Despite a history patchier than 101 Dalmatians, Fiat seems to have cornered the market in cheap chic, mixing good value with wacky design to lasting effect. Rust and reliability problems have gone the way of the Supermirafiori, leaving behind a kind of Latin version of Ford.
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500
£9,396 - £14,611
Modern pastiche of arguably Fiat's most iconic city car. Sassy looks wear thin in a downpour on the A40, but it's great to drive and staggering value. Unlike the Mini.
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500 Abarth
Anyone who remembers its Sixties ancestors will smile at the 500 Abarth. But so will people who don't. It's a cheeky little thing and at about £12,500 it's good enough value to be anyone's first performance car.
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Bravo
£14,071 - £18,981
Underplayed Golf wannabe hampered by the crappest bloodline in history. A shame, as it's actually not half bad, and it kicks the butt of its predecessor, the awful Stilo.
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Doblo
£11,356 - £17,891
One of those little vans that, with the simple addition of glass and seats, is magically transformed into... a little van with glass and seats. Better for boxes than kids.
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Multipla
£17,796 - £18,806
Originally the MPV that made ugliness an asset, the new Multipla loses confidence and goes bland, handing the prized ugly stick to the Skoda Roomster in the process.
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Panda
£7,456 - £13,361
Forget the 500, this is the actual successor to great Fiat city cars of the past. The Panda is an unpretentious box that's a rare hoot to drive and costs less than lettuce.
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Punto Evo
£9,581 - £15,196
Fiat has given the once pretty Punto a face only a mother could love. But there are improvements...
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