Strange ---my daughter has a 1.2 500 and it honestly is great to drive !!!
My wife has a 500 Abarth and both my wife and daughter always pick the 1.2 first --- the ride in the abarth is bloody awful -- you spend all your time avoiding potholes for fear of ripping a wheel off
Our 1.2 feels really smooth and pulls no prob !
Yup - we replaced our MiTo 155 turbo with the 1.2 500 Lounge - for a while we had both cars and I'd take the 500 every time - such a hoot to drive with far less than half the power. Mind you, the MiTo was pretty dreadful to drive even if it looked fantastic.
I should add that I bought the Fiat in Cambridge and drove it the 550 miles home (a journey I'd normally do in the Merc). I thought I'd arrive crippled and knackered but the Fiat will cruise perfectly at 80 and I was astonished how fresh I felt when I arrived.
When I visit Cambridge, I will hire 500s at Stansted by preference and I'm disappointed if they don't have one available and have to upgrade me.