by "I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
Published 08/10/2017 at 18:59
by "I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
Published 08/10/2017 at 18:59
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I rented a 2017 Fiat 124 Abarth from Budget Rentals in Salt Lake City.
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Looks gorgeous in person
Surprisingly comfortable
Good Shifter/Clutch feel
Sharp Handling
Easy roof operation
Decent fuel mileage
Just a bit of exhaust pop & crackle
Lovely instrument cluster with big tach
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Slow
Not enough power
Not enough torque
Throttle response too slow
Seriously, not enough power
Fiat Infotainment system is crap
MORE POWER PLEASE
Disclaimer - Not my picture obviously, but same color and wheels.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/10/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 3
Budget rents Fiatas?
Wut
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
08/10/2017 at 19:12, STARS: 0
I’m convinced half their fleet is FCA products...
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
08/10/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 2
The infotainment is just a Fiat-skinned version of the Mazda system. Which is still not good.
Regarding power, Fiat’s 1.4 responds very well to chip tunes and I suspect this is what a good number of owners will do.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
08/10/2017 at 19:57, STARS: 0
There are 180hp and 200hp versions of that engine in Europe, I hope they give us a hot version of the 124. Test drove an Abarth and I’d agree it felt a little slow. Was really disappointed in the exhaust actually. Still would buy one though.
"DanZman" (DanielHarpel)
08/10/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 1
Yeah, but with 3 pedals?
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
08/10/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 0
True, the hatred of the FCA rental van I have right now is impacting my judgement.
"Khalbali" (khalbali2)
08/10/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1
I have that pic as my iPad desktop, love it.
"I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
08/10/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 1
Who knew. I rented it without realizing it was an abarth. Wife didn’t understand why i was excited to drive it.
"I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
08/10/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
I’m a V8 guy. I don’t like my 4cyl exhaust to be particularly loud. If it had been any louder it would have turned into an annoying drone. It was just enough to let me that some dead dinosaurs are exploding.
"I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
08/10/2017 at 21:24, STARS: 0
It’s a beautiful car. Needs one of Flyin’ Miatas V8 kits to make it something special.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
08/10/2017 at 22:01, STARS: 0
My roommate has a 500 Abarth and I rather like its uncorked turbo noises.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
08/10/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 0
I am one of those people that doesn’t really care about infotainment systems at all, but that being said, I thought the 124 has FCA’s Uconnect system, which is often heralded as being one of the best in the business....so quite surprised you say it’s not good? What were your issues with it?
"I Will Always Be The Honey Badger" (iwillalwaysbethehoneybadger)
08/11/2017 at 00:25, STARS: 1
I wish it had the U-Connect. It may be a re-skinned Mazda unit, but it has this control system of knobs and buttons on the center console that run the screen. Maybe you’d get used to it, but it felt so non-intuitive and disconnected from menus.