I've read buzz about the Mini Rocketman concept going into production as an EV, though it's been quite a while since I've seen an update. I have mixed feelings about the modern versions of both the 500 and the Cooper, though the turbo 3 in the MINI is pretty rad. The 5 door version of the regular MINI hardtop is really cool, but it's definitely not a tiny car anymore.
the newest mini generation doesnt even look retro anymore. the generations before were actually pretty good. but im blaming safety regulations. they look so bloated now.
I know there is something about them, just by looking at them give you the feel of driving thru all the villages, or going to the beach to have a picnic, i have a new 500 and i love it, now i want to get mini
Francesco Marcolongo vai così! Bello sapere che non sono l'unico giovane innamorato della Cinquecento! Buone cose, divertiti e guidala fino a consumarla!
My first car, bought in 1993, was a 1977 Mini Clubman 1100. It broke my heart when I found it a few years after selling, at the top of a pile of cars in a breakers yard. Lol.
Italy didn't only have the Fiat 500. The Fiat 600 was launched in 1955 actually ahead of the 500 and provided the concept on which the 500 was based. Even though the 600 was 2 years ahead of the 500, it's Italian sales laged a bit behind the 500. Reason for this was that the 500 was a more basic car and that anyone could afford. The 500 was also designed smartly giving it a certain cuteness. However, the 600 was more successful in certain foreign markets and was the base car in Spain and former Yugoslavia, each producing almost a million units. All in all the total 600 production numbers came close to 5 million units. As the 500 and 600 belonged to the same program and were similar, the small rear engined Fiats come as more successful than the Mini. The 600 was actually the better car. Not only was it's engine displacement slightly larger but it was a true 4 cylinder water cooled engine whereas the original 500 is a twin cyl. air cooled, therefore the 600 is the more suitable Italian example to compare with the original Mini. By mid 1960's Fiat produced yet another small rear engined beauty, the 850 in various forms. As it's name suggests it bore a sporty 850c.c. 4 cyliner engine. Compared to the Mini, the Fiat 850 sedan offered much better passenger space and a real boot in the front. Some 3.5 million Fiat 850 sedans were made before being replaced by the Fiat 127, yet another success story.
I'm Italian and i love the 500, you can still see them everywhere. I also love the Mini, such a nice little car but it's way more difficult to see one running around.
Minis don't run, they roll, including mine, over my foot as I was struggling alone to push it up a hill. Tiny car, but it F^*!G HURT!, followed by spicy language!
@@boipayasoontario6957 I'd say there were only a few thousand sold in Australia, while the Mini was much more common. Both are now a very rare sight on the roads.
@@boipayasoontario6957 Never been in a 500, but Mini are fun to drive. I also think the Fiat (or even the 2CV or Goggomobil) can be cornered relativally fast. Even my Honda N360 can keep it's speed up on the corners, to some degree. My Suzuki LJ 50 can not. Corner or brake like a modern car (or a Mini) could end in disaster. Overall, it's a slower car to drive than any of these.
My first car was an original 500..now I drive a 500c..ive put 93000 miles on it in 5 years. This week I've purchased a 500 for my stepdaughter as a 22 birthday present... I love these cars, so does my girlfriend as u can take them anywhere including UK clean air zones.
My grandpa owns a 1964 Puch 500D and a self made Buggy out of a Puch! These 2 cars are the coolest cars I have ever driven in and the Puch is also an important part of history in my area here :D
I'm obviously not joking, I get why you might think I would be, but I'm just stating something factual :P The way the 2 cars were built is the very reason for this. Starting from the engine, the air cooled solution implemented in the 500 is ten times more reliable than the side mounted radiator one of the mini. Also, in the mini the gearbox and the engine share the same oil pan, which is an engineering wonder, but also leads to catastrophy when something goes wrong (I know because I personally picked up a thousand ball bearings when my gearbox exploded). Finally, the chassis in the mini is great, and gives you the famous go-kart driving experience, but if the roads look anything like what we have here in Italy, you'll need to get yourself a welder and welding skills if you wanna daily a classic mini. Build quality wasn't great nor terrible on either, so that might not even be a factor...it was different times. Last summer I travelled all the way from Rome to Monaco in my 1969 fiat 500 (and back) with no issue whatsoever. When I travelled in my mini cooper I had to stop every hour to let the engine cool down, despite having hacked the radiator fan to be always on, and had to add oil every 500 kilometers, as it wouldn't stop leaking from the shafts. This said, I truly love both and I don't think they are really interchangeable: in my opinion the only thing they have in common is being small.
