboxes.

from the website

I'd go for the diesel, me

colm_mcm

I thought there was gonna be a 2 cylinder engine used, and shared with the next Ford Ka?

OfflerCrocGod

colm_mcm wrote:

I thought there was gonna be a 2 cylinder engine used, and shared with the next Ford Ka?

Yes, very economical it is. Also the Abarth version will be the 150bhp 500 That should be madness. Lots of pics here; I think it looks really good.

Guy:Incognito

ronoc wrote:

Trust me 60mpg + in a compact car is going to be very important soon.

The accord 2.2 diesel gives over 50 mpg, it's not that big a difference. Personally I'd gladly give up 8-10 mpg for the added space and comfort.

colm_mcm

FROM AUTO EXPRESS:

The last big-selling car to use a two-cylinder was the legendary Citroen 2CV. Set to go on sale next year, the new 500 will focus on efficiency - its 0.9-litre turbo will develop between 90bhp and 110bhp.

The hi-tech engine is said to be 20 per cent more economical than the average 1.2-litre city car, so dri*vers can expect to see more than 60mpg on the com*bined cycle. And with around 120Nm of torque, its performance should be good, too. The new Ford Ka, which uses the 500's platform, is also likely to share the two-cylinder unit.

While there have been attempts to bring two-cylinder motors into production - such as the French Aixam range - the 500 will be the only twin to be offered as a mainstream model, be*cause achieving an acceptable standard of refinement is a major challenge. More powerful versions of the 500 will also be offered, using Fiat's freshly developed 1.4-litre turbo*charged petrol motor, which can deliver up to 150bhp. Mean*while, the Italian brand's engine experts have also built a new high-performance 1.8 turbodiesel which will be offered in the new Bravo.

bazz26

The Fiat 500 will donate most of it's running gear with then new Ford Ka. It will be interesting to know will the Fiat Multijet diesel find it's way into the new Ka or will Ford stick with the PSA HDi unit?

maidhc

Stekelly wrote:

The accord 2.2 diesel gives over 50 mpg, it's not that big a difference. Personally I'd gladly give up 8-10 mpg for the added space and comfort.

I think simply physics would dictate that a car like the 500 with a small capacity diesel would be FAR more economical than an accord, which probably will struggle to do 50mpg anyway.

VW got 80mpg from a TDI lupo. Seeing as Fiat are the pioneers of modern diesel engines, they should be able to beat that.

Lovely looking car too.

Zwartsj

As an owner of a 1968 fiat 500 I think this little baby looks cool. And I think some one in the house will be getting a new car in July some thing along the lines of a new fiat 500 1.3 diesel ...

Only reason I won’t get it my self is the chances of giving up my Mini is next to nill.

As for the small diesel engines.
my mini is the 1.4 diesel and I don’t drive to save the nation where as my old man has a 1.9 ford Mondao which he gets around 40 - 45mpg which is roughly the same im getting in the mini (I know its capable of 55mpg) but my road tax is so much lower than his so unless you want to be pulling caravans and hulling family around I think the small diesel would be a better option.

as for the hairdressers part. if the handling and the drive is half as good as the mini's I don’t give a toss what any one thinks of me when thy see me in the street