Fiat with three doors

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
10/22/2020 at 17:47 • Filed to: Fiat 500 3+1

The new electric-only 500 is going to be available as a three door. No, not two doors and a hatch. Literally three doors like the Hyundai whatsit.

Als o I see that I’m the second to post about this! The more the merrier and all that.

Still bugger all room in the back though.

Yes, it is a new car despite looking like the current one, which continues with an engine.

DISCUSSION (17)

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 17:56

Well that is helpful, seems like a plus for those as a DD.

Mark Tucker > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 18:47

Looks like the same setup as my old Saturn coupe, except on the other side. It was handy to get the dogs in and out of the back seat . We actually referred to it as the “dog door.”

carcrasher88 > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 19:34

I basically call cars with these kind of doors what one would call trucks with them...extended cab. :D

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 19:38

It has similar styling, but it is noticeably different than the current ‘normal’ one...to me anyway! I think keeping it similar-looking was a good call though, brand identity...similar to the current Mini.

Also, great minds think alike! :D

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 19:53

Couldnt they have kept it a 2-door and just made the door on that side longer?

Tohru > ranwhenparked
10/22/2020 at 21:06

you mean like they did on the Pacer

ranwhenparked > Tohru
10/22/2020 at 21:08

It was much more cost effective - one less door structure and panel to tool for, one less pane of glass to seal, one less set of hinges. The hardest part is just making sure the remaining hinges are strong enough to last the warranty period without sagging.

smobgirl > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 21:28

Easier to load the dog!

Thanks, I love it.

fhrblig > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 21:40

I could fit in the back of my 500 even with the front seat all the way back. It wasn’t exactly comfortable, obviously, but it was more pleasant than the back seat of my stepdad’s 1984 300ZX 2+2 was when I was growing up.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Cé hé sin
10/22/2020 at 23:56

I like it, though not in that color. I’m seriously thinking electric for my next car. So not coming to the US though?

Tohru > ranwhenparked
10/23/2020 at 01:34

humorously, the Pacer kept the same body shell in RHD countries. So it had a large drivers door and a small passengers door there

ranwhenparked > Tohru
10/23/2020 at 08:18

Same with the old MINI Clubman - the Club Door ™ was on the passenger side for LHD countries, since the car was primarily designed for the US market, despite being ostensibly "British" , leaving passengers to exit on the traffic side in RHD countries.

Cé hé sin > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
10/23/2020 at 09:55

Not at the moment, no.

Cé hé sin > ranwhenparked
10/23/2020 at 09:56

They could, but I guess the longer door would have made getting in and out challenging if parked between two other cars.

Cé hé sin > Tohru
10/23/2020 at 09:58

Was it ever made in RHD though? I think they were sold in tiny numbers in the UK with a conversion. The column stayed on the left but the wheel was linked to it by a chain under the dash.

Cé hé sin > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/23/2020 at 09:59

New platform but similar body I think. It’s slightly bigger.

Tohru > Cé hé sin
10/27/2020 at 22:52

That’s an interesting way to do a RHD conversion.
Most of Europe got the Pacer, but I suppose England would be the only RHD market