The only reason so many people prefer mini in the comment section is because this video is british I like them both the same! Although i'd prefer a modern 500 over a modern cooper.
I have both of them.... Yes, a Fiat 500 and a Mini (in fact, 3 Minis). But you are kinda wrong in the comparison. The Mini was a class (or maybe even two) up from the Fiat 500. Which means you should compare it to the Fiat 600 and Fiat 850. Those were similar to the 500, but slightly bigger (4 cilinder watercooled engines in the rear). The Fiat 600 was also produced (after Fiat didn't make them anymore) by Zastava. They were produced for almost as long as the Mini. After that, you got the Fiat 133 which basically replaced the 600 and the 850. After that, the Fiat 127 (and Fiat 128). By that time (1973) the 500 was being phased out and by 1975 it was replaced by the Fiat 126 (still a two cilinder aircooled engine in the rear). Which soldiered on in Poland as a Poski-Fiat, far into the nineties. Basically the Autobianchi was also a 'Mini-competitor'. The last guise of these was the horrid 'Yugo'. Well I'd rather have a Mini, wouldn't you? BMC/BL/Austin Rover also tried to replace the Mini. They first introduced the Clubman (didn't work) and then the Mini Metro (didn't work either). They kept the original round-nose Mini alongside and it was cheaper, so it really never was phased out. And it survived all the replacements (same as the VW Beetle never really got replaced by the Golf, they still made them in Brazil when they produced the Golf IV... lol). I guess: once a good car, always a good car. Sadly BMC never made much of a profit on the Mini. Fiat did though. Both are brilliant but the Mini is very much more upmarket than the Fiat 500. Sadly the 500 was quite expensive in England, here in Holland the prices of the Mini were almost 1.5x that of the Mini 850 (and there was a Mini 10000, 1100 and even a 1275). Minis here were similarly priced to the smallest Fords (an 1100cc Mini Special in 1978 woud cost almost as much as a basic Ford Escort). The Mini was also made in licensed version in Italy by Innocenti (the Innocenti mini), which also offered a differnt body on the Mini chassis (a called Mini Innocenti, or De Tomaso).
When I lived in London in the 70's a colleague had a little Fiat 500, and used to regularly drive to and from Glasgow in it with her husband and luggage. I was always sceptical about this little car's ability to do such trips but they seemed to manage well enough.
Adriano's Classic Garage fair play mate, I've got myself a fiat 500 gq edition but I think I'm going to get myself a classic as a project car when I finish university
I've driven both, and the one the best was definitely the VW beetle! Jokes aside, the mini was a lot better than the 500, it was a bit disappointing really
I used to have 1275 powered 1976 Mini Clubman SS, now days I have 2007 100bhp 1.4 Fiat 500 Sport. The Fiat is JUST as much fun to drive as my Mini was... and more reliable too. I love it
Both are legendary and cars that will never be forgotten. Just as a fact, Yugoslavian Zastava from 1955 was producing Zastava 750, car that was very similar to the Fiat 500 or Fiat 600, just a bit longer version of Fiat and a bit more powerful. It was something like a competition to the Fiat at least in the Balkan area. Google it so you will know much more about it.
The Mini hands down. It had an amazing race history and was produced for so long for a reason. Not to mention it's literally just better than the Fiat all around. More seats, more space and it's faster. The mini is an easy victor
Spudonaut Robert the only *potential* that the FIAT is better is that it is RWD (and air cooled which makes it sounds awesome). However with that little amount of power FWD vs. RWD really doesn’t matter. However I’m with you MINI hands down. I once owned a supercharged ‘new’ MINI (2003) and that was the most fun I’ve ever had behind the wheel of a car!
