All Fiat Barchetta reviews

The Fiat Barchetta has never been a popular sight on British roads, largely due to the fact that it is only available in left-hand drive form. Look beyond this and you'll see a capable, attractively styled and well-engineered little roadster that's more practical than many of its competitors. Based on proven Fiat Punto mechanicals, the Barchetta is also quite reasonable to run. With the explosion in popularity of affordable roadsters, the Barchetta was somewhat steamrollered in the sales char...

"Whichever way you cut this particular cake, the Barchetta leaves you quids in"

It may not have escaped your attention that the Fiat Barchetta wears its steering wheel on the left. Had Fiat thought it commercially viable to convert the Barchetta to right-hand drive there's little doubt it would be right up there with the MG TF and Mazda MX-5 as one of Britain's favourite roadsters. As it stood it was forever destined to languish in the 'special interest' section of the market, a fascina...