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Excited as we were for the launch of the Fiat 500 in the United States, we’ve really just been waiting for this: the 500 Abarth. You see, Fiat’s scorpion-branded tuning house has laid its hands on a host of models over in Europe, and now that we’re finally seeing the performance fruits of the Chrysler-Fiat merger.
Under the hood is a turbocharged, intercooled version of Fiat’s 1.4-liter MultiAir engine, good for 160 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. Not bad, considering the fact that the standard 500 - which is only 170 pounds lighter - is down on power by 59 horses and 72 torques. Of course, Abarth has tuned other important bits like the suspension, wheels and brakes and the tuning company has spruced up the 500’s visuals inside and interior a bit, too.
Not surprisingly, we’re eager to get behind the wheel of Abarth’s hot hatch. And we’re already scoping out a Mini Cooper S for a lovely little comparison.Continue reading 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth brings the scorpion’s sting to North America
2012 Fiat 500 Abarth brings the scorpion’s sting to North America originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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