my great grandpa was dante giacosa, the designer of the old one!! so nice to see sooo many people that like his idea!

@aimonefull

9 жыл бұрын

Aimone Pitacco, mia madre e zanon e sua madre Mariella Giacosa, moglie di vittorio Zanon, e la figlia di Dante *****

@aimonefull

9 жыл бұрын

sisi

@muaythai193

4 жыл бұрын

MOGNEFULL I just wish they’d have used a 270 degree crank.

@lucianolizana446

3 жыл бұрын

how cool! grandkid of a legend

As silly as it looks, I still love my 500 Abarth! Sure, I catch hell for driving a tiny car in America, but I don't care because this car ALWAYS puts a smile on my face. That glorious exhaust note, the surprising quickness and the ability to make believers out of people who know nothing about it or do not like it all put a smile on my face.

@DemonazOndergang

6 жыл бұрын

MeatballYaro2 Driving a Fiat it’s always a fun drive,I love my little cutie tiny Fiat ❤️

@zeero62

6 жыл бұрын

When I catch hell I just say "hey, I don't have to prove anything to anyone".....or I'll brag about the miles per gallon and that usually shuts up the naysayers.

@theconsciousone9017

5 жыл бұрын

Especially at the gas pump why everybody driving these big old trucks pocketing money and laughing all the way to the bank I love my Fiat 500 sport

@theconsciousone9017

5 жыл бұрын

I also catch hell for driving a small but am laughing all the way to the bank to try to pick up my car but they don't realize that weighs 2400 lb and they still haven't got it off the ground yet but if they damaged it they will pay lol

@mdsebanseban3078

4 жыл бұрын

It is a small wonder

Had one in 66/67. 3 surfboards and 2 bros. what a blast

@BillyCosmosis

7 жыл бұрын

We used to drive to band rehearsals in one: 2 guys, 2 guitars in cases, a combo guitar amp and a half Marshall stack bass amp on the back seat.

Twin Air engine is amazing, I had a Lounge Model it was so quick, so fast! It flew along the highways here in Australia overtaking everything in its path!

@samleyton5316

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed they are.i have one,a blast

Thank you for posting "Fiat 500 meets its ancestor video."

love the segment hope they keep going

What was sticking out the back of the newer car almost ripping through the fabric roof?

i just had a testdrive yesterday!!!! and its awsome :D

I had one built about 1968. My first car, taught me how to use a gear box. Synchromesh on the way up crash on the way down. Changing down you needed to get the road speed and engine speed right. As for the top speed I had four in and we reached 70 mph in about 5 minutes. 50 mpg plus. Great first car and fun to drive but I doubt many young people could drive one today.

my father rented one of the new 500's. it was great fun!! I instantly fell in love with it.

Fun video! Just bought 2013 Fiat 500 convertible and it is so charming so much fun to drive so involving Cheers mate USA😮

We have a Fiat 500 and I absolutely love it, would not be without it.

the old 500 is so reliable and easy to repair, and has such good mileage.. that in italy it's still around in quite huge numbers. i can't think of any other car with so many years that is still around in massive numbers.

excellent video

I have a fiat 500 and it is just perfect,i love it and will be buying another one and another one.......it makes me smile everytime i drive it....ITS THE BEST.....CIAO.XXXX

Wow I never thought I might like any other car show after watching Top Gear for so long. I actually started with the Aventador review but I like everything so far. Nice to see some older stuff in the vids as well. 500 is awesome :D

I owned two of the old ones. A 61 and a 69. They never broke down, the most reliable cars I have ever owned.

i thought the 2011 500 was small, until i saw the old one again

I really wished this video was longer. Like a 30 minutes longer!

Lovely little car the 500...

great vid

I want them both and the new Mini Cooper with the classic one

great review

@madjimms in the old or new one? or both?

back rear wheel looks unstable/off camber on the old 500?

Bella coppia....vecchia 1957 e nuova 2007!!!

Imagine if they kept 4 cilinders and only turned 2 of them on when cruising, but all 4 when you clicked a button or something. That'd be INSANE lmao

i love the fiat 500 the classic and the new one ♥

You are so original .

you have a subaru 360 :D its like the old fiat 500's friend

by far the coolest car ever

very very cool!

that is the same music that the KEG uses in their ads here in Canada.

@lilmaz It's immense

I love the fiat

just drive any pre 60's non sychro car and everything today will feel like somewhat of a roll royce.

awww its like grandpa and grandson

I hope Fiat will change its mind and export the TwinAir to the US -- I'd buy one!!

dat positive camber on the back wheels there 1:08

I prefer the classic one

True, but when you compare the size of the beetle with the size of the original 500 and the mini, the beetle is huge :)

We used to have a red Fiat 500 (the old one) just like the one in the video. My current car is a Peugeot 205 and was parked next to it and the 205 was absolutly massive compared to it. I pulled up in work and someone there drives a new 500 and I parked my car next to it. The new 500 was massive compared to my 205. It's gotta be twice the size compared to the old 500. It's not really a small car anymore. It's still got bags of character though.

