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We’d grown pretty accustomed to seeing Sam Hubinette sling a Dodge Challenger around a drift course, but the guy knows how to do more than go sideways. Back in September, the Crazy Swede partnered up with Jen Horsey to take on the [Targa Newfoundland](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/targa newfoundland) in a [Fiat 500 Abarth](http://www.autoblog.com/fiat/500 abarth) in the open class. How’d the team do? The plucky little hatch snagged second place, finishing just one second behind Paul Dyer in his 300 horsepower 2005 Mistubishi Lancer Evo IX. That’s no mean feat considering the Abarth puts down just 160 ponies of its own.
Fiat worked up a quick video documenting Hubinette and Horsey’s efforts over the long week, and you can check it out below. In addition to taking home the silver, the team also walked away with a few other honors, including the Presidents Manufacturers’ Challenger award and the Next Generation Challenge title for vehicles with 1.6 liters of displacement and less.Continue reading Watch Sam Hubinette and Jen Horsey run Targa Newfoundland in a Fiat 500 Abarth
Watch Sam Hubinette and Jen Horsey run Targa Newfoundland in a Fiat 500 Abarth originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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