The FIAT 124 Spider's rear-wheel drive platform was co-developed with Mazda that utilized it as the basis for the 2016 MX-5 Miata roadster. FIAT's execution of a sport roadster on the structure ...

The Stellantis of 2025 is like a dead-brand-walking factory outlet. Fiat, in particular, seems deader than a rust-belt ...

This Fiat 124 Spider is, quite literally, Fiat's MX-5. The 124 Spider may look different, but underneath that Pacific Coast cruiser body you’ll find the same structure, suspension architecture ...

which is easier to use and more intuitive than the Uconnect system on other Fiat models. The 124 Spider also shares the MX-5’s roof mechanism. That’s another plus, as it’s simplicity itself.

Mazda first flagged the issue with the airbag deployment on Fiat 124 Spider vehicles to Stellantis in July. FCA stopped production of the roadster with the 2020 model year.