I've heard this before, and here it is again...
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/24/abarth-considering-fiat-500l-panda-versions/#aol-comments
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/24/abarth-considering-fiat-500l-panda-versions/#aol-comments
I've heard this before, and here it is again...
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/24/abarth-considering-fiat-500l-panda-versions/#aol-comments
yep bring it on, along with Panda Abarth
Oh, it does look good though..... Four doors still, as well. I'm a little bit moist......
I'm wondering if the alloys would be better in dark grey/charcoal to match the roof.......
:yeahthat:An Abarth 500L just seems 'wrong' to me. Not only does it debase the Abarth 'brand' even more it takes the 500L in a direction that seems totally at odds with it's main function which is to move people and their paraphernalia comfortably and practically.
Oddly enough, without having seen this thread, I posted something very similar in this section. There does seem to be something slightly schizophrenic about FIATs engine range. I know they're not alone, Ford kept the 1.3 in the KA that dates from the Mk1 Fiesta in the late '70s right up until they stopped making it and Vauxhall hung onto the 1.7 diesel from the first front wheel drive Cavalier until now.Looks fine to me.
I was thinking that since the early Abarths were things like 500s, with crap rear suspension and tiny engines, which were hardly obvious candidates for speed updates, why not a five door hatch?
It makes as much sense as anything else, and if it just had the American 160engine it could be a lot of fun, with the new Alfa 4C 250 engine it would be a lot more fun :devil:
But I'm thinking £30K
As a PS: I was wondering about engines and thinking how useful it might be if Fiat announced a tri-air engine. A c.1400cc version of the TA, without balancer shafts, might be both economical and relatively light - like the Ford engine in fact. Such an engine might bridge a big gap in Fiats engine range, between the TA and the 1.4 turbo ... just wondering, especially as there is a Jeep based on the 500L's modified floorpan, with 4x4 and 2x4, coming next year. That will be built in Italy and have the 1.6 Diesel, but a high torque, economical, light and powerful three cylinder might be near perfect.. http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret...s-Nissan-Juke-spotted-dressed-as-a-Fiat-2013/
When I were a lad,
:yeahthat:When things get tough - "Yer gorra laff."