5 things you need to know about the Abarth 595

5 things you need to know about the Abarth 595 | Cars we own

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6 жыл бұрын

Although it provides a window into life with a car, there's only so much we can learn during a regular week-long review. Niggles pop up, panels come loose and rattles start to form over time - and if you're anything like us, they'll start to drive you insane.
Rather than taking a stab in the dark, or relying on scuttlebutt from punters to learn what it's like living with some of Australia's most interesting, popular or talked about cars, we went out and laid down our hard-earned on a fleet of diverse 'owned cars', ranging from an Abarth 595 to a Mitsubishi Triton.
Here's a little look into life with our loveable Italian stallion, the Abarth 595. As you might expect, it's a quirky beast - lucky it's fun to drive, right?
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@franklingoldgace6092 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry you have 2008 model, this car have improved since 2008

@redorange 6 жыл бұрын

Seriously a back up camera? You can reach the back window from the front seat.

@raupenimmersatt6906 6 жыл бұрын

redorange the Fiat 500- Abarth is mostly ridden by women.... especially women who can’t drive for shit.

@TasteTheSteel 6 жыл бұрын

this was the moment this review became completely ridiculous

@mmikee407 6 жыл бұрын

redorange The back window has a view like a letter box slit, thus a reversing camera becomes an unwelcome omission.

@joseedrosolano 6 жыл бұрын

Do they only sell the 500 in America and not the Fiat 595?

@tundraman3664 5 жыл бұрын

Jose Edrosolano correct

@thesaint8400 2 жыл бұрын

Why's everyone trashing this guy? It's a good review. He's legit one of the best reviewers out there. I was trying to find a ReDriven video with an Abarth, so I'm really happy I stumbled on the same guy.

@AnthonyDunn93 6 жыл бұрын

In Europe we had a facelift a couple of years ago, which included updated infotainment. I brought mine nearly a year ago and have covered 10,000 (mixed) miles and i'm still convinced that it's the most fun, interesting car for the money (around 15k- discounts are decent). You don't buy a car like this for the outright performance but for the nostalgia, brand and feeling and that's why I think it's super great value. I concede that the driving position isn't intuitive so essentially I have one for motorways and another for enthusiastic driving- and I've never gone for the seat height adjustor instead of the handbrake. Parking sensors are standard.

@jwa2088 6 жыл бұрын

I've got a current model 500, and they've updated the infotainment system to a small tablet style screen. It's a bit slow and low res but infinitely better than that old one. The seat is definitely too high and your head sits so close to the roof! Turning circle is way too big and fuel efficiency crap for such a light car. So many issue lol but even my 1.4L non turbo is great fun!

@boomerdiorama 5 жыл бұрын

Some reviews slam this care but in reality they are the most fun to drive for the money.

@adzmorris 5 жыл бұрын

Try a Fiesta ST. Cheaper and more fun.

@jaimusicxx 6 жыл бұрын

great review thanks - these reviews after a car has done 10 or 15 thousand kilometers are really informative - thank you

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

@baccy81 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly if you choose this car cupholders and window buttons are a main selling point

@Audios81 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why so many people complain that it doesn't have a telescopic steering column. I learned to drive in the 1990's and most cars back then had only tilt wheels lol

@ColombianCasanova 4 жыл бұрын

im a 5'10" bodybuilder with super wide shoulders, i fit fine

@Kev27RS 6 жыл бұрын

A shame you don't have all the Abarth 500 versions like in Europe...

@AutoAbsolute 6 жыл бұрын

Oh behave! Lots of moaning here - I’m 6ft 4 and can comfortably drive my wife’s 595.

@laylabrowne1468 4 жыл бұрын

This was nice to hear because im picking mine up next week and my husbands 6'4 x

@abc-eq9so 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 6ft 4 and I'm looking for one :D Got to test drive it to see.

@LukeSchiralli 3 жыл бұрын

Hey if you don’t need your 595 due to all those issues feel free to drop it off to me in Sydney.

@daxstevens2461 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting how the 500 Abarth here in the US doesn't have most these faults. Cups holders are larger (because our drinks are bigger.. because we're bigger..), the seat adjustment is different and not in the way at all, and even though the window switch is in the same place, ours looks different over here. Odd to me 🤔

@my67falcon 6 жыл бұрын

Dax Stevens I drive mine 150 miles a day to work and back. The cup holder (US version) is indeed good sized but God forbid you want to place a second cup somewhere. Not sure why the Aussie version doesn't have cruise control, that would drive me nuts. I'm 6'3" and 300lbs and find both the seats and their ergonomics just about perfect for me. The window switches do take some getting use to. I like the simplicity of the radio (mine is a 2012) but the newer ones do have the touch screen.