I'll tell you a secret. All mini cars have the same number of seats... Also all hatchbacks, all sedans, SUVs, etc... Wit a few exceptions of super luxurious sedans(these have only two back seats to improve back comfort) and some weird SUVs.
I would have the Mini over the 500. The Mini is more historically important because it single-handedly started the transverse FWD revolution of small cars. If you take a look at a new 500 you will also find it's engine at the front, driving the front wheels, exactly the layout of both the classic Mini and the series of BMW Minis from 2001. The performance versions of the Mini are also very impressive for its time. The 64 Cooper 1275 S can do a 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) in just over 10 seconds while the Abarth 695 SS is nowhere to be seen, the lesser 595 SS is literally grasping at straws against a basic 848cc Mini. In conclusion, the BMC Mini is as close a modern car as it can be while still being classic. Now I am not saying the original 500 is no good, it's even smaller than the old Mini and every inch counts when you are in a crowded Italian city, the number of parts on a 500 is also lesser than the Mini which improves reliability, not that the Mini is any worse on that matter. But come on, rear-engine RWD, who the hell does that when designing a city car? Last time I checked the 911 performs better than a go-fast factory 500.
Single-handedly is incorrect. Transverse FWD cars were already introduced before the Mini. Look up the East German Trabant and Saab 92 predated the Mini. Other FWDs but not transverse were the Citroen 2 CV (predated the Mini) and from 1961 the Renault 4, both selling in millions *(each over 7 million) and were widely exported than the Mini ever were. However, the Mini IS and remains a British icon in it's own right. However, It cannot really be claimed that the Mini was the actual starter of a transverse FWD revolution. The actual revolution was started by Fiat's 128 in 1969, when the transverse design was refined and took the form we all know and drive today. Issigonis' transverse design was impractical and was not copied outside the UK. Soon Fiat followed the 128 with the 127 which became the benchmark for the transverse FWD hatchback design we all know today. Selling some 7 million, the 127 turned out to be a huge success for Fiat worldwide. Fiat's Dante Giacosa's design housed the gearbox in the transverse axis of the engine and not under the engine.
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mini needs to make a mini the same size as a new 500.
I've read buzz about the Mini Rocketman concept going into production as an EV, though it's been quite a while since I've seen an update. I have mixed feelings about the modern versions of both the 500 and the Cooper, though the turbo 3 in the MINI is pretty rad. The 5 door version of the regular MINI hardtop is really cool, but it's definitely not a tiny car anymore.
Thats the jist
the newest mini generation doesnt even look retro anymore. the generations before were actually pretty good. but im blaming safety regulations. they look so bloated now.
Captain Zoll *smaller*
I love the old fiat 500
I love all Fiat 500s, but I completely ADORE the old one.
Donut Lover I had zastava 750 in jugoslavia called fico
I know there is something about them, just by looking at them give you the feel of driving thru all the villages, or going to the beach to have a picnic, i have a new 500 and i love it, now i want to get mini
I too
I like the 595
I’m 23 and i daily drive an l’old Fiat 500 for a total of 80 km per day, university and back , no problem at all.
500 all life
When I daily drove a mini, I was at the mechanic's every other week, with the 500 maybe once a year lol
Adriano's Classic Garage and yet Im rarely at a mechanic and i daily a mini.
Does it bring out the race driver that's inside you tho? Maybe that was my problem... lol
Yep, honestly surprised I haven't been caught speeding.
Francesco Marcolongo vai così! Bello sapere che non sono l'unico giovane innamorato della Cinquecento! Buone cose, divertiti e guidala fino a consumarla!
My first car, bought in 1993, was a 1977 Mini Clubman 1100. It broke my heart when I found it a few years after selling, at the top of a pile of cars in a breakers yard. Lol.
