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Originally Posted by GerryL
If you're thinking that these are comparable vehicles than you're not putting much value on chassis competence. The better comparison with the 500 is a mini, and the 500 has come up seriously in second place to the Mini in every performance comparison that has been published. I won't spend much time on how a Mini compares to a 1 series, but suffice to say, you have to be oblivious to handling and chassis compliance to be considering a FWD econo chassis with a beam rear axle to be a reasonable comparison. (And if anything, I'm predjudiced the other way, as I've owned 3 Fiat 124's and two Alfa GTV6s in years past, but the 500 is not a chassis of interest to my performance side.
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I think the original poster is just looking for a fun droptop. Not all people are hardcore enthusiasts. I'll still test drive the Abarth when it comes out, FWD be damned - it weighs 700 lbs. less than my 128.