@akrokdesign 6 жыл бұрын

EU version. Has t-jet engine. They can gets more HP out of it. Compare to the multiair. (US version)

@bsd103 6 жыл бұрын

patently false - you must be confusing the two. The multiair makes more power and comes with the garret GT1446 from the factory here (a turbo that the t-jet guys have to upgrade to)

@akrokdesign 6 жыл бұрын

The GT1446 has it's limit as well.

@ricardogarza533 5 жыл бұрын

my67falcon I’m thinking about buying one this week.. want to ensure they are reliable.. all the info so far pretty much tells me they are. I’d be buying a 2017 here in Texas

@Ljutslfer 3 жыл бұрын

What the hell. I have one of the latest ones, it is SO COMFY. I've never accidentally pulled the seat lifter. The back window is soooooooooo smalllllllllll it DOES need a reverse camera. The interior system is so easy and simple compared to many other cars. The cup holders are horrible though, I agree on that. Either gotta have 2 drinks together or put it on the back cupholder which you can reach. Seats at back are comfy as well. Any questions? Ask me. This is the same car I have; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpeIocye3py0fYU.html

@PiaggioCenter 3 жыл бұрын

Most of the initial Issues are the driver not the car 🤔

@meekacumen 6 жыл бұрын

i like your style. good review

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@smoothflying 6 жыл бұрын

You know this is the old gen Abarth!

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Yep, but we bought it brand new and as the video says, these are the 5 things you need to know about owning one.

@smoothflying 6 жыл бұрын

A.K Morris yeah, the review is good! I first thought you in Australia get the old gen delivered

@spodface12 4 жыл бұрын

the hell do you need a reversing camera in something this tiny XD then again i daily a 5m long jagaur x300

@user-ks9qu6lu2e 6 жыл бұрын

There is an AUX port in front of the handbrake for connecting your phone to play all your music. Anyway, Bluetooth is better.

@PAEspana 6 жыл бұрын

What a joke! Reviewing a 2010 car in 2018 without telling your viewers, having trouble pushing a button... Also, breaking news : if you want to sit low just don't buy a 500!

@akrokdesign 6 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

I did mention we purchased it in 2017. Also, it's not a review as such, I'm telling you what feedback over 30 caradvice staff members have on a car we own.

@Ohlukei 6 жыл бұрын

That's the old series 3 model. O.o

@colinl5985 4 жыл бұрын

Reversing camera? R we overly critical!

@ilcugginocanadese 5 жыл бұрын

Australian giant-ass dude complaining he can't get comfortable in a sub-compact hot hatch is like placing a rhinoceros on a unicycle and getting complaints he's uncomfortable.

@adzmorris 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not that huge man! And is my ass really that big?? To put things in perspective, I've never had a problem getting comfy in a Toyota Echo or Honda Jazz.

@jakebrennan1229 6 жыл бұрын

its not a car designed for long distance driving or for having silly little things like a reversing camera. just learn to park xD its a little Italian hot hatch designed to attack the road, in my opinion.

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much what I say at the end of the video.

@callumbalodis1760 6 жыл бұрын

Looking hot the car suits you, love the dress sense ignore the haters xxx

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Callum. The car isn't mine but it's on our fleet of vehicles. There will be more "5 Things" videos coming too.

@aacmove 6 жыл бұрын

You don't have to spend that kind of money to have levers and buttons in the wrong place. They all have them. Every version. 1.2 has to be driven like you're on a track to get anywhere.

@roboliver6655 4 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly the most pointless review I've unfortunately watched on KZfaq.

@adzmorris 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@twobearsoneduck4875 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, sad that the dislike buttons doesn't show us the count anymore.... would save a lot of time.

@dirkvandervelde3387 3 жыл бұрын

You are testing an old car before facelift ?

@willmalliotis9341 4 жыл бұрын

Let me guess, you’re Commodore or Falcon is better than this European Hot Hatch?

@meownmazda1 6 жыл бұрын

I love this guys voice

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you. I find my voice a bit annoying but again, thanks!

@meownmazda1 6 жыл бұрын

A.K Morris mate you're a 10

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

@VictoriaStobbie Жыл бұрын

But I’ve never driven with cruise control?