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Italy didn't only have the Fiat 500. The Fiat 600 was launched in 1955 actually ahead of the 500 and provided the concept on which the 500 was based. Even though the 600 was 2 years ahead of the 500, it's Italian sales laged a bit behind the 500. Reason for this was that the 500 was a more basic car and that anyone could afford. The 500 was also designed smartly giving it a certain cuteness. However, the 600 was more successful in certain foreign markets and was the base car in Spain and former Yugoslavia, each producing almost a million units. All in all the total 600 production numbers came close to 5 million units. As the 500 and 600 belonged to the same program and were similar, the small rear engined Fiats come as more successful than the Mini.
The 600 was actually the better car. Not only was it's engine displacement slightly larger but it was a true 4 cylinder water cooled engine whereas the original 500 is a twin cyl. air cooled, therefore the 600 is the more suitable Italian example to compare with the original Mini. By mid 1960's Fiat produced yet another small rear engined beauty, the 850 in various forms. As it's name suggests it bore a sporty 850c.c. 4 cyliner engine. Compared to the Mini, the Fiat 850 sedan offered much better passenger space and a real boot in the front. Some 3.5 million Fiat 850 sedans were made before being replaced by the Fiat 127, yet another success story.
As a child I called the Fiat 850 a "Gulli" (own name creation). Had something to do with the sound and looks. 👶🏻
The Mini was produced until October 2000.
Jackomac43 yeh
2003 I think
I'm Italian and i love the 500, you can still see them everywhere. I also love the Mini, such a nice little car but it's way more difficult to see one running around.
Minis don't run, they roll, including mine, over my foot as I was struggling alone to push it up a hill. Tiny car, but it F^*!G HURT!, followed by spicy language!
@@johnsergei in my country it is more likely to see here. but i want the style of fiat 500 classic want to hand one on one someday..
@@boipayasoontario6957 I'd say there were only a few thousand sold in Australia, while the Mini was much more common. Both are now a very rare sight on the roads.
@@johnsergei yeah this two are very rare to see on roads. hope to have one.
@@boipayasoontario6957 Never been in a 500, but Mini are fun to drive. I also think the Fiat (or even the 2CV or Goggomobil) can be cornered relativally fast. Even my Honda N360 can keep it's speed up on the corners, to some degree. My Suzuki LJ 50 can not. Corner or brake like a modern car (or a Mini) could end in disaster. Overall, it's a slower car to drive than any of these.
The new BMW MINIs, more so the JCW models, are good hot hatches, just not good MINIs.
They are not good "minis" because they lack in what made the mini fun to drive was like a go cart
kie2k They are plenty still go cart ish. The F series minis lost it a bit more than the R series though. R53's and R56's whip around corners
The iconic mini of course
I actually *have* a 1972 Fiat 500. I would love to own a Mini as well!
I love my 500 with it's 43 mpg average and it's loads of style.
I owned a mini ever since i was 16 so i would go for mini
Omg why do I love the mini so much not the new BMW minis but the Austin mini is such a bloody cool car
Fiat 500 😎👍👍👍👍
You should of done a 3 way comparison including the VW Beetle too!
The mini no question
My first car was an original 500..now I drive a 500c..ive put 93000 miles on it in 5 years. This week I've purchased a 500 for my stepdaughter as a 22 birthday present... I love these cars, so does my girlfriend as u can take them anywhere including UK clean air zones.
My grandpa owns a 1964 Puch 500D and a self made Buggy out of a Puch! These 2 cars are the coolest cars I have ever driven in and the Puch is also an important part of history in my area here :D
Currently drive the 500 Sport and love it
Love the fiat 500. & I love the new 500 over the updated mini.
Fiat 500 😍
Nah fiat 600
4 cyl
Longer
Wider
Faster
Cheaper
Just greatness
Mini all the way it’s my dream car, but I also love the fiat as well
Fiat 500 All day any day
I love and have owned both, the 500 is just much much more reliable tho :P
Adriano's Classic Garage Just to be sure: You're joking, right?
