Fiat 500 Abarth is developed by Fiat’s Centro Stile, the sports car has been inspired by the ’60s-era 500 Abarth. The car is more than just mere looks; it has been packed with loads of features too. Fiat 500 Abarth comes equipped with a turbocharged 135 cv, 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine.
The engine promises to given the consumers 135 horsepower and maximum torque of 152 pound-Fiat 500 Abarthfeet/206 Nm. The torque transfer control system of the car improves traction, especially in cornering. With this, the sports car has come in the same league as the Grande Punto Abarth, which comes packed with a 155-hp version of the same engine. Fiat 500 Abarth offers you a sporty driving, combined with the best technology, safety and engineering.
The other features of the sports car comprise of big wheels and low tires, wider air intakes, a rear air diffuser, double exhaust pipes and red caps for the external rear mirrors. The automobile also has Abarth badges all over it. Fiat 500 Abarth is expected to go on sale, through the exclusive Abarth network.During the Geneva Auto Show, the company officials also hinted on the plans to launch Abarth 500 SS model, packed with 180 cv.
The sport version of Fiat’s hugely popular minicar has been fitted with an aggressive bodykit that included new bumpers, side skirts, a rear diffuser, wider fenders that house larger alloy rims, a roof spoiler, red mirror caps and Abarth decals. Add the twin exhaust outlets in the rear and this is one 500 that you won’t call cute. There are no images of the interior, but it apparent from the ghost sketches that Abarth has equipped the sporty 500 with a pair of red bucket seats.
- By KOL News , Written on February 25, 2009



