Does anyone pay much attention to the special edition fiat 500 abaths that are launched but seemingly no one hears about?
The Ferrari edition, 2011 MY, limited numbers, some Ferrari stickers, fancy wheels and brembo brakes but essentially a standard abarth essesse under the skin.
Still swapping hand for £22 - 30k
Then there is the Maserati edition
Again, it has fancy wheels and breaks, electronic gearbox and some fancy leather seats but still not really much above a normal abarth 500c 180hp selling for around £30k
Most recently this has appeared
The 695 Biposto 190hp huge intercooler, lots of titanium bits and some carbon fibre, and this thing is £37k ! (Normal list price £32k and up to £50k with the options available) Which is getting into Porsche Boxster money !
I don't think I've seen any of these cars on the road, I have to ask who would spend £32k on a fiat 500 when a standard abarth is nearly half that with only 10bhp less ?
How are fiat justifying these cars especially the costs, and would you really buy one if you had the money, or would you save many pounds and get the normal abarth version ?
Just to add, fiats main rival mini do the mini hatch JCW for £23k with 228hp, it's 0.2 seconds slower to 60mph (because it's fat) but has a much higher top speed and some actual comfort with is completely lacking from the stripped out 500.
Compared to the original hot hatch the golf r which is also £30k but comes with nearly 300hp, is much quicker than the 500, has All wheel drive and a multitude of electronic gadgetry to get you off the line and is much more refined and luxurious, why would anyone buy the 500 Biposto at all?
The Ferrari edition, 2011 MY, limited numbers, some Ferrari stickers, fancy wheels and brembo brakes but essentially a standard abarth essesse under the skin.
Still swapping hand for £22 - 30k
Then there is the Maserati edition
Again, it has fancy wheels and breaks, electronic gearbox and some fancy leather seats but still not really much above a normal abarth 500c 180hp selling for around £30k
Most recently this has appeared
The 695 Biposto 190hp huge intercooler, lots of titanium bits and some carbon fibre, and this thing is £37k ! (Normal list price £32k and up to £50k with the options available) Which is getting into Porsche Boxster money !
I don't think I've seen any of these cars on the road, I have to ask who would spend £32k on a fiat 500 when a standard abarth is nearly half that with only 10bhp less ?
How are fiat justifying these cars especially the costs, and would you really buy one if you had the money, or would you save many pounds and get the normal abarth version ?
Just to add, fiats main rival mini do the mini hatch JCW for £23k with 228hp, it's 0.2 seconds slower to 60mph (because it's fat) but has a much higher top speed and some actual comfort with is completely lacking from the stripped out 500.
Compared to the original hot hatch the golf r which is also £30k but comes with nearly 300hp, is much quicker than the 500, has All wheel drive and a multitude of electronic gadgetry to get you off the line and is much more refined and luxurious, why would anyone buy the 500 Biposto at all?
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