Revealed: Fiat’s new, Mazda MX-5-based 124 Spider

When do we get it: The roduction version will hit UK showrooms next year.

What we say: “Yes, it’s turbo. Where the MX-5 bucks the current trend towards forced induction by offering two flavours of high-revving natural aspiration – a 129bhp 1.5-litre and 158bhp 2.0-litre – Fiat has embraced the turbo era by shoving the 1.4-litre MultiAir from the Alfa Giulietta under the 124’s humpy hood.

“Kicking out 140bhp, power sits in between the two Mazda options. But torque, at 178lb ft, trumps both.”