Even with silly lease deals they couldn't get rid of them, a shame as they drive really nice
Everybody thinks you need the power but the MX5 on which this is based is all about the handling and throwing it round twisty roads within the speed limitEven with silly lease deals they couldn't get rid of them, a shame as they drive really nice
168bhp, just over a tonne, 6.8s to 62mphThis is the one near me .
I love the look , I get the bit about the twisties and that it’s all about the handling , but what about when you want to get to the twisty bits or have had enough and just want to get home , have they got the guts on the straight bits .
It's the same 1.4 Turbo from the 500 range I think and the guy that looks after my Alfas does tuning packages for them. His Arbath demo has bolt on options only nad has 270BHP. It is stunning to drive, smooth at low revs but just keeps pulling harder and harder as the revs and the turbo boost rise. If you could match that to a rear drive chassis you could have a real point to point drivers machine.
Paul does a bigger one with about 300+ bhp.
Similar motor , yes , the 500 uses the T Jet , the Spider has the multiair , but the Spider is rear wheel drive with a ltd slip diff as standard .It's the same 1.4 Turbo from the 500 range I think and the guy that looks after my Alfas does tuning packages for them. His Arbath demo has bolt on options only nad has 270BHP. It is stunning to drive, smooth at low revs but just keeps pulling harder and harder as the revs and the turbo boost rise. If you could match that to a rear drive chassis you could have a real point to point drivers machine.