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Fiat Abarth
Bought my wife a Fiat 500 Abarth Convertible last week. Exhaust note is incredible. Perfect "almost sports car" for wife when she has to take our two daughters from school. Anyone have any experience with the new Fiat 500 Abarth?
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Yes, one can't move out of the way(full of people) on the passing lane doing 75 on a grade. We were driving right behind him on our minivan and he held up about 8 people behind him.
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I have no idea which model 500 it was, but this little thing did not, could not move any more. Maybe he just didn't want to.
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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . The 2013 Abarth that I have is only slightly less wicked than the Renault R5-Turbo II that I owned years ago. The R5-T2 weighed a bit over 1,900 lbs. and was dyno'd right around 212 hp. I put a variable boost control on it and at times when I gave her ~ 20 lbs. (just below detonation) I had to up-shift quickly. That car felt every bit as quick as a buddy's Mustang 500 Cobra. It was just plain nasty from 20 - 100 mph. Also, the R5 stayed flatter cornering. Again, this Abarth is only slightly less strong because it's heavier and makes less hp. But I'm enjoying the hell outa this little bugger. I love small, hot cars. Hard to 'splain. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . A recent Pelican thread: "Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse" . http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/722896-fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse.html |
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just picked this one up today. It has plenty of get up and go so the complaint above is just plain stupid. I Plan to drive it like I stole it and see how it holds up. They're so cheap it's almost disposable.....
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Back on topic: I love those little bombers. My mom has a new regular 500 convertible, cute car but the Abarth is a completely different animal. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the people who was instrumental in bringing that car to market in the U.S.A. :cool: |
Kerry, I love that SOB. :)
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I test drove one and was impressed. Reminded me of my corrado after a few mods. A touch of torque steer and angry noises. A perfect little DD!
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~~~~~~~~~~ Cheap? Waddya pay for yours? Got leather? |
Enjoy! I test drove one and thought it was a lot of fun. It's on my short list for a commuter car, should my current DD blow up (not likely anytime soon though).
It does seem to beg to be driven hard, doesn't it! :) |
I think one of the magazines said something like that, you can drive them hard but nobody knows.
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They roll pretty easily
Starting a 25 Hour Race... 48 hours in advance. - YouTube |
I paid $25k for my furd f-150.
Evidently fiat doan charge by the pound ;) |
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