Found a scratched alloy wheel at delivery, which was changed for a new one immediately.
Ours is the top of the range Sport, with all the toys, and it's fast enough to be seriously fun.
Firm suspension in a short wheelbase means it can bounce occasionally, but great on a windy road.
Some of the best seats I've used.
Amazing build quality, with German feel, but Italian flair.
Factory fitted engine and steering remap sport button is a brilliant feature
Incredibly frugal for such a fun car. Averages around 5.0 l per 100km and 5 star safety
I can even get a mountain bike in the back with space to spare
More fun to drive than my previous car, a 2008 golf R32 DSG, not quicker (although not far off - heavy car, the Golf), just a lot more engaging
Good review but sorry, the R32 is considerably more fun to drive than a 500. The R32 is constantly planted and handles so well. You can't really compare an AWD 3.2 V6 to a FWD 1.4 4 anyway. Yes the Golf is heavy, but it's still much faster than a 1.4 500. Just to clarify, I am not an R32 owner and never have been, and I am certainly not a person to think that more power equals more fun, I just think you're wrong.
Hi,
I don't think I'm wrong necessarily, just we have different points of view. Having owned an R32 for a while I was wowed by its power and grip sure, but, there are few places that you could actually use those effects safely outside of a race track and frankly after a while I got bored with it, it just couldn't hold my attention.
Sure the 500 is not as quick, especially on a twisty road in the wet (it's not that far off though), but the way it delivers it power and the exceptional chassis means it is a real drivers car with a great deal of character and extremely involving to own.
For less than half the cost, it's very good.
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