Road Test: 2012 Fiat 500

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024

Комментарии • 232

  • @allans7281
    @allans7281 7 месяцев назад +5

    Everything this man says is true we just bought one a convertible automatic and it is a fabulous car for many reasons most of them mentioned here

  • @Taino871
    @Taino871 5 лет назад +11

    This car shocked the heck out of me. I purchased a Gucci Edition for my wife and I test drove it..... I love it. I’m in the hunt for an Abarth edition for myself. Great car for a man my age.

  • @tyanez
    @tyanez 11 лет назад +20

    Speaking from experience, I love mine. The tight suspension hugs the curves. The manual transmission is plenty zippy, and is in general is a ton of fun to drive. The Italian interior design is very cool, and things like blue tooth, USB interface, and Bose sound are nice extras, not to mention the gas mileage.

  • @Saytheodd
    @Saytheodd 12 лет назад +43

    I've been getting around 42mpg on the hwy going about 80mph or so. This car is amazing perfect for a 1st car.

    • @ERICtheLATE
      @ERICtheLATE 4 года назад

      5 speed or automatic?

    • @philliprokkas195
      @philliprokkas195 3 года назад +2

      @@ERICtheLATE 5 speed 5 speed 5 speed

    • @huiba1
      @huiba1 Год назад

      ayyy this is my first car

  • @zeero62
    @zeero62 6 лет назад +26

    I get about 43 mpg in my 2013 POP model, and once on a long road trip mostly flat and low elevation I squeezed over 50 mpg

  • @DMuddification
    @DMuddification 11 лет назад +29

    Leaves the mini behind in terms of fun and build quality.

    • @ArthurBrinkman-c5z
      @ArthurBrinkman-c5z 3 года назад +1

      Mini's are junk, very expensive to buy and even more so to maintain.
      Working on them is also a nightmare!

  • @C70drvr
    @C70drvr 11 лет назад +8

    I've had my '12 500 Sport for over 2 years now. Brilliant car, I would buy another.

  • @njitram00000
    @njitram00000 12 лет назад +65

    100HP for such a small car is more than enough, you can't put a V8 in everything..

    • @CarsGeorgia
      @CarsGeorgia 3 года назад

      With manual it can be enough, but with auto trust me it's very slow

    • @MattyH1992
      @MattyH1992 3 года назад +2

      I promise it's not enough.

    • @kolbpilot
      @kolbpilot 3 года назад

      It puts out 1.22 horsepower per cubic inch.

    • @kolbpilot
      @kolbpilot 3 года назад +4

      @Dylan ****** : Brother, you need to grow up with a 36 hp machine, or wow, a 53 hp automobile. That's when one starts appreciating horsepower.

  • @Nova_Avali
    @Nova_Avali 4 года назад +5

    I own the 500 sport. I love the car. It's amazing all the way round. Iv got the car up to 120 mph and was able to fit a 60inch TV in it

    • @Mr_E_Nigma
      @Mr_E_Nigma Год назад +2

      How in tf did you fit a 60" TV in it? 😂
      I must know!

  • @myjeanification
    @myjeanification 10 лет назад +20

    I love my 2012 fiat 500...might trade it in next year for the Abarth

  • @100forks
    @100forks 6 лет назад +7

    First, I love Fiat. Had an original 500, and an X-19. Recently I was going to buy one of the first 500 cars imported into the USA (had a dash plaque that said so). They wanted $3,300.00. It was in nice condition except it would no longer downshift into 3rd gear. Not a really big deal because I'm a mechanic. I found a good used tranny for $700, shipped to my door. Well, if you are going to replace a tranny, you replace the clutch as well. I called my local Auto Zone and asked the cost of the three piece clutch kit. $850.00. No that had to be a mistake. That's over three times the cost of most clutch kits. So I got on line. The cheapest I found was over $700.00. Remember, this is me replacing the clutch, if you are not a mechanic, you have to take it into someone and that kit is not going to be $800, it will be at least $1K, then labor of at least $500. I have no idea why the kit is so expensive but it changed my mind on the fiat. I bought a Geo Metro instead. The clutch kit is $89.00 and takes two hours to install. I still love Fiats and may get one when their prices get down to $1k. Then when it needs a clutch, I'll go by another one and use the first for parts.

