MINI One vs Fiat 500 on 5th Gear tonight

[Yeoda]

Just in case anyone is interested 5th Gear on Channel 5 tonight at 8pm will be doing a test between the MINI one and the Fiat 500.

Should be interesting to see the result....

[Paul]

Five have seemed very much in cahoots with Fiat, and although I think this is an unfair contest based on price of the vehicles, I would be very surprised to see the 500 come out less than favourably.

[MarkW]

also testing the nissan gtr.

saw my first 500 today and liked it more than I though but not in a MINI way

[mab01uk]

If it's anything like the last 5th Gear road tests of the MINI Cooper D and Clubman it will tell us nothing useful about the cars but this time it might be different....................

[Paul]

Fiat 500 wins.





Told you so.

[MarkW]

missed that bit

[ben__allen]

I thought there would have been a bit more than that - was not much coverage!

[Lawrothegreat]

Don't get me wrong the 500 seems like a great little car, but pitching the fastest 500 against the slowest MINI (just because they're the closest in pricing) is not the basis for a track test. Given the Fiat has more power and weighs 200kg less it should have been more than one second quicker than the MINI around the track. Shows how good a standard MINI is. But to be fair to the Fiat, Vicki did say it felt more 'alive'. I can't wait for the test between the Abarth SS and the Cooper S.

[Hugo]

I never really thought much of 5th Gear. TBH the 500 surely shouldn't be put up against Mini due to how small it is.

I'm going of topic but I don't think much of those 2 baffoons who can't even drive who where doing the VW campers. They just rip of other shows but there comps are good.

[SteveM3]

500 will be a lot quicker to the scrap yard

[LMB]

Is the show repeated?

[Goonery]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lawrothegreat (original)

Don't get me wrong the 500 seems like a great little car, but pitching the fastest 500 against the slowest MINI (just because they're the closest in pricing) is not the basis for a track test. Given the Fiat has more power and weighs 200kg less it should have been more than one second quicker than the MINI around the track. Shows how good a standard MINI is. But to be fair to the Fiat, Vicki did say it felt more 'alive'. I can't wait for the test between the Abarth SS and the Cooper S.

I think 'more alive' means more likely to leave you less alive

[steve cooper s]

The show is repeated on saturday morning, At 10.45.

[Paul]

See it here: Fiat 500 versus MINI One track shoot out on YouTube · NF500 For a while at least!

[Fizzoid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lawrothegreat (original)

Don't get me wrong the 500 seems like a great little car, but pitching the fastest 500 against the slowest MINI (just because they're the closest in pricing) is not the basis for a track test. Given the Fiat has more power and weighs 200kg less it should have been more than one second quicker than the MINI around the track.

I don't know, I can see their point. What their saying is "For around £xxxxx you can have a MINI or a 500 and the 500 goes round the track better, so if that's what you're after (performace), the Fiat is better value for money"