Fiat’s rival to the Mazda Miata MX-5 here.
Fiat’s rival to the Mazda Miata MX-5 here. Fiat launched the 124 Spider at the ongoing Los Angeles Auto Show. It is available in two variants: Spider and Lusso (Luxury).
The design cues for the new 124 Spider has been taken from the original 124 and the results speak for itself. The little Italian convertible is just beautiful. The low sleek body of the sporty convertible is pleasing to the eyes. The car gets LED headlights and tail lights, an integrated rear spoiler, black roll bar and twin exhausts. The rear lights get body coloured inserts to give it a closed loop appearance. The car rides on 16-inch alloy wheels. The Lusso gets 17-inch alloy wheels. It also gets a silver roll bar, chrome exhaust tips and fog lamps. The new Fiat is available in 8 colours and is a soft top convertible.
The charming Italian design continues on the inside as well. The interiors have been designed keeping the occupants in mind. Everything has been designed so that they are easy to reach for the driver or passenger. The instrument panel consists of 3 dials with a sporty rev counter at the centre, speedometer on the right and information display on the left. The interiors have been finished with soft touch materials and it comes equipped with cruise control as standard and automatic climate control on the range-topping variant. While the Lusso gets leather seats with contrast stitching, the base car gets premium cloth seats. As optional in both the variants, you can get a 7-inch touchscreen system with a music system, six speakers, Bluetooth, rear camera and 3D navigation system. It can be controlled using voice commands. You also choose a Bose premium sound system with nine speakers, including dual headrest speakers per seat and a subwoofer.
The Fiat 124 Spider is based on a lightweight platform that is made using a combination of aluminium and stainless steel. It is powered by a 1.4 liter four cylinder MultiAir Turbo engine producing 138 bhp and 240 Nm of torque. It is mated to a lightweight 6-speed manual transmission and power is sent to the rear wheels. The whole car has been carefully designed to keep the NVH levels low.
For safety, the convertible gets Active Hood, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), ParkSense rear park assist system, ParkView rear backup camera, side airbags, Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) system, 3-point seat belts and traction control system.
Fiat is showing the new 124 Spider at the ongoing Los Angeles Auto Show. Reports suggest that they will build an Abarth version of the car at a later stage.
Fiat 124 Spider