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Completely transforms the 500 into an eager little sportscar with great handling and steering feel.
Esseesse kit is faster but less fun, firm ride.
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FUEL ECONOMY
43.5
OFFICIAL MPG
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REAL MPG
84%
OF OFFICIAL MPG
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ROAD TAX
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VED BANDS
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| CARS FOR SALE | COMPANY CAR TAX | USED 500 PRICES |
Introduction
Driving down to Poole in Monday's rain I thought I might as well be going to test a bath.
Yet by Tuesday the storms had blown over, leaving clear blue skies and only part of our test route under water.
Happily they had cleared the snow from Gurston Hillclimb, so we could drive the cars and be driven in a manner that would be illegal on the open road.
The standard model Abarth 500 looks very similar to, but could not feel more different from, my own FIAT 500 1.2 Lounge.
My 1.2 Lounge is all show and no go, with, frankly, fairly poor steering and ride quality. I forgive it because I love the car and get an astonishing 51 miles to the gallon. But I can't pretend it's anything like as good to drive as, for example, a Mazda 2, a Suzuki Swift or any MINI.
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