Road Test
Fiat 500
Test date 19 September 2007
Price as tested £10,900
For Adequate space, well-executed styling, cabin materials, afordable pricing
Against Unrefined engine, limited rear headroom, bouncy ride, not enough fun
How much ?
- Price as tested £10,900
- Price as tested £10,685
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.5 sec
- 0-60mph 10.3 sec
- 0-100mph 40.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
10.4 sec
- 0-400m
17.8 / 77.9 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
32.9 / 95.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
5.8 / 8.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
8.3 / 11 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
12.2 sec
- 60-0mph
2.96 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
70 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
35.8 mpg
- Test best/worst
42.8 / 18.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
44.8 / 34.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
149 g/km
How big?
- Length
3546 mm
- Width
1627 mm
- Height
1488 mm
- Wheelbase
2300 mm
- Weight
930 kg
- Fuel tank
35.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1368 cc
- Max power 99 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 97 ft at 4250 rpm
- Specific output 72.4bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 93bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 72.0x84.0 mm
- Compression ratio 10.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.54 / 4.7
- 2nd 2.15 / 7.8
- 3rd 1.48 / 11.3
- 4th 1.12 / 14.9
- 5th 0.92 / 18.2
- 6th 0.77 / 21.9
- Final drive 4.07
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson set-up with lower wishbones anchored to a subsidiary cross-member, anti-roll bar connected to shck absorbers
- Rear Torsion beam axle
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with Dualdrive electric power steering
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front 257mm ventilated discs
- Rear 240mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 15'' Alloy in
- Size rear 15'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 185/55 R15
- Tyres rear 185/55 R15
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