@timothyanderson2117 6 жыл бұрын

Ewww. US Abarth has none of the problems. Your seat adjuster is definitely on the wrong side, it's obviously still the seat made for the US market, but on the wrong side of the car. Same with the ridiculous location for the turbo boost gauge. You can perfectly control radio and Sirius XM channels and volume without taking hands off the wheel, and the phone controls mentioned are right there on the wheel in the video. The window controls do take getting used to, but they're very intuitive. And holy crap, you've got Continental tires? You got gypped! Pirelli P Zeros are standard here in the states, the comparison isn't fair. I've put 37k miles in the last two years on vacation, three trips to Yellowstone and Glacier, two trips up the west coast from Newport Beach to Whistler, across the US to Jupiter FL for spring training baseball, starting my third big figure eight across the US on highways at 80-100 mph, whistling up mountains for skiing and backpacking. Australians got screwed. photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPdlxlXDtNkm4ex2oF6-zBQulw8UbP_lxsQf8n5

@johndoe-wh6td 6 жыл бұрын

Can it be used as a woodfire pizza?

@twostrokeandsawdust 6 жыл бұрын

The H in ABARTH is silent...

@craigstevenson7708 4 жыл бұрын

You realised them the name is abart?

@ZareP1 4 жыл бұрын

some of this problems are fairly stupid, and from the comments i notice i'm not the only one thinking it. This is not an Abarth from scratch car, this is a Fiat 500 evolution basically. How is the window button a problem in the Abarth if the Fiat is also like that since 2007 when it was make, and a lot of fiats before were exactly the same, like the punto... Pointing that as a problem is just plain stupid imo or just an opinion from someone who never owned a Fiat, no need to have a instruction manual to find that. Also that car is dated, how are you reviewing a car in 2018 with the same specs my fiat 500 had in 2009

@coughingsnake6846 2 жыл бұрын

Why is everything you say a question???

@F4izzle 6 жыл бұрын

Cool dress bro!

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

It's a shirt I swear!!

@b.henriques9871 6 жыл бұрын

Old version

@alexanderpettersson5170 3 жыл бұрын

2:00 a drink from mcdonalds works to

@itsmarkrh 3 жыл бұрын

Crap review. I have never ever once gone for the seat adjust over the hand brake.... and I get comfy in the seats. Just takes minimal adjustments to get comfy. S4 is much better than the S3 you are “reviewing” / “slating”

@MikeZdoesitz 6 жыл бұрын

I hate it :( I wish I didn’t, I have an Italian wife but wouldn’t trade my French Clio RS for all the pasta in san fele!

@WhaJMc 2 жыл бұрын

At least it's a manual. I had an auto Abarth 595 as a loaner car yesterday and the gearbox is awful. Very slow shifting and clunky. It was surprising really as the dual clutch transmission in my Alfa is superb.

@bonkeydollocks1879 10 ай бұрын

This guy managrs to look small in a small car

@tpv59 4 жыл бұрын

VERY Negative.

@dirkdiggler6230 2 жыл бұрын

what a load of bullshit , felt comfy from second s I sat inside one

@stylinggg 4 жыл бұрын

Shite!

@bigmuller1 3 жыл бұрын

The only things you need to know...there a fiat panda.and there crap

@dalecollison791 5 жыл бұрын

What you dont like it because you cant find stuff in 30 seconds. Buy the car and you will know where everything is in 1 day or just keep driving your camira station wagon with the rusty tailgate. Worst review I have ever seen!

@adzmorris 5 жыл бұрын

Mate, um, we do own the car. Pretty I mentioned that in the video. And as I said, some of the controls aren't in intuitive places. Meaning yes you'll get used to it but, these days and for this money, surely you shouldn't have to get used to it. And secondly I don't own a Camira Wagon and actually from memory, I've never even been a passenger in a Camira Wagon. And IF I owned one, I would have had the rusty tailgate fixed as that sort of thing annoys me no end. Finally, if this is the worst review you've ever seen, thank you. I do try to exceed at everything I do so I'm glad I topped your list.

@dalecollison791 5 жыл бұрын

@@adzmorris yes u own a camira )))

@adzmorris 5 жыл бұрын

Look, just don't tell anyone ok? Especially my Mum, she'll bloody kill me.

@dalecollison791 5 жыл бұрын

@@adzmorris lol haha that's funny coz my mum actually had one! Lol

@nikitis13 4 жыл бұрын

I had one and sold it because of the woeful seat. It must be one of the worst drivers seat in automotive history. The ergonomics are comical. Apart from that it's a hoot made 10 times better with the MUST HAVE Monza exhaust! Give it a tight winding mountain road and it's sensational. Fix the seat and ergonomics FIAT and I might be tempted again.

