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32 The Star Thursday May 12 2022 WHY CHoose for Your next VeHICLe? VALUE REPUTATION SELECTION TRUSTED PLUS REGISTRATION 2007 audi a3 Quattro $13,999 Stylish European hatch, features a 3.2L V6 engine with tiptronic trans, 4WD, looks sleek in blue with 17’’ alloys, parking sensors, black partial leather interior, rear wiper, ABS, T/C and 6x airbags, awesome buying! PLUS REGISTRATION PLUS REGISTRATION 2015 FoRd Fiesta ecoboost $14,999 Very stylish 5 door ‘hot’ hatch, features a 1.0L turbocharged ecoboost engine with automatic trans, travelled low kms, looks good in deep blue with driving lights and 16’’ alloys, push button start, black leather trim, cruise control, Bluetooth, reverse camera, ABS, T/C and multiple airbags! 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One company offering good supply is Fiat, and it has a new 500 landing in healthy numbers. What’s more, it has a low carbon emission engine that means a buyer will be eligible for a $2180 rebate through the clean car discount scheme, a Government initiative to lower greenhouse gases. Long gone are the days when the 500 was named Bambina here, its rear engine layout was advanced for its time and quickly won favour with a good part of the population. Today’s Fiat 500 is vastly different; sure it’s shape is extremely retrospective, but the engine sits up front (transversely), and with fourcylinders it has double the number as the original, it also has an engine of 1.2-litre against 479cc. RETROSPECTIVE: A wheel in each corner look for the Fiat 500. Even though the new Fiat 500 has an engine that would appear sizeable for a small car, it has the efficiency that will make it desirable. Fiat list the new 500 with a 4.8-litre per 100km combined cycle average, that’s about as good as it gets for a non-hybrid model and that makes it a stunningly economical car. What’s more, it is remarkably entertaining to drive. The 500 is instantly recognisable, not so much because of its diminutive stature, but it has a blunt sloping bonnet and a wheel in each corner look. Bear in mind though, the 500 is only a four-seater and those in the rear will need to be slight of build. The 500 is available here in two variations at present, highperformance Abarth models aside. There’s bound to be more options arriving as time goes by, but the choice now is what Fiat name Lounge and Dolcevita; effectively it is low and high grade, the test car was the entry-level model that sits at $22,990, which by my reckoning, is good value buying, the Dolcevita adds $3k. If you also take into account the little amount of fuel the 500 uses then outlay will be paid back over time. During my time in the evaluation car the fuel usage readout was listing an average of 5.5l/100km which is an excellent return given the car was almost brand new (280km) and would still be tight in the engine. At 100km/h it is sipping fuel at the rate of just 3.8l/100km. The interior is also retrospective, it clings to a design that’s not dissimilar to the original model that was built from 1957 to 1977. However, the newcomer does have modern elements such as a central touch screen display and other fitment that a new car buyer today would come to expect. I’ve long been a Fiat owner and over the years I have complained more about their seats and seating positions than any other car I’ve been involved with. But things have changed, the 500 has brilliant seats, soft, grippy and with plenty of under-thigh support. From the moment you sit in them you know you are going to be comfortable. Under the bonnet sits a 1242cc engine, it develops just 51kW and 102Nm but both these figures register just below the traditional points of the rev band, with maximum torque available at just 1750rpm meaning the engine is barely ticking over before it is pulling at the best part of the rev band. Weighing just over 900kg, the Fiat 500’s engine doesn’t work hard to gain momentum. Yes, you do need to give the accelerator pedal a bit of a nudge at take-off, • Price – Fiat 500, $22,990 • Dimensions – Length, 3571mm; width, 1627mm; height, 1488mm • Configuration – Fourcylinder, front-wheeldrive, 1242cc, 51kW, 102Nm, five-speed automatic • Performance – 0-100km/h, 12.9sec • Fuel usage – 4.8l/100km but once the engine becomes lively speed is ushered in willingly. Drive is channelled through a five-speed transmission that Fiat label Dualogic. Effectively, it is a manual gearbox with a robotised clutch but there are only two pedals so you treat it like a traditional automatic. One of the benefits is that you can use it like a manual, changing up or down simply by moving the gear lever at any given point. With sensible ratios the 500 is an easy city car, it is relaxing to drive and battles the rush-hour traffic without taxing the driver. Against the clock it will reach 100kmh from a standstill in 12.9sec, and it will make 120km/h from 80km/h in around 11sec. At open road speeds the 500 is quiet and relaxing to drive, any external sound is well stifled. Interestingly, Fiat has persevered with their dual mode power steering set-up. FIAT 500: Available in two specifications starting from $22,990 with a $2180 rebate. The 500 has a push-button city mode which lightens steering feel considerably to take the pressure of close confine manoeuvring. Personally, I preferred the more involving mode, but I do appreciate for those who have movement restriction or aren’t as strong in the wrists as they would like to be, the system would be of much benefit. I took the evaluation car for a couple of highway excursions, one of them was to west of Darfield where its handling dynamics were well captured. Sitting on soft spring and damper rates, the 500 has a plush and controlled ride that would have been hard to engineer, given its short wheelbase. Not only is it comfortable, but because of its light weight gravitational transfer in a corner isn’t significant. It can be placed into a corner with reasonable speed and its accuracy and precision will command control. The new 500 lands at a very opportune time, if its cheeky style and design doesn’t win friends then its economy will. Sure there are disadvantages, it is compact inside, and for those who are above average height and are consigned to the rear will need to be mindful their heads will reach the roofline, and space to spread out there is negligible. 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