Terenzio Bros Racing built a fiat 500 into an A / Altered, We put a 1959 buick 401 cu.in. engine in it and we went 10.50 seconds in the quater mile at 127 M.P.H, back in 1962. Gene Terenzio Sr.

That's what i thought as well but i drove one of the new minis for the first time last week and despite being so bloated it's definitely just as agile and a lot faster than the original. I don't know about the 500 but the mini still has its mojo!

@cartmanrlsusall

7 жыл бұрын

xXGreyWolf I never drove the original mini or. 500,but the new mini is awesome, and the 500 isn't very exciting but it can run 80 MPh on the highway so it is better than a smart car.

I've got an original 500. Had it twenty three years now. Bin to 60mph at least twice!

only car that came close was the austin mini :) both great little cars

It's not mine, I just drove it twice in my life, had it borrowed for a day from my uncle. It's still alive, but not used any more, he replaced it with a mid 90's Punto. It was the 16.5 HP version, what about yours?

God the new 500 needs to back the hell off of the old one. Freaking tailgater.

They would say vw beetle! But I actually prefer this over the beetle.

@Karl21836 I had forgotten about the beetle, but I guess that even the original would be bigger than the new 500...

@215alessio Depends on how much weight you put in it (I am 20% of the car's weight) and whether you're going straight. On a straight, with a light driver, it takes way above half a minute to reach 60. I remember driving it with my friend for fun (together we added approx. 35% to the weight of the car) and we never really reached 60, it shoke more than a washing machine on full revs..

Well you get the 1.4 liter in the spot it comes alive and mods you can do are almost boundless

I like both of them, but I like the old one better.

@Skoda130 I know Alfa switched to Bosch electronics a few years back. If I'm not mistaken the person who took control of quality used to control BMW's and he stopped production of the 159 until the electronic and build quality issues were sorted out. If Alfa moved to Bosch then Fiat most probably did the same.

@lilmaz it doesnt weigh anything so it doesnt need a lot of power

@SANDEM4N that half HP is like VTEC for honda :D

I hope this does well in America, I would love to be to eventually buy an Alfa Romeo.

Nah, I'd vote for MG Midget. Early retro ones, or even the later rubber bumper models.

This is how i feel when i go to my grandparents'.

The offside rear wheel camber looks weird on the original 500

best car in Gran Turismo 5

@MultiParasite I was close 20 to 30 seconds depending also the HP of the engine. and also the load inside Even with 4 it would reach 60 MPH if the engine is good; maybe the engine of your 500 is weard out. Anyway they are unstoppable and I wish my new car I am about to buy has the same endurance as that lil tough Italiana Keep your 500 or sell it to me, but don't shredd it Yes I know they shake alot :) but no task is too big for them (the old one)

Fiat 500 is my favorite.

Interesting, there seems to be less size difference between the old and new 500 than the old and new Mini.

16 horse power :O My lawn mower has like 18+ HP

@lilmaz 16.5bhp. AND A HALF!! that half bhp is very important

He says indeed alot

And the VW Beatle

What about the Beetle? It's better than a 500 (which is also very good) and in a different league to a lowly Mini

20 HP lawnmower :D

@Rangeroversport12 I like the old one better, but put a Busa in both!

The old VW beetle is superior to any new beetle. I suggest you take some time to find out just what makes the Beetle so unique, because it is in every aspect. To make it a little easy, it has one thing is common with Subaru! Many used to think the old Lada was shit as well. Type "only dropped" or "lowdaily" in the search field, you might get surprised...

thy had a cool show.. contest in italy how manny people can get in 500. I forget what the prize was but it was fun show

> got a fiat 500 \o/ yay

@c53204 I never doubted that the British forces played a very important role in the rebuilding process of Germany and that's the reason why I don't understand that many Britains don't acknowlegde the Beetle as an important car. E.g. in a recent Top Gear episode they made complett fun of the Beetle by throwing it out of a helicopter ( to sum it up shortly). It might not be as small as a Fiat 500 or Mini but it is still not a big car and played a very important role for the automobile branch.

@ZeGeRiVeNz I think Fiat's may break down fairly often compared to other cars but at least they're simplier to repair. A lot of the problems with new cars is electronics. That's 90% of Alfa Romeo's problems. And that's not really Alfa's fault. The parts that break on them are the parts that have been supplied by other companies.

