The original, rear-engined Fiat Cinquecento was launched in 1957 and it sported a fold-back fabric roof, manually operated of course. With the advent of the new Fiat 500 things have been done in reverse order; first came the hatchback (the engine’s now in the front), then the sporty Abarth and now the convertible ‘C’. Of course you want one, but here’s a test anyway!
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Fuel consumption for the 1.4 is 46.3mpg (combined) while the 1.3 manages an impressive 67.3.mpg. CO2 is rated at 140g/km for the 1.4 (£170 annual road tax) and 110g/km for the 1.3 (just £35 road tax). The 1.4 is insurance group 7 while the 1.3 is group 5. The 1.3 scores again on purchase price because in ‘Pop’ trim the £12,700 1.3 is only £195 more than the £12,505 1.4 Pop. Obviously you can bump up those prices by going for the up-spec Lounge version or by ticking option boxes, (satnav, 100-watt stereo, Dualogic gearbox, Bi-Xenon headlamps and so on) but in my view all that rather defeats the marvellous ethos of both this and especially the original ’57 500.
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