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2013 Fiat 500: 31/40 mpg (base, manual); 27/34 mpg (base, automatic); 28/34 mpg (Abarth)
The six-speed not only shifts smoother, it also responds to the invocation of a dash-button "Sport" mode at lower speeds. But it does come with a OPEC penalty; the hand-stirrer gets 30 mpg city and 38 mpg highway, while the automatic scores 27 mpg and 34 mpg.
These figures slightly exceed those of the base Mini Cooper but fall slightly short of the figures for the most economical versions of the Ford Fiesta or even the much larger Chevy Cruze.
[Fuel economy] drops to 27 mpg city/34 mpg highway with the automatic, which is still thrifty, but worse than almost every competitor.
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2013 Fiat 500: 31/40 mpg (base, manual); 27/34 mpg (base, automatic); 28/34 mpg (Abarth)
EPA
The six-speed not only shifts smoother, it also responds to the invocation of a dash-button "Sport" mode at lower speeds. But it does come with a OPEC penalty; the hand-stirrer gets 30 mpg city and 38 mpg highway, while the automatic scores 27 mpg and 34 mpg.
Jalopnik
These figures slightly exceed those of the base Mini Cooper but fall slightly short of the figures for the most economical versions of the Ford Fiesta or even the much larger Chevy Cruze.
Automobile
[Fuel economy] drops to 27 mpg city/34 mpg highway with the automatic, which is still thrifty, but worse than almost every competitor.
Edmunds
While it's not the most fuel-efficient vehicle you can buy today in America, the Italian-bred Fiat 500 is pretty darn close to it, with fuel economy approaching 40 mpg for some versions. Given its size, however, it seems like it should be.
The most efficient model is the base 500 equipped with the five-speed manual transmission, earning an EPA-estimated 31 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. The optional six-speed automatic drops those figures to 27 mpg and 34 mpg, respectively.
Moving up to the 500 Abarth, you gain 60 horsepower and a turbocharger, but lose only a bit of efficiency: it rates 28 mpg city and 34 mpg highway.
Compared to most of the cars on the road these days, those are very good figures. But when mid-size hybrid family sedans are beating the pint-sized Fiat at the pump, you realize the trade-off required to get the 500's low price tag.
Conclusion
As small as the 2013 Fiat 500 is, you might expect better gas mileage, especially in the more powerful variants. So would we.
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