The Fiata closed up shop in 2020 after only four years. It wasn't hugely successful, but it's an interesting used car.
The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider held the promise of melding two automotive cultures: the romance of the Italians and the focused finesse of the Japanese.
Why is the Fiat 124 Spider a future classic? The affordable roadster landed on US shores in three trim levels: Classica, Lusso and the performance-oriented Abarth, with starting prices that ranged from $25,990 to $28,195. Then there was turbo lag. One review said that the Fiata Classica's best launch from 0 to 60 mph required 6.5 seconds, not as quick as the 5.8-second start recorded in a Miata Club.
Speaking of highway driving, an Autoblog review raved about the sounds of the top trim level Abarth, calling it"the only 124 available with the special Record Monza exhaust, and it makes the Fiat growl and snarl like only Italian cars can.” What is the ideal example of the Fiat 124 Spider? The 124 Abarth was billed by Fiat as the performance model. That boast was mitigated somewhat in 2019 when the Abarth’s 164-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four specs gave way to the Miata’s 181-hp 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine.
At the end of the day, the not-too-steep $3,000 price bump above the Classica made a slightly more convincing argument for choosing the Abarth, plus consider the gunmetal matte hood and scorpion Abarth badges fore and aft.
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