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Does the petrol Fiat 500C drive as well as the diesel version?
In your road test you thought the 500C drove like a sports car and was as good as the Mini Cooper thanks to the anti-roll bar. Is this the same as a torsion bar, which appears to be installed in the Diesel 500C but not the rest according to Fiat specifications? Do the petrol versions, particularly the 1.2 Pop drive as well as the diesel?
Asked on 10 June 2010 by Mike Reed
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Honest John
They all now have the 2010 suspension, based on Ford's improvements to the suspension used in the 500-based Ford Ka. This involves a transverse torsion anti roll bar in the 'C' beam back axle, softer rear springs, and different dampers. You just have to look underneath to spot the torsion bar. Old stock cars built in 2009 don't have it. From 2010 almost all do.
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