The Fiat 124 Spider and Mazda MX-5 Miata share a platform, but they're hardly the same car. We compare the details of the two droptops, here. "We leveraged a great platform." That's how Bob ...

Then along came the hot hatch, at which point enthusiasts ... with the European-inspired MX-5 spawning a new Japanese-built Fiat 124 Spider built on the same platform but using an Italian engine.

Instead, the 124 Spider arrived headlong into the whirlwind surrounding the Alfa Romeo Spider that had broken cover at the ...

The FIAT 124 Spider has a base price of just below $25,000. For that money, there are very few convertibles available and fewer still that claim to be actual sports cars. In fact, the only two ...