Just Picked up our new Fiat 500 Twinair!
Discussion
I always get a 500 rental car when working out in Holland - off there next week and looking forward to picking it up for the week. Fantastic little car and a proper rocket when you plant your right foot. Not driven a UK model, but is great in left hand drive. My sister in law has the Lounge edition and that looks great, my daughter wants one for her first car.. no doubt we will have one on the driveway at somepoint (after I have added a GTV-6 to run alongside the 156TS). Enjoy 
Forgot to mention.. Got left for dead in my 2.0TS Veloce by an Abarth 500!!! It must be running on steroids with a bad case of the runs
Forgot to mention.. Got left for dead in my 2.0TS Veloce by an Abarth 500!!! It must be running on steroids with a bad case of the runs
Edited by PJ3074 on Thursday 8th September 12:55
Glade said:
I saw your TVR there a couple of weeks ago!Hope you took the Clio for a spin before moving it on
Didn't get the chance to take the Clio out unfortunately, I left work on Tuesday night and wasn't back until Thursday - the Clio was gone by Wednesday afternoon! Hope you enjoy the car, and you know where we are if there's anything you need.
)Glade said:
The shift up indicator comes at very low RPM, and the engine seems to labour.
Seems strange, but maybe it's supposed to be driven that way!?
It's the same with the non-twinair's. My 1.2 tries to get me into 5th at 30. It's just an economy thing, and I *think* you can turn it off in the menu...Seems strange, but maybe it's supposed to be driven that way!?
Isn't the shift up indicator for different things in the Twin Air and Abarth?
In the Twin Air it tells you to shift early to save fuel. In the Abarth with sport on it tells you when you at the top of the rev range to shift. My Abarth certainly doesn't tell me to shift for economy??
If you have a sport button its on the middle of the dash to the left of the hazard.
In the Twin Air it tells you to shift early to save fuel. In the Abarth with sport on it tells you when you at the top of the rev range to shift. My Abarth certainly doesn't tell me to shift for economy??
If you have a sport button its on the middle of the dash to the left of the hazard.
R500POP said:
How are you finding the econmoy? I've heard varying reports about real worls v's Fiats claims.
It's done about 200 miles now and economy is getting better all the time.I did skipton to Leeds last night which has some rural, hilly, windy roads and managed ~55mpg.
Dealer said they find cars get much more economical by 2000 miles, and that for the first 1000 miles there is a bit of a power restriction as well.
Glade said:
It's done about 200 miles now and economy is getting better all the time.
I did skipton to Leeds last night which has some rural, hilly, windy roads and managed ~55mpg.
Dealer said they find cars get much more economical by 2000 miles, and that for the first 1000 miles there is a bit of a power restriction as well.
tHAT'S WAY BETTER THAN SOME HORROR STORIES i'VE BEEN HEARING, i KNOW GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET 35MPG REGARDLESS OF HOW CAREFULLY THEY DRIVE.I did skipton to Leeds last night which has some rural, hilly, windy roads and managed ~55mpg.
Dealer said they find cars get much more economical by 2000 miles, and that for the first 1000 miles there is a bit of a power restriction as well.
You basically have to drive between 1500 and 2000 rpm! You end up being quite sedate!
Still find myself stuck in traffic queues anyway so accelerating gently and changing up early doesn't even slow your journey down around town.
It loves to rev and makes a great noise when you do put your foot down!
Still find myself stuck in traffic queues anyway so accelerating gently and changing up early doesn't even slow your journey down around town.
It loves to rev and makes a great noise when you do put your foot down!
Buggles said:
7 Sevens said:
Isn't the shift up indicator for different things in the Twin Air and Abarth?
In the Twin Air it tells you to shift early to save fuel. In the Abarth with sport on it tells you when you at the top of the rev range to shift. My Abarth certainly doesn't tell me to shift for economy??
If you have a sport button its on the middle of the dash to the left of the hazard.
Yes mate, I was getting at the Abarth in non sport mode, when it does tell you to change for economy. In the Twin Air it tells you to shift early to save fuel. In the Abarth with sport on it tells you when you at the top of the rev range to shift. My Abarth certainly doesn't tell me to shift for economy??
If you have a sport button its on the middle of the dash to the left of the hazard.
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