For Our choice has all the retro appeal of its 500 siblings, but with a knock-down price. A cheap way to look very cool, this Pop will cost pennies to run.

Against It’s cheap to buy and run, but it’s light on equipment. You’ll need to pay extra for alloy wheels and air conditioning, which bumps up the price significantly.

Fiat 500 Hatchback

What Car? says

3 out of 5 stars

Overall, this is our favourite 500, but you might want to save a bit harder and go for the Sport, as it brings the bits and pieces you might want to add.

What Car? readers say

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Calculate equipment options
Comfort
Electric steering adjust Not Available
Electric Sunroof £580
Manual sunroof Not Available
Air conditioning £530
Cruise control Not Available
Electric mirrors Standard
Heated mirrors £120
Electric windows front Standard
Electric windows rear Not Available
Seat height adjustment Standard
Climate Control £730
Power Steering Standard
Steering adjustment reach Not Available
Steering adjustment rake Standard
Power Seats Not Available
Heated Seats Not Available
Panoramic sunroof £320
Electric Panoramic Sunroof Not Available
Power Folding Mirror Not Available
Engine & Transmission
Auto £750
CVT Not Available
Tiptronic Not Available
Particulate filter Not Available
Entertainment
Radio/Cassette Not Available
RDS Radio/Cassette Not Available
CD Standard
Multi CD Not Available
MP3/iPod Connection Standard
DVD Player Not Available
MP3 CD Player Standard
RDS CD Standard
Hard Drive Not Available
Exterior
Metallic paint £450
Alloy wheels £320
Front Foglights £160
Powered sliding doors Not Available
Interior
Hands Free Phone Kit Not Available
Satellite navigation Not Available
Leather Seats £780
Split/fold seats £160
Bluetooth £270
7 seat pack Not Available
Safety
Passenger airbag Standard
Side airbags Standard
ABS Standard
3 Point centre belt Not Available
Driver's airbag Standard
Belt pretensioners Standard
Isofix Standard
Side Impact Bars Standard
Traction control Pack Only
Curtain Airbag Standard
Rear Parking Sensor £270
Electronic stability programme £320
On/Off Passenger Airbag Standard
Driver's knee airbag Standard
Reversing Camera Not Available
Rain Sensing Wipers Not Available
Adaptive Cruise Control Not Available
Lane Departure Warning Not Available
Front Parking Sensor Not Available
Passenger Knee Airbag Not Available
Security
Alarm Not Available
Immobiliser Standard
Deadlocks Not Available
Central locking Standard
Remote locking Standard
Unique fit stereo Standard
Marked Parts Not Available
Etched Windows Not Available
Locking Wheel nuts Pack Only
Visible VIN Not Available
Secure spare wheel Standard
Satellite tracking Not Available
Laminated Glass Not Available
Options calculator Price
Electric Sunroof £580
Air conditioning £530
Heated mirrors £120
Climate Control £730
Panoramic sunroof £320
Auto £750
Metallic paint £450
Alloy wheels £320
Front Foglights £160
Leather Seats £780
Split/fold seats £160
Bluetooth £270
Rear Parking Sensor £270
ESP £320
Total Price: £9,960
Running costs
Town mpg 49.6
Out of town mpg 65.7
Average mpg 58.9
Tank capacity (litres) 35
CO2 Rating (g/km) 113
Carbon offset cost £16
Green rating C
Insurance group 5
Typical insurance £319.00
% Value retained (3yrs/36000 miles) 44%
Typical contract hire £150.00
Pence per mile 29
Servicing costs - 3 years £489.00
Service intervals 18k
Warranty period 3yr/60k + 3yr Paint + 8yr Perforation + 1yr/AA Breakdown
Three-year cost£10,447
Company car tax
Percentage charge 10
Benefit in kind £990.00
Tax payable 20% £198.00
Tax payable 40% £396.00

Performance and measurements

Body type Hatchback
Number of doors 3
Number of seats 4
Engine (cc/type) 1242/4
Number of Valves 8
Fuel type Unleaded
Max power (bhp/rpm) 68/5500
Pulling power (lb/ft) 75
Engine position F
Driven wheels Front
Length (mm) 3546
Width (mm) 1627
Height (mm) 1488
Front headroom (mm) 910
Front legroom (mm) 1050
Rear headroom (mm) 880
Rear kneeroom (mm) 600
Boot space (min ltr) 185
Boot space (max ltr) 500
Turning circle (m) 9.2
Towing weight (kg) 800
Kerb weight (kg) 865
Manufacturers figures
0-60 mph (secs) 12.9
Max speed (mph) 99
Euro NCAP Test Scores
Adult protection 5 stars
Child protection 3 stars
Pedestrian protection 2 stars

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