With the ESC off and SPORT on it still limits engine power until you are moving pretty good. Acceleration above 80 mph is almost nonexistant. Driving above 80 mph is so loud, road noise and engine noise you can not have a conversation on your bluetooth. The steering wheel does not telescope. The paint has numerous chips, makes the paint on my G seem very good and this car had 500 miles on it when I got it. The SPORT button just makes the transmission hold a gear longer before upshifting when you let off the gas. There is only 1, ONE!!! 12volt accessory outlet and I have a Garmin, a laptop and a Blackberry that all need charging. The automatic suck, no rev match, even in 'manuel' mode it will shift for you at about 6,000 rpm. The sunroof interior cover is perforated vinyl. In true Italian car fashion there is a part of the wiring harness that has come loose and is under the drivers foot area, if you touch it you will get shocked! My Samsonite medium size suitcase does not fit in the boot without folding the rear sears forward.
Still in spite of all those 'problems' I LOVED driving this car. I got so many looks people pointed and waved. A 6.0 GTO tried to race me? One of the places I stopped the guard told me about when he was a Fiat salesman in the early 70's.
I like the single instrument speedometer. I like the buttons for the windows and sunroof. Everything has a sturdy Italian feel to it. The seats were comfortable, I put 300+ miles on this car in 24 hours. Even though the transmission did not rev match or let you hold a gear to redline it did shift firmly and with purpose. The exhaust tone is Italian. Handling was amazing! The tires are almost at the four corners of the car. It looks cool!
On the beach
Restroom sign in the mens room of a gas station ESL? Who here doesn't love "gizzle flush"?
Audi style key fob, cool at first but gets old. Should have push button start. Additionally you have to be within 4 feet to get the fob to do anything. Unlock and Lock are opposite of my Infiniti's key fob which was frustrating to me.
Rear seats, legless people only
Interior Love the dash! That nice shiny body colored piece that looks like it might be metal, is plastic :-(
Gauge, the center can display the radio station, song that is playing, trip, odo, time, temp, speed ect
Sunroof, this is the same material BMW uses on its sunshades in the rear seats of the M5. closed-open
Fiat 'multi air' motor somewhere under all that plastic
Doors open wide, I'm just over 6'2" and 200lb the car was comfortable for me to drive
parking lot pics
Wheels say 500, dash and headlight pod plastic too
Sorry the picture quality is so low, all I had was my blackberry.
One of the many many spots paint was simply missing from a 2012 car with 500 miles on it?
You can not beat the looks though for a tiny car that feels big.
