Our Festies compared to modern mini hatchbacks.

[bravekozak]

U.S. Abarth

Fiat plans to release the Abarth in the U.S.

Can you spell cabriolet?

[bravekozak]

http://www.wheels.ca/consumer%20news/article/782833

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpAFi9nIJVQ

Fiat 500 Lounge
15 inch aluminum wheels
6 speakers + subwoofer
heated Italian leather seats
$19500

http://www.canadiandriver.com/2010/11/24/first-edition-fiat-500-model-sells-out-in-canada.htm

[drddan]

I like my Festy, but I do think the Fiat 500 is cool, I like it.
More Abarth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTGG...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0QGbmB2Co&NR=1

[mattman]

read about the fiat abarth ferrari speacial today an i likes it but really 19 grand for a car the same size as a festy is jus to much when i bought my 91 festy new i paid $ 7100.00 out the door off the showroom floor 1 tenth of a mile on it ..if the price was more on the reasonable side i would get a fiat to have with my festy

[bhazard]

read about the fiat abarth ferrari speacial today an i likes it but really 19 grand for a car the same size as a festy is jus to much when i bought my 91 festy new i paid $ 7100.00 out the door off the showroom floor 1 tenth of a mile on it ..if the price was more on the reasonable side i would get a fiat to have with my festy

LOL are you serious?

[mattman]

yep the add is in a UK magazine i saw at barnes n nobles the other night ferrari red with 2 silver race stripe tuned exhaust speacial rims all the Abarth logo stuff an speacial edition ferrari commemerative badges on the sides

[hotfordcat]

The B6 carb right? Mine is FI. I hope I don't have 82.

My 93GL w/EFI B3 is 63hp. My 91GL w/EFI B6 is 82hp

[wybnrml]

yep the add is in a UK magazine i saw at barnes n nobles the other night ferrari red with 2 silver race stripe tuned exhaust speacial rims all the Abarth logo stuff an speacial edition ferrari commemerative badges on the sides

Makes sense. Fiat has controlling interest in Ferrari.

[mattman]

Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari
By TonyBorroz on Sep 9th, 2009, 6:00pm in Car Throttle News
What have we here? Not just an Abarth-tuned Fiat 500 (the Italian auto giant’s answer to the Mini), but one that has the mark of the prancing horse on it? Well this is interesting and unexpected. Normally, when Ferrari starts lending its brand to things, it’s pen and pencil sets or the occasional bicycle.

One could look upon this as being rather disturbing. Is this the start of serious as serious weakening of the vaunted brand? Would Enzo have cottoned to this? Just how far afield is this, and just how far will this go?



Abarth is well known for digging into the little 500 in years past, making the original a bit of a terror on the rally circuit. This time around, according to corporate parent Fiat, the new Abarth 695 “Tributo Ferrari” has “substantial modifications” developed by both Abarth and Ferrari engineers.

The powertrain in the special edition model is fitted with a 1.4-liter turbocharged T-Jet 16v engine tuned to crank out “over 180 horsepower”. The four-cylinder mill is coupled to an MTA (Manual Transmission Automated) electromechanical gearbox with race-inspired paddle gearshift that drives the front-wheels.



The little hatch back also gets performance tires on 17-inch alloy wheels in a dark finish inspired by Ferrari designs. There’s also more powerful brakes with 284 mm multi-section Brembo discs that feature four-piston calipers and a sportier suspension set up with new shock absorbers. There’s also a “Record Monza” variable back-pressure dual mode exhaust system.



On the exterior, the 500 is finished in Scuderia Red, and features carbon fiber door mirrors. The racing stripes, wheels and rear air intakes are in ‘Racing Grey’. The car also gets Xenon headlights.



Inside, there Sabelt bucket sport seats that weigh 22 lbs a piece less than the standard chairs and are finished in black leather with a shell and seat base in carbon fiber. There’s a black leather steering wheel with red leather inserts and a tricolor hub as well as the new instrument panel made by Jaeger and inspired by the gauges that Ferrari use. There’s also special kick plates, aluminum foot wells and a plate bearing the vehicle series number.


well i was gonna add pics but my computer hates me

[mattman]

well my lack of computer savey shows its ugly head i put 2 picks of the fiat ferrrari edition in my photo's or jus google fiat 500 ferrari edition....why ,,why do computers hate me so much