On very small cars like these, autos always feel sluggish but CVT auto would be alright as it is reasonably smooth and doesn't have much power loss. However in particular with the Fiat it's even worse, because they went with a weird semi-auto system that is extremely slow to change gears in response to you putting down the pedal. What you end up with, is a grocery run …. Funny how people still judge Fiat and Alfa Romeo on 30 year old issues. At present VW are the … …

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