Fiat Chrysler Car introduced Monday that the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, which shares lots of the identical underpinnings because the Mazda MX-5, could have a beginning worth of $33,495 –virtually $1,600 greater than the bottom MSRP of its rival Japanese cousin.
Fancier trim ranges for the Fiat – Lusso and Abarth – are priced at $36,495 and $37,995, respectively. For comparability’s sake, the MX-5 begins at $31,900 for the GX mannequin, jumps to $35,300 for the GS, and $39,200 for the GT.
The brand new Fiat 124 – launched final November on the Los Angeles Auto Present – options an MX-5 chassis, with styling and drivetrain by Fiat, and a continuation of the traditional 124 Spider nameplate first launched 50 years in the past.
The collaboration between FCA and Mazda was initially alleged to beginning a small Alfa Romeo roadster. Nevertheless, Alfa determined to develop its personal sports activities automotive based mostly on the agency’s new rear-drive structure, moderately than use the Japanese-constructed Mazda. However the partnership didn’t die, with the MX-5 chassis being picked up by Fiat to underpin this new 124. The styling isn’t a lot totally different from the MX-5, though it was achieved fully in-home by Fiat at Centro Stile in Turin, Italy.
The Fiat’s engine is a 1.four-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder that places out a hundred and sixty horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque on the bottom Classica and Lusso fashions. Horsepower jumps to a hundred sixty five on the Abarth. That’s extra energy and extra torque than the MX-5, which produces a hundred and fifty five horses and 148 lb-ft of torque. The turbocharged Fiat will ship all its torque decrease within the rev vary, which might give it a distinct character behind the wheel. A six-velocity guide transmission is commonplace.
Fiat first revealed the primary 124 Spider on the 1966 Turin Motor Present. The car remained in manufacturing for nearly 20 years.
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