New Fiats getting chubbier - surely a 500 was supposed to be a small run around?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/282784/fiat_500x_on_way.htmlLooks like copying the MINI (or should that be "supersizeme")?
We seem to have inherited the USA mentality of bigger is better - but heavier is clearly less efficient. For the UK's narrow roads I still believe the larger the vehicle the more likely the collision. I recall HPC's John Miles advice "go for the gap" - but today the gap is much narrower!
Perhaps it's part of the SuV culture but today's cars seem to make the driver less connected to the road (steering feel) - particularly with regard to spacial awareness (at least width wise). Much of the sales talk focuses on the gizmo's inside - iphone connectivity, GPS etc rather than how it handles.