@MultiParasite I don't have one, but I drove one of them and the later model 126p I know how they drive even when temperatures sore to 40°C the car keeps going, even in heavy traffic.... don't try that with the newest Bmw mercedes or audi/vw theengines will get overheated when you stand stil or go uphill

you also have great cars made in USA. Jeep is improving, Ford in Europe sell great cars (Focus, Fiesta) which are among the best selling cars in the world. Tesla may be the next big thing in the electric cars field.

Hah, you should check out Subaru 360 and the Peel P50, you might get surprised lol

That’s why ford Europe, opel and Vauxhal are all sold in large numbers ?

Yeah Right!

I agree .. the original Fiat 500 is the best tiny car ever. I do miss a Chevy Corvair, too.

*paused at 0:21* thank you for clearing that up, dont want to confuse the fiat 500 for the greatest mini car in the world, the original ...mini cooper

Nice rolex

The original is so small, did Italians only have to be 9 years old to get a driving license in those days?

*cough*beetle*cough* Really though, the Fiat is a brilliant little car. I'd buy one in a second :)

"top speed: you're kidding" lol

@drumstickcph870

10 жыл бұрын

0-60 mph: You're kidding Top speed: 57 mph (It can't even do 60.)

@Scyfox

9 жыл бұрын

Sand People Its too cool to do 60 ;)

@cartmanrlsusall

7 жыл бұрын

Livelifechill that was a great line

it´s funny that the video is actually 5:00 long :)

I'm of the 1% too? Awesome. I'm guessing if you put 100 Italians in a room, they'd all say the fiat. :)

i love my express 500.. get more attn that my infinit G-37 because it's cute. of course the G37 is a much nicer car in every way .. but i actualy have more fun with the fiat and 45 ave hwy.. don't know why it's getting that good but it is .. is great

The new 500 looks HUGE compared to the original.

if you modify the old the 500 with a bigger engine and better brakes its a very useable everyday car

@emjayay

10 жыл бұрын

Just don't crash.

@adam1othman

10 жыл бұрын

emjayay hahaha your knees are the crumple zones

@kristianbrandt3012

10 жыл бұрын

Adam Othman It is possible to ''modernize'' the old 500, by adding thicker steel where you'd find crumple zones. And if you remove the rear seats you can add a bigger engine, just cover it, and a larger fuel tank. Disk brakes is a good idea too, as is new suspension. I know this because I did it to mine. I did so because I wanted to be able to use it on a motorway. This solution is very expensive though, and every time I added something new, I felt sort of bad about it. Not to mention how frightening it is to drive a car this small on a motorway. As a result I use the train instead. If you want this car, I'd recommend using it as a second car, instead of an actual car. And if you get the Abarth version it's a brilliant little town car. easy to park too. I've ruined mine, and nobody wants to buy it :(

@adam1othman

10 жыл бұрын

Kristian Brandt that sucks that no one will buy it.. however i tend to drive on back roads as no cops are ever really there so i gun it....i only use motorways on long journeys... but thats a shame about your car

@kristianbrandt3012

10 жыл бұрын

Adam Othman Yes but my country is rather small, so long journeys here is a maximum of 5 hours. But my family only lives 3 hours away. And I rarely(read never) drive further than that. Plus car taxes here are insane, so owning 2 cars as a student is vitually impossible. It does suck that no one will buy it, but I do understand them. I got close twice, but when they saw the missing back seats they backed out. I find this funny because, as I said, I did cover the engine and the cover matches the interior, and it's not like anyone will fit in the back seats anyway. They're just for show.

The grandson meets luighi from cars.

@RnB123100 yes i know i copied the text in the video ;)

yeah, it weights like a bike, so shouldn't be too bad

The old one, that is...

0-60mph: You're kidding

why americans keep saying "Fix It Again Tony"? I sometimes wonder whether they realize that they build the crappest cars in the world, their tech is 10 years behind europeans and japanese.

@alexstone6330

6 жыл бұрын

Andrea Yep, you're spot on. I'm American, but I'll be the first to admit that American cars are shit compared to Asian and European cars. That's why I've recently gone from Toyota, to Honda, and more recently, my beloved 2012 Fiat Sport. I see no reason to ever own an American car ever again. Heavy, gas-guzzling clunkers.

@captaincrumpet5558

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Stone Not all your cars are bad, in fact some are great...it's just GM tend to shit out clunkers

@diceman2004

6 жыл бұрын

The technology is not 10 years behind , the strategy is 10 years ahead .

Should have said, "Downhill in a tail-wind."

99 percent wil Say the Bug,Beetle not the Mini,the Volkswagen 😉 I love how British lads always campare for example any SUV with remainder of a British product like Land Rover x or y models,in this case the lad say Mini 👍🏽,they still have some love for theirs production and that I appreciate abbaut them.