When it came to two-seat affordable roadsters in the mid-1960s ... many shared by other Fiat models of the period. The engine ...

What is the MPG of the FIAT 124 Spider? The FIAT 124 Spider with traditional internal combustion engine offers up to 25 MPG city and 36 MPG highway for a combined rating of 29 MPG. These figures ...

The FIAT however, costs almost exactly the same amount, comes with a turbocharged engine and has a cheeky Italian personality (with better looks to boot!) So why not go with the more exclusive 124 ...

I call this red Fiat Spyder Abarth my "poor man's Ferrari ... The 1.4 turbo generates a lot of power in the mid-range (2500-4000 rpm) whereas the Miata doesn't start to hit its power band ...

Fast-forward to 2016 and the story has come full circle, with the European-inspired MX-5 spawning a new Japanese-built Fiat 124 Spider built on the same platform but using an Italian engine.