muffin8118
New member
I worried about the performance of the 1.2 before we bought ours. I'm used to the grunt of a hefty diesel at low revs and so I drove the 500 in the same way on the test drives but was disappointed because it felt sluggish.
Later, I read something on this forum about revving the 1.2 to get to the power band, and went back for another test drive. It's absolutely right - get the rev counter pointing upwards and the engine comes alive. The TA and 1.4 may well be the same so don't be shy of the red line when you're on your test drives. Revving the engine is part of the character of driving a small Italian car with a little engine. James May made the same point during his test-drive of the diesel 500.
I hope you like the 500 because I think ours is a great car.
Yes, the 1.2 comes on song when the engine is revved and you will be rewarded with a fun drive!
