Best City Car Test: Seat Arosa, Fiat Seicento & Daewoo Matiz (1999)

[@thedirectionoflife5384]

Another member of my family also had a matiz and I can remember it was really roomy inside; we got 3 average sized adults and to kids inside. It didn’t feel to bad although the cars engine completely broke down not too long after. It lived 18 years... RIP Daewoo Matiz...

[@Filipe1020]

I see one Seat and two Fiats, if you know about the history behind the Matiz concept you will understand.

[@golf3ofwisdom436]

@@scrapsurvivors6671 seicento and the Crash test is terible

[@Chief_critic]

@@golf3ofwisdom436 So buy tank

[@anthonyperkins7556]

The Daewoo has a good balance of room, passenger space and economy.

[@darrenwilson8042]

I have no idea what the downer on City cars was on Men and Motors - the success of the i10, Mii, UP! , CityGo, 108, C1, Aygo, Panda, 500 etc shows how far off the mark they were - swamped by a Tsunami they never saw coming through their sneers

[@kristian43]

the Seicento is the best looking most fun and better reliability than all

[@boargarage9590]

Kristian benz yeah but have you seen the crash test results ?

[@thehotrodguyskai2377]

Kristian benz are you mad that fiat is unreliable

[@unexceptionalcars914]

Boar Garage I was about to mention that! Hideously unsafe

[@thehotrodguyskai2377]

unexceptionaldiecast yeah the fiat was the first off the road daewoo next and then the seat the fiat was last on the road in 2009 daewoo was 2010 and the seat 2012

[@MagicMike87]

Matiz is as much reliable(or better) as seicento also more practical(5 doors) and safer.I know because i had both.

[@Viciousflux]

Seat Arosa in my opinion

[@Mladjasmilic]

I have Hyundai Atos from year 2000. My whole family used to go to seaside with it (800Km from Serbia to Greece), all 5 of us. Boot is big enough for 3+1 soft bags (3 lenghtwise and one across over them) + 2 smaller ones over wheel arches , and some clutter can fit under boot around spare wheel. There was even room for parasol.

[@ailouros1982]

My mother had a Hyundai Atos 2000. Very nice car, a lit of space for its size, very efficient with fuel consumption,. Very reliable car, cheap maintenance, cheap tax and insurance, and when it was time for me to buy a used car, i was in dilemma, buy the Atos or the Accent? I bought the Accent 2004 model. Both of them were in excellent condition, their price was the same, so i bought "more car" for the price.

[@ailouros1982]

Btw, Serbia Greece with an Atos? 😁 When i was a 5yo kid we were traveling with 957cc Ford Fiesta 1982 model from Athens to Komotini city every summer. Almost the same distance with the Serbia-Greece road trip

[@Mladjasmilic]

@@ailouros1982 Yes. With AC on it did 6.5l/100km. But we had to turn off AC on hills. And we drove it 130km/h max

[@batategizoe]

It's the FIAT Seicento for me I gess!!!

[@josephshaw5181]

Daewoo Matiz anytime

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I'd take one any day over the other two, it's easy to get in and out of with 4 doors, can easily take 4 adults in reasonable comfort, manages a small amount of shopping and luggage, is nippy in the town with the 800cc version and with the 1.0 litre version, great on the motorways, and is good on economy too.

[@FrightfulAccountant]

The Seat was best lasting of the 3! Most comfort as well ;)

[@unitenotdividemusic1598]

As a Seicento Owner, i would say its the best. way better than they make out and love that car more than most

[@Kachamilka]

I am in love 11 years,with my Fiat Seicento.I will not sell it until it falls apart :)

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Motoring shows seem to love untrue stereotypes. For example they always too VW's horn when VW is known as a crap brand in the business.

[@MrPabsUk]

He was horribly biased against the Sei, he even contradicted himself several times. I`ve owned several, absolutely loved them, one of the best handling cars of its time. I still own 5 small Fiats (Panda, Uno`s & a 500), because they`ve proven themselves to be well made, reliable, well thought out, stylish & fun, so I will continue owning & buying them till I die!

[@GruszkuEntertainment]

Seat Arosa is clearly the best, it has a regular car interior from the Ibiza, not some ridiculous bulges sticking out from somewhere in the fiat.

[@SEADiablo]

Have you driven any? Or even been in any? If so, I'd like to hear your opinion.

[@GruszkuEntertainment]

SEADiablo I had the Cordoba and also drove numerous Ibizas. Very high quality of interior and exterior finish - far better than in the newer ones (Ibiza III etc).

[@SEADiablo]

You've driven/been in all three? Cool... I've only experienced two of them

[@GruszkuEntertainment]

SEADiablo The Arosa and the Cinquecento?