@bosse641 6 жыл бұрын

Shoddy build. ....too bad.

@karlpeart1752 5 жыл бұрын

great build actually , fantastic car iv had no problems with mine

@thestig4408 6 жыл бұрын

Give your girlfriend her dress and car back

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

It's a T-shirt! Honest it is! I bought it from the T-shirt section of a cool clothing store. The girl behind the counter told me it was cool!!

@MrJarrodDorraj 3 жыл бұрын

Nag, whinge, bored

@johnbewer2640 6 жыл бұрын

fiats in australia r a joke

@jerryavis4641 5 жыл бұрын

Why

@ihopetowin 5 жыл бұрын

This is not the Australian accent I grew up with, it's unbearable. And stop moving your hands like a rap gangsta.

@adzmorris 4 жыл бұрын

Ummmm I was born and raised in Sydney and Newcastle so, I'm not sure if there's anything I can do about my accent. If it's not to your liking, I guess, too bad. You don't HAVE to watch these videos. And this is the first time anyone has likened me to a "rap gangsta". Thank you, I feel all tough and scary. Anything else about me you'd like to criticise? Is my hair to hipster? My shoes too black? Maybe I turn left with far too much conviction?

@ihopetowin 4 жыл бұрын

@@adzmorris Touchy.

@adzmorris 4 жыл бұрын

@@ihopetowin I'm all about sharing ones opinion, it's what I do for a living, but if I rocked up to your place of work and said, "mate why do you talk like a bogan, this isn't how Australians should speak, and why don't you use your hands when you talk, you look like you're in Riverdance", you'd have a go at defending yourself yeah?

@ihopetowin 4 жыл бұрын

@@adzmorris Actually my diction is near perfect. You sound like an amateur. Your over use of gesticulation is an affectation. Y and Z gen people have ruined the accent with their lazy vowel swallowing, carefree objection to the discipline of enunciation and general lacklustre in writing and presentation. You should listen to the good broadcasters from the ABC of at least two decades ago minimum, to understand how bad you sound. I'm a baby-boomer and take pride in what was in the not too distant past, a very pleasant accent to listen too.

@adzmorris 4 жыл бұрын

@@ihopetowin I sound like an amateur yet I earn my living from speaking and presenting, how unfair the world is good sir. My dear critic, the English language has, is and will continue to evolve. I highly recommend you listen to the BBC Radio 4 documentary "Fry's English Delight" in which Stephen Fry (surely a master of the English language) explores many aspects of our spoken and written word, embracing how ones geographical location, socioeconomic and cultural influences shape and mould the language we deliver. I wish to emphasise the word "embracing" as any true fan of the language must celebrate in how flexible and diverse English can be. If we attempt to hold back this evolution of language, obsessing over "the good ol days" of the spoken word, do we then stop the evolution of other forms of communication and expression? What of art, dance and music? Do we stop their evolutionary journey too? I respect that you're a fan of the English language you grew up with but use cars as an analogy. I'm an avid fan of the cars I grew up with in the 80's and 90's, but while I wish modern performance cars had the rawness and tactility of my halo cars in the 90's, I equally embrace electric vehicles, hybrid technology and the sheer performance available from modern vehicles. Rather than ripping into me, criticising and, let's be honest, acting like a bit of a grumpy old man, why not either just accept that the language has changed and sit back and hopefully enjoy the video, or just turn the volume down.

@felixtetteh7371 6 жыл бұрын

I would taken you advice if only you were not dressed like a teenager

@adzmorris 6 жыл бұрын

I'll let the mens dept at General Pants know. I'm sure they'll be wrapped that you were so easily distracted by my clothing.

@MrTimstaaa 6 жыл бұрын

And they wonder why they cant sell cars. They had better change their tune because that italian flair doesn't work like it used to in the nineties. People now buy beemers and mercs that have function and form. What you have shown us is a joke compared to the other Europeans. You could almost say its from the early nineties. Fix It Again Tony.

@akrokdesign 6 жыл бұрын

Haven't you heard. Tony works for VW.

@MrTimstaaa 6 жыл бұрын

akrokdesign 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That's the best reply ive ever had. I can't stop laughing.

@AnthonyDunn93 6 жыл бұрын

You d know that reliability and price aren't directly related? A BMW has no more function or form than a fiat simply because you have been marketed to, in fact i'm pretty sure the current C Class is the most recalled car on sale in America!