General The 500C abarth is here!!!..(maxi):-)
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General The 500C abarth is here!!!..(maxi):-)
That's even more terrible than I thought it would be
I like it, the 2 tone paint looks good IMO.
But paddle shift automated manual box as standard? FAIL.
But paddle shift automated manual box as standard? FAIL.
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I think i like too! 2 tone paint is very Hot Rod/retro. Would have to drive one first though. Is it still too girly for a bloke to drive though?
Oh, and it'll probably cost about £40k judging by Fiat's current mental pricing
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Personally I will wait until I see the official Fiat press release before believing they will be paddle shift only, or maybe thats how they want to make the model unique.
Do like the two tone though even if it is a bit old hat now
Do like the two tone though even if it is a bit old hat now
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Nice - better than I thought it would be. Punto Evo Abarth looking very good too.
Have to say i think the Punto Evo has ruined the Abarth for me with the silly bumper inserts. You can get away with them on a darker car, but on a white car they look silly. IMHO of course
will reserve judgment until i see one in the metal
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Official press release is up, two tone will be optional and the so will the flappy paddle, not standard as AC suggest. To be shown at Geneva.
Found this link from Facebook http://www.abarth.it/it/CMSIT/Pages/500C.aspx not sure I like it as much as the Abarth Punto Evo
Cheers for the link
Can somebody please explain to me why the Abarth 500c doesn't get the Multiair engine and the Evo does?
because then it would have the same power as the esseesse as standard and they couldn't charge you £3k for a remap, springs, brake discs/pads and springs
its so that fiat can bring it out as standard on the car in about 12/18months time and get all the purchases and trade-ins from current owners.
Mmmm. Whatever the reason, they should be using the most economical engine.
This would stop me getting the 500cA fi I was in the market for such a car, but the Evo, sans the stripes, would be fantastic.
The new Evo interiors are beautiful by the way.
so that's a win for the marketing bean counters then......and the "brand" dilution gathers pace, as does the apparant neediness to keep up with the coopers....and the giordinis
ll the details of this, the Evo Abarth and the new Twinair can be found on today's
http://www.italiaspeed.com/
http://www.italiaspeed.com/