[@Jameshoward999]

Yeah. It is. Im getting a 2013 seat Ibiza for my first car. It is currently owned by my grandparents. It is a great car

[@thedirectionoflife5384]

A member of my family had a seicento and I can remember it was quite fun to be in it. The 1.1 engine was enough for a car that small so it felt pretty quick!

[@daverees8644]

Ive owned the mk2 arosa 1.0s and now ive got the mk2 deawoo matiz 1.0 4cyl 8v version and i must say the seat has better build quality but the matiz is more nippy and the turning circle is fantastic, having 5 doors is also better and the matiz is also legally a 5 seater although very tight but not bad for children as i have a few, parts are also cheaper than the arosa.

[@nebojsamozzart]

FIAT SEICENTO

[@thehotrodguyskai2377]

nebojsa ristic looks got but unrealiable

[@debbiepeter112]

@@thehotrodguyskai2377 I had mine for 4 years and it never ever went wrong.

[@Colored-Bass05]

@@debbiepeter112 look at the crash tests

[@debbiepeter112]

@@Colored-Bass05 I didn't say anything about the crash tests. That's a different subject to reliability!

[@Colored-Bass05]

@@debbiepeter112 just pointing it out

[@TheCharlieeFoxShow]

Having owned both a Matiz and arosa, I can tell you a few things about this review, the first is that he isn't comparing them to each other but more reviewing them as though they weren't the cheapest cars on the market at the time, especially with the space thing, they're small cars what do you expect? This was also filled with massive inaccuracies, not a fair comparison

[@robcorrente6065]

I dint have the other to but my first car was thar matiz, 3 years an 80000 kms with NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM

[@Jameshoward999]

When they mention dual airbags in the matiz, the basic seat and fiat have no airbags.

[@TonyMcDark]

Just buy the Arosa and live to tell about it , very safe car.

[@Michael_Shoemaker]

Arosa is basically re-badged VW Lupo, so why not get a Lupo instead? Also, its tasteless. Its like wearing white tank top and thinking you're different from the others. Bullshit. Matiz? wtf. Seicento? Good looking, fuel efficient, mini hot-hatch with lively engine, that loves to rev. Remember, that you need to feel good in a car. What kind of emotions will Arosa deliver? Sinking in a wallpaper glue? Matiz? Being different is a nice thing, but being hideous... not much. Seicento? Again, its great.

[@Wild2011ful]

omg - the matiz is the winner? I think, the Arosa is the best!

[@SEADiablo]

Have you driven any? Or even been in any? If so, I'd like to hear your opinion.

[@Wild2011ful]

yes, my car is a 1999 Seat Arosa 1.4 automaticá - nice car

[@SEADiablo]

Driven a Seicento and Matiz and didn't like them? Fair enough.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Daewoo Matiz - best of the three for 4 adults and a small amount of shopping / luggage plus easier access to front / rear with 4 doors, Seat Arosa - poor choice, tiny boot, extremely restricted legroom in useless rear seats, not a good choice to carry adult passengers in the rear due to cramped legroom, Fiat Seicento - again poor for rear legroom / bootspace, weird pedal placement, not very comfortable at all.

[@laikagiouri816]

In your opinion man.Seicento is legend ,is fetish.Have more personality of any tiny car.Not only womans car.💪

[@anthonyperkins7556]

@@laikagiouri816 I hate the Seicento, it's horrid - the boot is tiny, the rear legroom is bloody uncomfortable and restricted, and the pedals have a weird placement making for uncomfortable driving, and it's unsafe in a crash with a 1 star EURONCAP crash test rating, add to that, a driver only airbag was an optional extra.

[@laikagiouri816]

@@anthonyperkins7556 who cares what anthony perkins said.Nikolas say i have one of this whith a turbo jet 1400 16 v with garret 2.5 lieve it man.Sorry about my english.I m ellinas(greek)

[@laikagiouri816]

@@anthonyperkins7556 my hobby is to beat japan cars.Next project a2000 from marea.Lieve iiiit.Japan killer nikolas is.My little sweat boy.Where are you?🤣🤣🤣

[@TheOnlyVistosi]

Few people know a particular: the Matiz was born as a proposal for Fiat (see Fiat Lucciola based on Fiat Cinquecento). Fiat refused it, Giugiaro proposed it to Daewoo who wanted to produce it with 5 doors. Essentially, the Fiat management made a suicidal decision: a small Fiat MPV (bigger than Matiz) went to the market only in 2003 (Fiat Idea, Punto mk2 based) always from Giugiaro

[@skyrat1991]

I bought a mk1 Ford Ka over those 3. 1.3 engine so pretty powerful for its size, boots quite large compared to them 3. Its only a 4 seater but the rear seats have great leg room. And for a young male, whose just passed his test, Very cheap to insure. Only downside is they do suffer from rust quite badly if not maintained properly

[@SEADiablo]

Engine size has nothing to do with power. They're all cheap to insure. You mean 'who has' not 'whose'.

