Here's a hint; unlike the original Fiat Cinquecento produced from 1957 to 1975, which sported a two-cylinder, air-cooled engine positioned at the rear end of the car turning the wheels right below it, its spiritual successor, the Nuova 500 of the 21st century, features a traditional layout with the engine mounted up front driving the front wheels.
Well, as the crew from Jalopnik eloquently put it on their posting, "someone is living in the past"…
Come to think of it, too bad we don't have some video footage of the 500 fitted with the snow chains on the rear wheels trying to tackle a slippery/icy slope…
Photo Credits: Marchettino
5 Comments:
Well, not so out of placed, maybe he only had winter tires at front... In this case getting grip to the rear so the car doesnt go sideway isnt so bad idea.
LOL! Thank you for sharing that. Given all the bad stuff in the news lately, this one put a smile on my face :)
I believe that this was done intentionally as to prevent the vehicle from sliding, while parked overnight, on an incline where the owner probably lives. Given that the vehicle likely has a manual transmission the owner is using the rear parking brake as definitive means of locking the wheels.
In his/her defence: safety first!
Or, er, maybe it was a way of preventing the tail of the car from skidding out when taking sharp turns... :-)
imaginary RWD
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