A bite-size sports car with all the amenities.
Another aspect of the X1/9's charm is the ease with which it takes to fresh-air motoring. The lightweight roof panel is no problem for one person to lift off, and it can be stowed in the front trunk just under the lid, still leaving room for a fair amount of cargo beneath. Because this is a targa-style convertible, you're left with sheetmetal pillars in the rear corners of the cockpit and a glass wall behind, both of which are barriers to close communion with nature.
Realistically, of course, it is a car, and we car critics must attempt to distill its behavior down to normal road tester's terms. Like almost every car in the world, the X1/9 understeers, yet it is much more amusing than most because it's one of the few road cars alive these days in which you can definitely sense the rear tires building up slip angles.
Finally, the test car had a vapor-lock problem when we restarted a warm engine—not enough to prevent the start, but enough to make running very ragged for a minute or two. Fiat has a fix, and a factory spokesman thought it had been applied to this car. If it had, the engine was not impressed. Besides, there's one thing we all know about new-car prices: there is no sense in waiting for them to go down.Forget drinking. If your spirits are in need of uplifting, I suggest taking a large dose of X1/9, especially on sunny days. That way you can peel back the top and let the sun warm your body while the roadster's fancy footwork warms your careworn heart.
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