The Fiat and the Mazda share a 90.9-inch wheelbase, the former is 5.5 inches longer overall. That figure may seem minor, but on the 124, it makes for substantially different proportions, with a longer and flatter rear and a more upright grille situated farther from the windshield. Like most every other exterior design cue, the six-sided upper grille apes the original 124’s, although from some angles the gaping lower intake gives the Fiat’s face an unflattering resemblance to the Dodge Dart’s mug. Compared with the Miata, the 124’s fenders reach 0.2 inch wider, while its roof is a negligible 0.1 inch lower.
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The pretty skin hides the MX-5’s backbone chassis, comprised largely of aluminum and high-strength steel. Ditto for the control-arm front suspension and multilink rear arrangement, front-midships engine placement, and even what appears to be the Miata’s windshield structure. These components all work together beautifully in the Mazda, and we harbor little fear that the Fiat will drag itself down curvy back roads like a hungover gorilla on Rollerblades. Fiat isn’t saying yet whether it fiddled with the Miata’s spring, damper, and anti-roll bar settings, but the only area on which it could improve is the Mazda’s comical body roll.
From the electrically boosted rack-and-pinion steering to the 11-inch brakes at all four corners, the 124 Spider’s spec sheet mirrors that of the Miata. That is, until it comes to the drivetrain. Here the Fiat and the Mazda are as far apart as Italy and Japan, for under the 124’s double-vented hood—another retro 124 styling cue, by the way—sits the turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder from the Fiat 500 Abarth. Its 160 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque easily eclipse the 155 ponies and 148 lb-ft that Mazda extracts from the MX-5’s naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four. The 124’s comportment is guaranteed to be different thanks not only to its substantial power advantage, but also to how that extra power is delivered. The Fiat’s five additional horsepower gather full force 500 rpm sooner than in the Mazda, while its extra 36 lb-ft of torque hit full stride at just 2500 rpm—versus 4600 rpm in the Miata.
Fiat matches the torque-rich turbo engine to a six-speed manual with taller ratios than in the 2016 MX-5 but uses a shorter 3.45:1 final-drive ratio borrowed from the automatic-transmission Miata. The 124’s optional Aisin six-speed automatic features the same ratios as the Mazda’s slushbox, albeit paired with an even shorter 3.58:1 final-drive. (For reference, the Miata employs a 2.87:1 rear end on stick-shift models and a 3.45:1 on the automatics.) In the all-important weight category, Fiat’s stated curb weight for the 124 Spider with the manual is 2436 pounds, or 104 pounds heavier than Mazda’s claim for an equivalent Miata; between the automatic versions, the Fiat is 95 pounds beefier. Besides flaunting a little more bodywork, don’t forget the 124 also rocks a turbo.
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The pretty skin hides the MX-5’s backbone chassis, comprised largely of aluminum and high-strength steel. Ditto for the control-arm front suspension and multilink rear arrangement, front-midships engine placement, and even what appears to be the Miata’s windshield structure. These components all work together beautifully in the Mazda, and we harbor little fear that the Fiat will drag itself down curvy back roads like a hungover gorilla on Rollerblades. Fiat isn’t saying yet whether it fiddled with the Miata’s spring, damper, and anti-roll bar settings, but the only area on which it could improve is the Mazda’s comical body roll.
From the electrically boosted rack-and-pinion steering to the 11-inch brakes at all four corners, the 124 Spider’s spec sheet mirrors that of the Miata. That is, until it comes to the drivetrain. Here the Fiat and the Mazda are as far apart as Italy and Japan, for under the 124’s double-vented hood—another retro 124 styling cue, by the way—sits the turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder from the Fiat 500 Abarth. Its 160 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque easily eclipse the 155 ponies and 148 lb-ft that Mazda extracts from the MX-5’s naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four. The 124’s comportment is guaranteed to be different thanks not only to its substantial power advantage, but also to how that extra power is delivered. The Fiat’s five additional horsepower gather full force 500 rpm sooner than in the Mazda, while its extra 36 lb-ft of torque hit full stride at just 2500 rpm—versus 4600 rpm in the Miata.
Fiat matches the torque-rich turbo engine to a six-speed manual with taller ratios than in the 2016 MX-5 but uses a shorter 3.45:1 final-drive ratio borrowed from the automatic-transmission Miata. The 124’s optional Aisin six-speed automatic features the same ratios as the Mazda’s slushbox, albeit paired with an even shorter 3.58:1 final-drive. (For reference, the Miata employs a 2.87:1 rear end on stick-shift models and a 3.45:1 on the automatics.) In the all-important weight category, Fiat’s stated curb weight for the 124 Spider with the manual is 2436 pounds, or 104 pounds heavier than Mazda’s claim for an equivalent Miata; between the automatic versions, the Fiat is 95 pounds beefier. Besides flaunting a little more bodywork, don’t forget the 124 also rocks a turbo.
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