I'm obviously not joking, I get why you might think I would be, but I'm just stating something factual :P The way the 2 cars were built is the very reason for this. Starting from the engine, the air cooled solution implemented in the 500 is ten times more reliable than the side mounted radiator one of the mini. Also, in the mini the gearbox and the engine share the same oil pan, which is an engineering wonder, but also leads to catastrophy when something goes wrong (I know because I personally picked up a thousand ball bearings when my gearbox exploded). Finally, the chassis in the mini is great, and gives you the famous go-kart driving experience, but if the roads look anything like what we have here in Italy, you'll need to get yourself a welder and welding skills if you wanna daily a classic mini. Build quality wasn't great nor terrible on either, so that might not even be a factor...it was different times. Last summer I travelled all the way from Rome to Monaco in my 1969 fiat 500 (and back) with no issue whatsoever. When I travelled in my mini cooper I had to stop every hour to let the engine cool down, despite having hacked the radiator fan to be always on, and had to add oil every 500 kilometers, as it wouldn't stop leaking from the shafts. This said, I truly love both and I don't think they are really interchangeable: in my opinion the only thing they have in common is being small.
Omg fiat more reliable 😂😂 you know fiat stands for fix it again tomorrow right? There known for being unreliable 🤣
What is your point, stating a clichè? :P
Adriano's Classic Garage 😜😜😜😜
I still prefer the Mini
Due to its tiny engine that was able to whoop Mustang asses in the corners with minimal tuning.
I own an old Fiat 500 Giardiniera
I really want one for my collection!
I have in total 24 cars including most fiats including two 500s and tree 600 s
how much does it cost?
@@hieronimusnicolas306 I bought it as a rusted shell and am currently restoring it, so a lot 😂
500 all the way!
stig gear I agree 100%
The only reason so many people prefer mini in the comment section is because this video is british
I like them both the same! Although i'd prefer a modern 500 over a modern cooper.
I have both....love them both equally! Blessed!
old mini or new 500 abarth. dont like the new mini. too cumbersome and slightly feminine for my liking
Kbuto Feminine? How so?
zevi 2000 lots of customers are females which is the most logical explanation
Real Nigga Where did you find this info?
500
The 500 is a beautiful classy car which is everlasting spectacular and cute.
I have both of them.... Yes, a Fiat 500 and a Mini (in fact, 3 Minis). But you are kinda wrong in the comparison.
The Mini was a class (or maybe even two) up from the Fiat 500. Which means you should compare it to the Fiat 600 and Fiat 850.
Those were similar to the 500, but slightly bigger (4 cilinder watercooled engines in the rear).
The Fiat 600 was also produced (after Fiat didn't make them anymore) by Zastava. They were produced for almost as long as the Mini. After that, you got the Fiat 133 which basically replaced the 600 and the 850. After that, the Fiat 127 (and Fiat 128). By that time (1973) the 500 was being phased out and by 1975 it was replaced by the Fiat 126 (still a two cilinder aircooled engine in the rear). Which soldiered on in Poland as a Poski-Fiat, far into the nineties. Basically the Autobianchi was also a 'Mini-competitor'. The last guise of these was the horrid 'Yugo'. Well I'd rather have a Mini, wouldn't you?
BMC/BL/Austin Rover also tried to replace the Mini. They first introduced the Clubman (didn't work) and then the Mini Metro (didn't work either). They kept the original round-nose Mini alongside and it was cheaper, so it really never was phased out. And it survived all the replacements (same as the VW Beetle never really got replaced by the Golf, they still made them in Brazil when they produced the Golf IV... lol). I guess: once a good car, always a good car.
Sadly BMC never made much of a profit on the Mini. Fiat did though. Both are brilliant but the Mini is very much more upmarket than the Fiat 500. Sadly the 500 was quite expensive in England, here in Holland the prices of the Mini were almost 1.5x that of the Mini 850 (and there was a Mini 10000, 1100 and even a 1275). Minis here were similarly priced to the smallest Fords (an 1100cc Mini Special in 1978 woud cost almost as much as a basic Ford Escort).
The Mini was also made in licensed version in Italy by Innocenti (the Innocenti mini), which also offered a differnt body on the Mini chassis (a called Mini Innocenti, or De Tomaso).