[@georgistanchev763]

I prefer 1.25 on fiesta. I think that this engine is better

[@crazeemann1]

5:40 hahahahaha... You can easily fit BMW 760L in than parking space..

[@Nooziterp1]

And you could almost get one of these cars in the boot!

[@HairyBranflake007]

It seems sadly ironic that the daewoo matiz turned out to be thirstier, rustier and more polluting (in the UK) that the other two cars here. I also thought the interior plastics felt too cheap for a car competing with the other two brands. A good idea in principle but didn't quite do it for me personally (yes I've owned a matiz and a seicento and much prefer the latter)..

[@BillFrancis78]

To add to this, most Seicentos have power steering, and its ridiculously light! Makes the car feel really twitchy.

[@Jameshoward999]

Have you seen the crash test on the seicento

[@SEADiablo]

You're about 10. What do you know?

[@Jameshoward999]

I’m a car guy! I know!

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

​@@Jameshoward999if you're referring to that anti-car, fear propaganda film, then yes, I have. And I pay little mind to it. Use my OWN mind instead to reconcile the matter. A brilliant thing, one's own mind can be if it's used properly.

[@OverlandTT]

Buy an older car with a lower tax band. Also, it's stupid to buy a new car to save a few mpg difference, you'll never recover the outlay!

[@sport3047]

The seat arosa is a vw lupo?

[@sotirismp2883]

Yes

[@Spheredalai]

imo the seicento is the perfect of all 3 sunroof to make headroom higher split seats 1.100cc instead of 800 like the matiz proper sporty looking only no power steering but it's fine

[@00crashtest]

@batategizoe Euro NCAP | Fiat Seicento | 2000 | Crash test

[@notouriosdja]

any1 recommend a seicento? iv looking at one to run until i fix my focus

[@unitenotdividemusic1598]

sorry if this is to late but I'm driving the 2002 seicento and i love it to bits. its a brilliant around town car and the 1.1 engine isn't to bad ether, it may not pull off like a focus but you can still have some fun. its small size makes parking super easy and you can fly round country lanes. lastly i don't think they look that bad, i am a fan of the sporting seicentos style. i would recommend

[@notouriosdja]

No problem mate, in the end i got a 2001 peugeot 206 cc 2.0, ready for the good weather!

[@unitenotdividemusic1598]

Nice, they are pretty sweet cars. i was looking at a standard 206 for my first car but it cost way to much on the insurance because of my age. One day ill get a convertible, a MX5 hopefully, but till then my sun roof will have to do hahaha

[@notouriosdja]

Insurance is a joke anyway, even with 2 years no claims it went up instead of down! the mx-5 is a great little car

[@ItzJigz187]

2 out of the three are long forgotten now matiz being one of them.

[@ItzJigz187]

+RogueTeiars very true a few customers of mine still haven them but they are elderly and that will probably be they're last car. The arosa is getting very popular in U.K. Atm

[@BillFrancis78]

The Fiat Seicento for me, I have one! Road noise? No Power steering? why do you need power steering on such a light car? if you need power steering to park then your doing something wrong Mr Presenter, dry steering! not what your driving instructor taught you!

[@trex0911]

I would choose the FIAT... panda

[@peter_dc2rx]

***** the old panda isn't ugly ...it's a lovely little car some nice rims ....some coils and it's perfect ........

[@RoobehTunes]

Fiat Panda of that age has plenty going for it in style. Moreso than the arosa and Matiz certainly.

[@Lanciarules]

sorry but seicento is 3, 34m long while the others are 3, 50 meters...it is obvious to have more space

[@cornelcon5267]

Seat Arosa great quality and very spacious

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Cornel Con rubbish. Seat Arosa and it's brother donor car VW Lupo is very cramped in the back and gets worse if you have adults in the front with seats pushed back

[@JeffreyMusicB]

I have had 4 adults in my Arosa and people were pretty keen about the space

[@anthonyperkins7556]

They must be small adults. There's NO way you'd fit tall ones in there.

[@JeffreyMusicB]

anthony perkins i am 1.83 but i am the driver ofcourse and the rest were around 1.85 to 1.92 but with the tallest person in the passanger seat haha

[@laikagiouri816]

@@JeffreyMusicB you must have open roof edition.😂😂

[@unexceptionalcars914]

8:18 it’s called cheap build quality

[@soundworks52]

None of these cars has been MOT'd in the last 12 years according to the MOT website.

[@peter7624]

"The engine sounds atrocious" The tester is sadly unaware that the engine is a three cylinder unit and the sound is characteristic and unique to that configuration. "They all sound like that sir" Ask someone who knows cars!