    • @Sanpedranoazul
      @Sanpedranoazul 6 лет назад +1

      So it`s deffinitely better choice going for the auto transmission instead? Tks!

  • @incediery
    @incediery 11 лет назад +5

    man I love these little cars

  • @danielreigada1542
    @danielreigada1542 9 лет назад +6

    I have a 2012 Fiat 500 and when I first got it, I too was a little disappointed with the fuel economy. However, over time the fuel economy has improved and I now get around 40 mpg with it.

    • @aj90271
      @aj90271 8 лет назад +10

      +Daniel Reigada Did you remember to disengage the parking brake after the first several months??

    • @zeero62
      @zeero62 6 лет назад +1

      I've had my 2013 500 POP 5 years this week. I am getting around 44 mpg, once I took a road trip at a lower elevation, on a flat road and didn't drive crazy, and I got 51 mpg between gas stations !

    • @michaelscott2697
      @michaelscott2697 5 лет назад

      Daniel Reigada don't forget to replace your blinker fluid. Really important especially in this model .Mine ran out of blinker fluid the first 20,000 miles.

  • @ramblergarage
    @ramblergarage 13 лет назад +4

    The fiesta is as ulgy as sin! 500 is a work of art!

  • @robertschirm5185
    @robertschirm5185 10 лет назад +4

    Almost everything said in the video is irrelevant. You don't buy any Italian car because it's sensible. You don't care how non sensible it may be, you still love it.

  • @doddsalfa
    @doddsalfa 12 лет назад +6

    this performance is on par with american cars,only this car is a masterpiece.45-50 mpg are often seen.

  • @Pattayaman999
    @Pattayaman999 13 лет назад

    I had a FIAT "Fix It Again Tony" car 30 years ago. My mechanic loved this car because he serviced it every other week.

  • @nathancouture598
    @nathancouture598 Год назад +1

    My grandma has a 2015 bought it brand new and it’s amazing it is small but not too bad I’m 6’2 and fit in the back seats and it’s so easy to drive

  • @TeleeFONE
    @TeleeFONE 13 лет назад +1

    What a charming car, i am in love.

  • @dnganga
    @dnganga 13 лет назад

    To John Davis, I have enjoyed your work since coming to America 16yrs ago. Keep up the good work-not to mention your team! God speed to Motorweek!!!!!

  • @justinfox892
    @justinfox892 6 лет назад +11

    As a 20+ yo man in the USA, I'm disappointed that the social norms don't take kindly to men driving this car..because I love it

    • @zeero62
      @zeero62 6 лет назад +10

      I'm a 50+ American Man, so I have a little more leeway social norm wise, but screw them all, just remember you don't have to prove a Goddamm thing to anyone.

    • @sauerOFkraut
      @sauerOFkraut 6 лет назад +4

      the looks I get pulling up to the gun range

    • @Sanpedranoazul
      @Sanpedranoazul 6 лет назад +2

      I`m 41 and ready to give it a try ;)

    • @MasterJim2020
      @MasterJim2020 5 лет назад

      I’m 20 years old, almost 21 in 3 months, and I think the Fiat 500 is OK looking even though in my opinion, it looks like a cheese wedge. I prefer the 500X more though.

    • @boomerdiorama
      @boomerdiorama 5 лет назад +4

      I have one pushing 60 and could care-a-less what people think. The older you get the wiser you get with no peers!

  • @andrea_927
    @andrea_927 13 лет назад +2

    @checksumday Believe me (I've been having a 500 for 4 years), you will NEVER believe how fun to drive this car is until you get to driving one, and since the first second you get in, you just can't stop smiling.

  • @chookvalve
    @chookvalve 3 года назад

    I have a Fiat 500 pop 1.2 litre and today I got 54MPG highway. City driving gets 45MPG every week. Greatest city car.
    Feel a bit vulnerable on the open road in Australia.