The old 500 can be drifted at 12 mph at your local roundabout wit some wet tarmac. Can the mini?
RWD is life lol
The cinquecento hands down since I’m italian
Definitely the BRITISH MINI
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
old Fiat 500 because RWD
Doesn't really make a difference when there is so little power
500 forever
500!
Love my 500 Abarth
When I lived in London in the 70's a colleague had a little Fiat 500, and used to regularly drive to and from Glasgow in it with her husband and luggage. I was always sceptical about this little car's ability to do such trips but they seemed to manage well enough.
It's super reliable, I went from Rome to Monaco and back last summer, and not an hiccup!
FIAT ALL THE WAY!! I Own The 500 Abarth. #broom #ciaobella
Old 500
I love both. Impossible to decide! But, for livability, the Mini is better.
The 500
i always wanted a mini. ended up with a 500. im not disappointed.
The Fiat has its charm, but I prefer the Min
FIAT 500, hands down. I drive a 500 now, and I want another one.
I love both old lil buggers, although there's nothing mini about late modern Minis....
I always liked both the Mini and the 500. Since a few weeks I have a 500c and LOVE it
ERROR: You said MINI was released with a 858CC engine. WRONG. It was an 848CC Engine.
Other engine sizes were: 997, 998,1071,1098 and 1275 :- )
@dumb.. folk make mistakes maybe you do the job
I love my 500!
Mini! as my uncle has a race one, (he dragged raced it, it’s somewhere on TH-cam when he drag raced a subie and won).
The old mini one of my teacher still has one and it's white
Nice do they still have one?
I love both but I have a Fiat 500 2012 grey. Awesome car.
Who else owns a Fiat! 🙋
I own 2 classic 500's atm, but I'ma get more :D
Adriano's Classic Garage fair play mate, I've got myself a fiat 500 gq edition but I think I'm going to get myself a classic as a project car when I finish university
If you need any tips when getting and fixing one, hit me up!
I own 2 500x and they are great and a mini 2011 s (engine blew going 60mph) parked in driveway 56000mi on it
Callsign Asclepius Panda and Tipo
Mini!!!
I've driven both, and the one the best was definitely the VW beetle! Jokes aside, the mini was a lot better than the 500, it was a bit disappointing really
mini vs fiat 500 vs vw beetle vs citroen 2cv would be so sick
Mini is best
Rally boi
Rear engine and Rwd. Come on... Fiat 500 of course!!!!
500♥
With 13 hp it doesn't really matter that it's RWD
It's not like you're going to break traction with them 13 whole horses
CINQUECENTO TUTTA LA VITA
God that is actually quite expensive in today’s money
500 all the way
the two most innovative cars ever designed
CivicChina OMG you are a JOKE!! most innovative cars 3v3r???😂 haha..
civic china is right
Fiat 500
I love the 500 & drive the new ones of today but also would love a MINI along side my garage with the 500. Love them both
I used to have 1275 powered 1976 Mini Clubman SS, now days I have 2007 100bhp 1.4 Fiat 500 Sport. The Fiat is JUST as much fun to drive as my Mini was... and more reliable too.
I love it
The Mini hands down
Already got a mini, and I will never ever sell it 😎
Alex Dean oh yeah?
It's my dream car
i take both!
Mr Bean's Mini!!!
I was hoping the VW Beetle appeared like Akuma appeared in SFII.
My dad still owns a FIAT 500 from the 50's. Hasnt driven it since the 60's. Still is very much origional.
Definitely the 500 for me:)
As a owner of both, mini is my choice. Although it costs much more because you are paying for the premium, it’s much more fun to drive.
I own one of each
I love both of them, they are so cheeky
The original Mini Pickup truck with class 3 tow hitch.
Both are legendary and cars that will never be forgotten. Just as a fact, Yugoslavian Zastava from 1955 was producing Zastava 750, car that was very similar to the Fiat 500 or Fiat 600, just a bit longer version of Fiat and a bit more powerful. It was something like a competition to the Fiat at least in the Balkan area. Google it so you will know much more about it.
