New FIAT 500 Abarth

ZCarMan · 05-02-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I saw a gray Abarth today. Looks great with the red stripes. Reminds me I need to get the red stripes on the 5.0.

There are a handful out in the wild now. I'm actually going to be at Katies on Saturday and there will be a White one with the red stripes there so I may get a photo op. If I do I'll post up the pics.

shadoquad · 05-02-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

There are a handful out in the wild now. I'm actually going to be at Katies on Saturday and there will be a White one with the red stripes there so I may get a photo op. If I do I'll post up the pics.

Latest C&D rag had a comparo with the Works Cooper. They like the Mini better, but the sticker shock gives advantage to the Fiat imo

ZCarMan · 05-02-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Latest C&D rag had a comparo with the Works Cooper. They like the Mini better, but the sticker shock gives advantage to the Fiat imo

That seems to be the general results when compared. Mini can't beat the Abarth in price, but it all boils down to the individual. Yes, the Mini S has more power and all but the Abarth has a lot going for it as well. Mini has been around for a while now and the prices keep going up. You can get into an Abarth for much less, then mod the heck out of it for relatively cheap. The fact the aftermarket from Italy is teaming up with MOPAR means lots of things are coming fairly quickly for U.S. Abarth owners.

ZMan8 · 05-02-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

That seems to be the general results when compared. Mini can't beat the Abarth in price, but it all boils down to the individual. Yes, the Mini S has more power and all but the Abarth has a lot going for it as well. If its just power then Mini. If its fun factor then thats an individual thing.

After watching the top gear episode (the real top gear) reviewing the abarth they seemed to love it for the fun factor it brings. From what I understood they like it better than any other hatch they tested.

ZCarMan · 05-02-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

After watching the top gear episode (the real top gear) reviewing the abarth they seemed to love it for the fun factor it brings. From what I understood they like it better than any other hatch they tested.

Yeah, Clarkson liked the Abarth a lot. I believe Michael Schumacher drives an Abarth as his daily driver as well. Plenty of folks just think its a fun car to drive around in on the streets.

ZMan8 · 05-02-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Yeah, Clarkson liked the Abarth a lot. I believe Michael Schumacher drives an Abarth as his daily driver as well. Plenty of folks just think its a fun car to drive around in on the streets.

If I was shopping for a car right now I would definitely consider it. It would compliment the Z very well as a DD.

DLSTR · 05-02-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

There are a handful out in the wild now. I'm actually going to be at Katies on Saturday and there will be a White one with the red stripes there so I may get a photo op. If I do I'll post up the pics.

WHITE ABARTH RULES

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