  • @Miradart
    @Miradart 13 лет назад

    Love love love the HD!! Seems to load slower, but it's worth the wait. Good job!

  • @bionic-tale4313
    @bionic-tale4313 3 года назад

    Such a small yet stylish vehicle. This gives me an idea for using it as a basis for a secret.

  • @Sanpedranoazul
    @Sanpedranoazul 13 лет назад +1

    @MrMK94 And the Grande Punto, beautiful car!!!

  • @zxtenn
    @zxtenn 12 лет назад +2

    9.4 faster than any K car from the 80s and most tanks from the 60s and 70s-- my 09 Accent SE 5 speed is just a tick quicker-- i can barely beat some old Honda civics-- i used to have a 93 Ford Festiva 1.3 with a 5 speed, over 45 MPG hwy, wish i could get one now-- i loved that car

  • @JustinMooreHouston
    @JustinMooreHouston 12 лет назад +1

    the car is definitely fun to drive as well...i've driven a mini and thought it sucked royally...it was controlled but so are a prozac and a soma...the fiat is fun, spirited, and a pleasure to drive.

  • @pe6obutilkata
    @pe6obutilkata 12 лет назад +3

    I WANT this car.

  • @alessiovigna7865
    @alessiovigna7865 12 лет назад +1

    Formally it's an electric car with a range extender (this is what a GM man would say). practically it's an hybrid that has an electric engine to give traction and a thermal one to recharge the batteries (just to make it as simple as possible). I do believe this is the way to go on hybrid cars, while we wait for better batteries (I totally agree with you about the fact that they are now the limit for electric cars spread)

  • @Abarth26
    @Abarth26 12 лет назад +6

    This Fiat is better than many Americans Cars!

  • @davidmcatamney9373
    @davidmcatamney9373 11 лет назад +4

    love this cutie

  • @bigphat200
    @bigphat200 13 лет назад

    I had an X 1/9 and as long as you were willing to tune it every 1000 miles or so it was a great fun car to drive.

  • @jex9
    @jex9 13 лет назад

    @dnganga He has that perfect voice over voice ive known for ages now!

  • @camouflagecamaro99
    @camouflagecamaro99 13 лет назад +1

    The 500 always makes me smile. :) Love the car and I want fiat to bring the abarth to north america.

  • @smoguli
    @smoguli 12 лет назад

    @jgcamp99 You are right, according to MotorTrend, the 2012 Civic Si coupe does the 0-60 in 6.5s, the 2012 Abarth needs 6.8s.

  • @ianclaudio777
    @ianclaudio777 4 года назад

    I love Fiats. Great small cars

  • @camouflagecamaro99
    @camouflagecamaro99 13 лет назад +1

    @7477238 I know what you mean. I drive an Impreza and the routes I usally take have buses, and big SUVS. (Escalades, Tahoes, Expeditions etc) And it's damn scary because the don't signal, don't use there mirrors, dont check there blindspots so you really need to be aware. Btw I live in Toronto also so I know what you mean.

  • @DearMajesty
    @DearMajesty 13 лет назад

    @multijetIT i had no idea, but the Audi A3 TDI is extremely environmentally friendly!

  • @3089280288
    @3089280288 11 лет назад +1

    The first Fiat 500 was actually called Topolino, which means "little mouse".

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад

    @smoguli I agree that mpg ratings have changed, there's driving the car with no traffic in the middle of the night and then there's the grid lock that we face every day in a work commute. There are times you get on the open highway now a days that yoiu can come to complete stops and sit in traffic (Florida during a hurricane evacuation or peak holiday and vacation traffic).

  • @JustinMooreHouston
    @JustinMooreHouston 12 лет назад

    excellent review...consumer reports, and others really seem biased in their criticism whereas this review presents the positives and other areas as I see it. Prior owner of a Fiat x1/9 and know these performance numbers well. 30/38-x1/9's numbers also...small car doesn't mean 500 miles to the gallon...there are many factors involved...all of the fiat that i loved came back with the 500 and gladly paid for it...numbers are a little off though...you can have a pop for 16,100, 20300 for sport...

