How cool is the new Fiat 500?
I’m not the world’s biggest fan of these recent ‘retro’ cars, but I’ve anticipated this car since the concept car from a few years ago. I have to say that is is perhaps the best recreation of recent times. The new Beetle was a dressed-up Golf with a price-tag, and the Mini, while a decent enough car, is massive, pricey, and German. Oh, and did I mention the estate agent thing? The new Fiat has clearly grown a bit, but doesn’t appear to lose any of the cute styling of the old model, and of course, Fiat churns out some great small cars, so you can safely guess that this car’s going to be more than an overpriced fashion statement. £8k for an entry-level 1.2 might not be budget car terretory, but it’s entry-level Fiesta pricing. The new 500 itself is based on the Panda, and if that’s anythng to go by, it should be cracking to drive too. Better still, they’re planning to offer a version with the Panda 100HP engine. Perhaps another thing making the 500 more appealing to me is perhaps that I’