[@dylanwilliams750]

Like you're watching in 2015

[@joseluisdiaz8078]

Daewo matiz. Super¡¡¡

[@АвтомобильныйПрограммист]

The seat arosa is the same as a vw lupo but the most sportie car there is a fiat!

[@christianplummer3315]

They're all equally as hideous but I'd have to go with the arosa

[@o_o-_-8639]

If I am just my self driving the car I would get the seat because I think that it’s more of a polo than a vw up but if I had a family and this would be the second car I would choose the matiz but with the 1.0 and not the 0.8 not because is not great the 0.8 but the 1.0 has just the right amount of power for that car and also if you have to accelerate you don’t have to wait the next geologic era I think...anyway have a nice day bye 🙂

[@tawermeister99]

Never would go for the fiat. Daewoo all day.

[@gabriele1695]

My mum has a Matiz

[@bid84]

ある人 I know

[@laikagiouri816]

@@bid84 ahaha.🤣🤣🤣,me too.

[@captaincrumpet5558]

Fiat Seicento is fucking beast

[@LewisPhot]

a corsa or fiesta would be better surely

[@fishbmw]

Hahaha Corsa's are dog shit

[@epicrafter924mlgcraftzgame7]

Oh and .. :p. Cinquecento means 600 in Italian

[@epicrafter924boss6]

*500 i meant oops!

[@Erebus-PCFX]

I really fail to understand the importance of "second-hand value" for cars. If you buy a car consider your money gone, you have the car you want in return. If you get something when/if you sell it, it's a bonus. Just enjoy your car while you have it, stop wondering what you will get selling it. Just take care of it.

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

That's all well and good if you see no reason for ever needing to sell it in the future, but of course, circumstances outside of one's control can affect this decision. Road pricing, for example. Yes - there may be lawful entitlements to not pay, however the aggravation involved could become problematic, whereas with an alternative, this might not be an issue. The best car I believe one can ever have, is the one that they design and build for themselves. Everything else is subject to manufacturer conditions.

[@Nooziterp1]

Complaining about fuel prices in 1999. He should see them now!

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

They were unpleasantly expensive by comparison at the time though, to be fair. Unjustifiably high - cultivating one's own oil and petroleum supplies would be better.

[@epicrafter924boss6]

fact: seicento means 600 in italian ;)

[@KubikCv]

Matiz - a lot of rust... Arosa - same,but Arosa twin VW Lupo have quite nice euroNCAP crashtest.... Seicento...very poor crashtest results :D But fun to drive with nice fuel consumption :D I love Seicento :D

[@fishbmw]

Very inaccurate statement, Arosa's have great anti-corrosion finishing, thats why they are still plentiful on the road, where as the Fiat & Matiz are very rare in comparison.

[@elelegidoriginal]

Reviews the smallest cars available. Then complains that they are small. Brilliant.

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

The 1959 Morris Mini Minor was smaller than all three of these cars and had much more legroom in the back by a country mile. There may be scope for him to say something. Particularly if it's the customer's money which is concerned.

[@RYP3]

my girlfriends arosa is only 4 seats #facts

[@itzplayz8276]

Your dumb the car only has 4 seats

[@ΒΈΡΗΧΑΊΡΗ]

Suzuki alto forever. You only test, an Arosa ,with a vw lupo

[@anthonyeverett1391]

At that time I'll say Nissan Micra.

[@Jameshoward999]

I see 2 fiats, and a Volkswagen.

[@epicrafter924mlgcraftzgame7]

Seicento means 500 in Italian ;)

[@captaincrumpet5558]

epicrafter924,(MLGCraftzGamerz) *600

[@epicrafter924boss6]

yeah.... my typo ;p

[@autodoctor8224]

500= cinquecento

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Seicento actually means 600

[@einaripoder6416]

SEAT = FIAT 🤫

[@pierrelarouge]

Clio is much better than all these, bit bigger but no need to be so small and its unsafe, if you have accident in that fiat you will die!

[@SEADiablo]

Have you driven any? Or even been in any? If so, I'd like to hear your opinion.

[@cheesyeurotrance95]

yes I have driven the seicento and my grandpa had a matiz, both are terrible

[@nikolanikola8543]

Clio is a very unsafe car aswell

[@fishbmw]

Clio is french therefore has poor buid quality & reliability. The Seat is basically a rebadged Vw & will be much more long lived than the other 2 & most certainly any Clio.

[@davebassman5339]

@@fishbmw - "is french therefore has poor bui(l)d quality & reliability." & "Vw & will be much more long lived than the other 2" - based on nothing other than folklore, stereotype and prejudice.....

[@georgistanchev763]

Seat Arosa is the best. Daewoo Matiz is so ugly and I didn't buy this car.

[@ahmednosair5662]

Daewoo matiz so Beautiful and smart car.

[@davebassman5339]

Horrendous review, full of prejudice and preconception....