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад

    @smoguli I Owned & drove a Colt GT and it did 0-60 in about 8 seconds, 16 seconds for 1/4 mile. The Civic Si was similar, The CRX too. I'll agree that the new Fiat has all the safety features the 80's cars didn't, but a friend had an 86 Civic Si and I recall his car being solidly built and getting 40 mpg highway. The Fiat is a throwback to that performance of the more economical 1.5L engine models. The Abarth might beat out those cars, doubt it takes a 200 hp Vtec Civic Si of today ?

  • @MaximumChank
    @MaximumChank 12 лет назад +1

    Except most states have limits of 60mph or higher. 65, 70, 75 and even 80 mph limits exist across the US.

  • @ohyeahmeow
    @ohyeahmeow 11 лет назад +2

    I have the Gucci edition based on the lounge model ... the best sport car I've ever had!

  • @MJMproductions8821
    @MJMproductions8821 13 лет назад +6

    I'm almost 16 and im in the market for my first car :)

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад

    @jgcamp99 BTW, the higher performance 80's econoboxes, they weren't asking $ 28K for one.When you weigh the cost of Fiat new vs used Japanese, I can drive a used car 8-10 years and save way more than what the Abarth will run me off the lot. You can get quite a bit of car for under $ 10,000, that means the 500 to Abarth is $ 12-18K more. 38 mpg highway is decent, but I can get 40+ in a Honda or Toyota.

  • @zxtenn
    @zxtenn 12 лет назад +3

    Come on, i had a 93 Festiva 5 speed for 10 years--- yes better MPG than the Fiat but slower and forget handling!!!! with those 12 inch tires and straight axle-- some people said they handled like a 'wheelbarrow' but great in snow and super reliable

  • @DearMajesty
    @DearMajesty 13 лет назад +1

    @multijetIT 33 mpg is not economics for such a small car. You could buy a much nicer diesel audi which will be more fuel efficient, much larger, and faster. Plus diesel is cheaper from what i remember in europe!

  • @TheCarArchives96
    @TheCarArchives96 13 лет назад

    the 2007-present Fiat 500 is assembled in
    Tychy, Poland (2007-)
    Toluca, Mexico (2010-)

  • @kolbpilot
    @kolbpilot 3 года назад

    I've a '12 Sport I bought used. It has only one setting (as far as I can tell ) concerning the headlights, meaning all or nothing. I've no setting on the switch to just turn the parking lights on only.

  • @osirtulane
    @osirtulane 11 лет назад +1

    37 is possible if you are careful on the throttle. 33 is easy to achieve in mixed driving.

  • @estebanquito545
    @estebanquito545 11 лет назад +1

    in order to obtain max performance and max torque from the 1.4 16v engine, you must use higher octane fuel, 93,94 octane at least

  • @NotChand13rBing
    @NotChand13rBing 5 лет назад

    I love my 2012 500 Pop. I average 39 MPG in mixed driving on my commute to work

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад

    @smoguli .3 of a second isn't that big a difference 0-60, that might even come down to the particular run or a driver's skills to switch gears and so on. At a 1/4 mile it'll be more noticeable a lead. Where some of these 0-50 & 0-60 cars fall off are higher speeds and what it takes to get from 60-70, 60-80, even 60-90+ mph. One thing I will qualify it with, I drove a Dodge Caliber the other day, auto trans, thing had like 6 gears to shift if I wanted to take control and shift it myself.

  • @MrDolcevita1
    @MrDolcevita1 13 лет назад

    @checksumday you are entitled to your opinion, but this car has won many awards.What you call novelty some call it unique and out of the box thinking. Anf if you hate small cars so much why even come here and check it out??? or pass opinion on it if you don't care about it.

  • @smoguli
    @smoguli 12 лет назад

    @cb7pwn According to fueleconomy.gov, the 1989 CRX does 32mpg combined, and the 2012 Fiat 500 does 33mpg combined. Don't compare old fuel economy numbers with modern ones, because the EPA changed the way it's calculated in 2008. They even have a page where you can compare the old and new numbers for any car. For the 1989 CRX it was 37mpg with the old rating.

