The 500 Sport weighs 2400 lbs and makes 104 HP out of that 1.4 that was built in a Michigan Chrysler plant. The car was built and assembled in Mexico. To this day the paint on the car is still perfect with no issues. I bought the Fiats because they were cool looking and fun to drive. Plus at the time you could buy them for no money down and Zero interest for 5-years.
They aren't overly fast and they don't get the mileage they should have, they aren't Hondas or Toyotas.
For the last year I've wanted to buy a 2nd generation Subaru BRZ Limited to replace my Fiat. 2700 lbs. 2.8L 248 HP (144 more HP than the Fiat). The only thing that has held me back is the fuel mileage. Listed at 20/27 mpg I just can't see buying a small car that gets that poor mileage. Probably the reason I never bought the V-10 BMW M6 I wanted years ago.
Tom