The Mini hands down. It had an amazing race history and was produced for so long for a reason. Not to mention it's literally just better than the Fiat all around. More seats, more space and it's faster. The mini is an easy victor
Spudonaut Robert the only *potential* that the FIAT is better is that it is RWD (and air cooled which makes it sounds awesome). However with that little amount of power FWD vs. RWD really doesn’t matter.
However I’m with you MINI hands down. I once owned a supercharged ‘new’ MINI (2003) and that was the most fun I’ve ever had behind the wheel of a car!
more seats AND more interior space? you might want to check your facts on that
I'll tell you a secret. All mini cars have the same number of seats... Also all hatchbacks, all sedans, SUVs, etc... Wit a few exceptions of super luxurious sedans(these have only two back seats to improve back comfort) and some weird SUVs.
Thrust vectoring not sure about the Fiat but the MINI is a 4 seater not 5
Lada 2101-2107 (Riva) was produced for so long for a reason. See how good this argument is?
500 for ever! (although by 1959 the Fiat 600 and from 1965, the 850 was more like a competitor to the Mini as the 500 was really half a class below)
both, currently own a 500 abarth but I want a Mini S for everyday use.
I'd get the old Mini, and the new 500
I own a 2013 fiat 500 sport. And I love the car so much
Mini for life man!
I LOVE THE CINQUECENTO
Good title before you changed it
What was it before?
It was "It be ya smol boys 15 3" lol
Arthur Sperotto lololol XD
happly not an ff (shingo not coming)
I love the 500
One of each, please...
The Fiat 500. Preferably the Abarth version. But I love the Mini as well.
The Cinquecento has been and still is the icon of a lifestyle (La Dolce Vita) and my nation (Italy), so I'll choose her no matter what :)
I have owned both, great little cars.
Passed my test in 1994. If I wasn’t a drummer by trade and needed a bigger car I would have driven a mini. Great cars 😁
both of them are very nice, and cute supermini cars
Agreed!
I'd have a Mini, mainly one in it's last years of production
Mini all day long! But it has to be the classic mini 🇬🇧😍
I would have the Mini over the 500. The Mini is more historically important because it single-handedly started the transverse FWD revolution of small cars. If you take a look at a new 500 you will also find it's engine at the front, driving the front wheels, exactly the layout of both the classic Mini and the series of BMW Minis from 2001. The performance versions of the Mini are also very impressive for its time. The 64 Cooper 1275 S can do a 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) in just over 10 seconds while the Abarth 695 SS is nowhere to be seen, the lesser 595 SS is literally grasping at straws against a basic 848cc Mini. In conclusion, the BMC Mini is as close a modern car as it can be while still being classic. Now I am not saying the original 500 is no good, it's even smaller than the old Mini and every inch counts when you are in a crowded Italian city, the number of parts on a 500 is also lesser than the Mini which improves reliability, not that the Mini is any worse on that matter. But come on, rear-engine RWD, who the hell does that when designing a city car? Last time I checked the 911 performs better than a go-fast factory 500.
Single-handedly is incorrect. Transverse FWD cars were already introduced before the Mini. Look up the East German Trabant and Saab 92 predated the Mini. Other FWDs but not transverse were the Citroen 2 CV (predated the Mini) and from 1961 the Renault 4, both selling in millions *(each over 7 million) and were widely exported than the Mini ever were. However, the Mini IS and remains a British icon in it's own right. However, It cannot really be claimed that the Mini was the actual starter of a transverse FWD revolution. The actual revolution was started by Fiat's 128 in 1969, when the transverse design was refined and took the form we all know and drive today. Issigonis' transverse design was impractical and was not copied outside the UK. Soon Fiat followed the 128 with the 127 which became the benchmark for the transverse FWD hatchback design we all know today. Selling some 7 million, the 127 turned out to be a huge success for Fiat worldwide. Fiat's Dante Giacosa's design housed the gearbox in the transverse axis of the engine and not under the engine.
Original Mini because I've loved them for years but a new 500 Abarth because it's odd and that exhaust note is amazing. It's the angry little thing.
Classic Mini all day