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад +3

    When is the Renault R5 making a comeback ?

  • @42luke93
    @42luke93 3 года назад +1

    The battery is about 1/3 the size of the engine!

  • @kaiokendo
    @kaiokendo 4 года назад

    3:44 this interior takes the phrase schlob on my knob too seriously

  • @scottodog2000
    @scottodog2000 13 лет назад

    Yo heavy metal gods.... yep get the Sport...and I highly recommend the sunroof...it just completes the design ...get the Bose too if you have the $....THIS car is a helluva lot of fun... buena fortuna!

  • @alessiovigna7865
    @alessiovigna7865 12 лет назад

    well both PSA/Mitsu and Nissan modles have a declared authonomy way below 200km. "Declared" means: no AC, no heater, no radio, no lights. so they are definitely just city cars. But if you are speaking about the Volt (Ampera in Europe), it's not a pure electric car

  • @jgcamp99
    @jgcamp99 12 лет назад

    From my brief experience with it, it was little more than a docking station for your ipod. Way too small to be anything more that a personal commuter for two. I recall the hatchbacks from the 80's, those had cargo capacity in comparison. You could even get a couple of people in the back seat for leg room.

  • @Mercman97
    @Mercman97 11 лет назад +3

    If I ever get one, in gonna tell people "... Wanna go for a ride in my mouse?" ;)

  • @WesleyButtercup
    @WesleyButtercup 11 лет назад +1

    Yes you can!

  • @MrDolcevita1
    @MrDolcevita1 13 лет назад

    @petnukie you said it. "30 years ago" things change in 30 years.

  • @kornellster
    @kornellster 12 лет назад

    @kevrod71 you can if you want to. No problem...

  • @papajohn240
    @papajohn240 2 года назад +1

    Great car for Europe. Not the USA

  • @James58094
    @James58094 11 лет назад +1

    are all the fiat 500 built in mexico? what if i buy it in euro?

  • @orangedac
    @orangedac 11 лет назад +1

    which 500 do you have, the pop or turbo ?

  • @215alessio
    @215alessio 11 лет назад +2

    101 hp for 980 kg is more than okay and no it isn't slow at all

  • @buvva11
    @buvva11 12 лет назад

    you know mexico is the 5 car builder in the world. they make , renault , nissan, ford, chrysler, vw, honda cars and moto, gm, mazda in 2013, etc. ..... wow.

  • @alessiovigna7865
    @alessiovigna7865 12 лет назад

    Not at all. The European version is made in Poland. Only the 500L is made in Serbia (sold in US in 2013). The NA version of the 500 is made in Mexico

  • @importcarenthusiast
    @importcarenthusiast 13 лет назад

    @bro589 Oohhh, yes! The V6 Q4 model would be nice.

  • @kornellster
    @kornellster 12 лет назад

    @sexyboi142 I owned a BMW, the 3 series and now I'd say its not worth the money. A well powered focus is equally good. The focus suspension rocks, even better than a golf. Although if you live in the US the focus offered there might be different to the european one. Not sure...

    • @herbienbrian2
      @herbienbrian2 3 года назад

      Sometimes I miss my 3 series, until I look at the pile of repair bills.

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 12 лет назад

    True but those are electric cars and how many miles can you drive with those untill the battery runs out?
    They say around 500 KM for Europe and that isn t much. : (

  • @777Outrigger
    @777Outrigger 11 лет назад +3

    Can an Italian car be ugly? Yeah, but they're ugly with character--an ugly you can appreciate. Not plain ugly, like a lot of American cars.

  • @MaximumChank
    @MaximumChank 12 лет назад

    80mph is 130kph, which is already at the high end of expressway speed limits. I'm not sure what kind of limits you're expecting unless you live in Germany. Even then, only certain sections are unlimited and still have a suggested speed of 130kph.
    Americans have high expectations of power because fuel economy isn't a priority with relatively low gas prices, and most people drive automatics which tends to sap power. I tend to think it's a waste of power, seeing how lackadaisically people drive.

