The new 500 is more different from the old one than the new Mini to the old one. The original cinquecento was half as big; you could literally make a U-Turn in

The new 500 is more different from the old one than the new Mini to the old one. The original cinquecento was half as big; you could literally make a U-Turn in a single lane, because of the rear engine, you could turn the wheel to unbelievable angles. When you were more than 1.85 m high, you had to drive it with the sun roof open (and half your head outside) because it was so small. you could park at 90° to other cars because the car was so short (it's probably not as long as a modern Dodge RAM is wide). However you could still cram 4 people inside with some luggage and (very slowly) ride around.