Fiat 124 Spider caught undisguised at its photoshoot

Fiat 124 Spider Side Profile

After the many spyshots, we finally get to see what the Fiat 124 Spider looks like without disguise. The open-top Mazda Miata-based Fiat was recently caught at a photoshoot, and the photos show that it certainly doesn’t look at all like the Mazda MX-5 (ND), except for its length.

Although the two-door Spider sits pretty low, those droplet-shaped headlights help give it a wider stance. What looks like a split grille also adds to that effect – however, it isn’t as sharp as the car that it’s based on, a little bit like a Fiat Punto even.

Fiat 124 Spider Side Profile with models

Compared to the spyshots, those bulging side fenders don’t look as prominent here in these latest uncovered pictures, though that might change once we actually get to see the car from the front. Down towards the rear, what looks like a third-brake lamp is mounted onto a slightly upward sloping spoiler.

The rear lights also seem to have been given a bit of a Maserati treatment, with white squarish reflectors added into the rear lamps. Twin exhaust tips and multi-spoke wheels finish dressing up the exterior.

Interior-wise, it looks like it’s all MX-5 though, save for a different badge slapped on the steering wheel, a faintly redesigned gear lever head and white stitching for the leather cover. The pix may be blurry, but you can make out the Commander Control knob and even the seven-inch touchscreen, so it looks like almost everything has been carried over from its Japanese counterpart.

As for engines, the Fiat 124 Spider could feature a 1.4 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine from the Fiat 500 Abarth or a 1.75 litre turbocharged unit, which can also be found under the Alfa Romeo 4C.

Fiat 124 Spider Spyshots


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Graham Chin

Having spent a number of years as a journalist for a local paper, a marketing executive for a popular German automotive brand and a copywriter, Graham, a true-blue Sarawakian, knew he had to take the leap back into the motoring scene - and so he did. To him, nothing’s better than cruising for hours along a scenic route, in a car that’s designed and built for that purpose.

 

Comments

  • The Archbishop of Banterbury on Sep 29, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    that long nose… it makes the side profile looks like Dodge Viper.
    I’ll call this bella ‘Fiata’ (fiat miata). can’t wait to own this bella!

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  • alldisc on Sep 29, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    looking more like the barchetta some 20 yrs back

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  • Aaron on Sep 29, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    But the interior…… It’s exactly like the Kiara…… Except the badging on the steering wheel

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  • shawal on Sep 29, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Wait till u see what mitsuoka have in store for this generation of mx-5

    Neway, back to the car mentioned…. It looks groovy, different…. But more masculine….

    With a 1.8 turbo under d hood, itll be much much faster too

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Sep 29, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    im sorry its just too awkward looking

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  • At least use own engine, got pretty obvious restyle for Italian tastes and not simply a rebadge. But all the same, kind of should have developed their own. Understandably cost prohibitive, since Europeans not forced to support Fiat through taxing other car makers.

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  • domainx on Sep 30, 2015 at 12:27 am

    same chassis tuning?
    i thought Fiat was going to lengthen the chassis and make it into a 4-seater… *joking*

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  • Doesnt look like the miata? Have your eyes been burned by acid?

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  • olio benzina on Sep 30, 2015 at 1:27 am

    What the Fiat!
    That’s ugly and looks dated like an eighties American converible.
    Was it designed by their Chrysler division?
    There’s no need for such a long front overhang.
    The engine is only a small four pot mounted behind the front axle.

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