  • @toyotaprius79
    @toyotaprius79 13 лет назад

    @qazxnx08 There are a few people I know who are still waiting for a Fiat 500, the car's that popular and the output of the cars or how many rolling off the factory floor isn't like lightning. End of the waiting list to buy a Fiat 500 is quite long.

  • @DJWWPL
    @DJWWPL 12 лет назад

    I think most eleectric cars have a range of 200-300 km today. Thats OK, if the car is an additional one in your family for city drives only. But when you can afford only one car it just doesn't make sense because you would be stuck in one place (city).

  • @tymera
    @tymera 2 года назад

    Your kids are gonna hate the back seats of this car

  • @215alessio
    @215alessio 11 лет назад

    no, your wrong. the topolino was a bolt on and the original 500 was already an unibody 2 complete different cars

  • @sagarasouske
    @sagarasouske 13 лет назад

    Parent: Hey kid I got you a nice Italian sports car. Kid: What did you get me? A Lamborghini? Masarati? Ferrari :D? Parent: I got you a nice Fiat. Kid: Oh... :(

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 12 лет назад

    Electric cars for city use is fine but not if you would like to go on vacation like Paris,Prague.
    From my city those cities are 500-900 km away

  • @hectorstereo
    @hectorstereo 13 лет назад

    @BlueFox284 I've read too many negative comments about cars made in Mexico, specially from people from the U.S. Just to know.. what is the perception you have about it? is just a question, since i am mexican, and... here we often listen about car companies setting up factories here in Mexico, not only because cost reduction.. but because we have "qualified workers" and good reputation on making cars.

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 12 лет назад

    I agree with you..
    100hp not enough power?,, is a bad comment.
    Also, the Fiat still more fuell economical than any other car in the U.S

  • @camaroman101
    @camaroman101 13 лет назад

    @buttnut1080 heard that we are going to be getting the abarth as a next gen 2012 model

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 12 лет назад

    Volt and Ampera not pure electric?
    I didn t know that
    That is news for me.
    Anyway,,i am sure that in the future will find out how to make better and cleaner batteries .
    Also a cleaner way to make them.

  • @IKhanNot
    @IKhanNot 13 лет назад

    It's cute although I think I'd feel scared on the road in one of these.

  • @Saytheodd
    @Saytheodd 13 лет назад

    WE NEED AUDI A1 SPORT BACK IN THE U.S! ASAP!

  • @djcarretta
    @djcarretta 12 лет назад

    Is it simply red or tri-coat red paint?

  • @MPSESRA
    @MPSESRA 13 лет назад

    @Wheelman286 500 Abarth was in S12E2

  • @scottodog2000
    @scottodog2000 13 лет назад

    @randomhero713 Don't put chains on the tires !

  • @TheRealSmithFamily
    @TheRealSmithFamily 12 лет назад

    Great city car. Nothing more IMO.

  • @PaulHojda
    @PaulHojda 12 лет назад

    the abarth has 160 hp from that 1.4 engine, courtesy of a turbo. and i've read about a 200hp model that maybe coming. that should please even you

  • @MrDolcevita1
    @MrDolcevita1 13 лет назад +1

    @checksumday you must still live in the past. Let it go it was 30 years ago, move on. things change.
    And yes we get great cars like the fiat 500. a diamond is also small , but has a lot of value.

  • @rangerover06sc
    @rangerover06sc 12 лет назад

    I think the chevy volt disagrees with you. Plus the Focus SFE and chevy cruze eco get better highway mileage.

  • @longbowdt
    @longbowdt 12 лет назад

    Is FIAT still short for "Fix It Again, Tony!"? J/k I'm liking what I see in the Abarth.

  • @citroeno
    @citroeno 12 лет назад +1

    done see the point in an Arbarth with a stupid 55mph limit in the USA

  • @alessiovigna7865
    @alessiovigna7865 11 лет назад

    No, the European version is made in Tychy, Poland