Fiat 124 Spider

On occasion, websites will put up special versions of cars for sale. I always wonder how that works. I assume that most people need to finance these cars, so how do you do that when buying online via a website?…

With cars like the 500 Abarth and the 500X, FIAT has been making a reputation for itself for making fun, small vehicles with Italian design flair, and great maneuverability.…

Inevitably, when I meet someone who likes cars and they find out that I teach people to drive on a racetrack, they ask me “What is the best track car?”…

I’m not a big fan of spiders, unless they are of the automotive variety. Big cargo ships arrived at the Ports of Baltimore and San Diego this week, spilling hoards of FIAT 124 Spiders out, and on their way U.S.…

What happens when you take the lovable Mazda MX-5 Miata and change out the engine and exterior design for a little Italian flair? You end up with the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider.…

I’m both excited that the FIAT 124 Spider configurator has gone live in the US and angry. I am excited because I love seeing just what the Spider would cost configured just how I like it.…

Of all the cars coming out this year, the one I’m currently most excited about driving is the Abarth 124 Spider. After all, this 2-seater shares its DNA with the already awesome Mazda MX-5, but it looks even better, has a more powerful engine, and then to top things off, it’s been massaged by the house of Abarth.…

When FIAT announced the 124 Spider late last year, I couldn’t help but be a little disappointed. Yes, it had the turbocharged engine from the 500 Abarth, but it wasn’t designed to be the snarling little roadster that it could’ve been.…

I’ll admit right up front that I was a bit disappointed with the specs of the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider that have gone official. I was hoping the car would have significantly more power than its MX-5 cousin, but that isn’t to be.…

Let’s get this out of the way right up front; no that’s not the Fiat 124 Spider in the image here. That’s the MX-5 our man got to spend some hands on time driving in the mountains not too long ago.…