New FIAT 500 Abarth

theDreamer · 04-22-2012, 12:56 PM

Was watching a video on this earlier this week, heard the exhaust note and was just shocked...I could not believe that this little car could sound that way.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-22-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Was watching a video on this earlier this week, heard the exhaust note and was just shocked...I could not believe that this little car could sound that way.

That's exactly how I felt when I heard it in person.

ZCarMan · 04-22-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

All this to powah to makeup for its ugliness.

I saw and sat in one at the LA Auto Show and wasn't impressed

Not this particular model but the one J-Lo was advertising.

You must be talking about the Gucci model. Thats a way overpriced 500 with the same lack of power. It does not motivate me at all. The Abarth on the other hand is a fun car with some power and 170lbs ft. of torque available at 2600RPM up to 4000RPM to boot and mod friendly without breaking the bank.

NYBladeZ · 04-22-2012, 01:19 PM

AWESOME! Congrats dude, great buy!

shadoquad · 04-22-2012, 01:21 PM

Trips · 04-22-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

You must be talking about the Gucci model. Thats a way overpriced 500 with the same lack of power. It does not motivate me at all. The Abarth on the other hand is a fun car with some power and 170lbs ft. of torque available at 2600rpm up to redline to boot and mod friendly without breaking the bank.

Yep, Thats the one.

Congrats on the Car Nonetheless

cow · 04-22-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

500 is in the Spec B category with Rio, Yaris, Versa, Mini, Sonic, etc. as far as I can tell but yes there was some initial issues with not meeting rollover criteria. I don't believe Abarth has been classified by SCCA just yet as it is so new. However, Abarth is lower and has a beefed up suspension out of the box which should help. The extra power might put it in a different class though. Who knows, maybe a new Spec Abarth class.

Our local Fiat dealer brought a regular 500 last summer for us to race. I didn't get to drive it, though. It didn't look particularly sketchy, so I was surprised SCCA made the ruling.

I'm hoping the Abarth isn't banned as I think it's a neat car & I would like to get some seat time in one. An Abarth-specific class would be awesome.

moto_italia · 04-22-2012, 02:37 PM

Bella! Abarth has a great history with Fiat and Lancia. Congrats! :thumbup:

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hazzazi · 04-22-2012, 03:44 PM

congrats jon, very nice car.... enjoy

PapoZalsa · 04-22-2012, 04:01 PM

If you and the Mrs. happy, that is all it matters Jon. Congrats.

ZCarMan · 04-22-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadster4Us

Nice Jon, tell Pat congrats. Look forward to checking it out.

I'm sure Pat will drive it to FFX for cars and coffee next Saturday.

ZCarMan · 04-22-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

If you and the Mrs. happy, that is all it matters Jon. Congrats.

And if she is happy then I'm happy. Thanks Jose!

kenchan · 04-23-2012, 12:54 PM

wow, cool. ive been eyeing these for a while now.

none yet available in my area... only pre-orders. ive seen only one abarth so far in real life, a couple of the 500 sport/pop.

ZCarMan · 04-23-2012, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wow, cool. ive been eyeing these for a while now.

none yet available in my area... only pre-orders. ive seen only one abarth so far in real life, a couple of the 500 sport/pop.

These things will be pretty popular from what I'm seeing. However, the Abarth will be in limited numbers compared to the 500s. Sales on the 500 have jumped exponentially starting in January when they started airing the "Seduction" video with Cartinel Menghia. With all the mods they'll soon be pumping out for the Abarth allowing tuners to boost the output and handling, this should be a fun new A segment hatch.

DLSTR · 04-23-2012, 04:05 PM

Nicely done!! Congrats!!

Recently sold mine here in Germany. Miss it already. Was euro-spec with a nice ECU upgrade from G-tech(G-Tech: Products) - the best tuner in Europe for this amazing road rocket!!! I had the 'S' ECU instead of the SS kit from the factory. I sourced the SS brakes separately. I didnt want the red SS springs. Car was low enough with a firm ride already!

Pic of my car last fall. Was chosen to be the November picture in the Abarth-forum.de calendar!!

Very nice group of people in the club.

I wish you all the best.....Dave in Stuttgart

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theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Was watching a video on this earlier this week, heard the exhaust note and was just shocked...I could not believe that this little car could sound that way. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

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NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 22	AWESOME! Congrats dude, great buy! __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

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moto_italia Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 131 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 15	Bella! Abarth has a great history with Fiat and Lancia. Congrats! :thumbup: Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Kevin Borla CBE + Z1 Post-MAF Tubes + AFE Dropins + Llumar CTX35

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hazzazi Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA, Virginia / KSA Posts: 648 Drives: 09 nismo Silver Rep Power: 19	congrats jon, very nice car.... enjoy __________________ i Don't Drive Fast, i just Fly Slow.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	wow, cool. ive been eyeing these for a while now. none yet available in my area... only pre-orders. ive seen only one abarth so far in real life, a couple of the 500 sport/pop.

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