If you are reading this we want an Abarth 500 similar to this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20732
no bling, just performance
Esseesse suspension 135 bhp engine and £12 price tag
Even better lose the rear seats and put a half cage in
I'll take 2 tomorrow! 
Might happen if Abarth prices soften but part of me doubts it. What is there to take off the Abarth to make it cheaper and lighter? Air conditioning is the only thing I can think of and perhaps the rear seats as you said.If you are reading this we want an Abarth 500 similar to this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20732
no bling, just performance
Esseesse suspension 135 bhp engine and £12k price tag
Even better lose the rear seats and put a half cage in
Don't think the wife would have liked it though Shame you didn't know...is there anything we can do to make you change?
Well you've got a couple of options
If I'd known Renno were doing a Twingo Rennosport 133 Cup coming out I think I might have considered getting that over the 500 because I do like the Twingo and with 133 naturally aspirated horsies you can't lose
Time to say "I told you so!" again?It certainly seems to have the edge in the chassis department. I like it too. Like the way Renault offer the no thrills versions. Mind you I'd want a stereo upgrade and climate really as I'm getting old and like my creature comforts these days.
With a bit of discount that car is a serious contender.
You've got to judge cars on what they are and not what they're like. The 500 looks like a Micra and the Micra is ugly yet the 500 is not.
Thankfully the Micra Sport looks nothing like the Abarth though!
TBH i quite liked the Twingo, but the Abarth rated higher in most tests. Oh and have you seen the interior on the Twingo? :yuck:
Well in most of the tests I've seen the Twingo rates higher thanks to it's far superior chassisThankfully the Micra Sport looks nothing like the Abarth though!
Yea but i don't think most people even know what a chassis is, so not many would base their decision on that. I think the A500 wins most people on it's looks, interior, performance etc. And the handling is superb anyway.Well in most of the tests I've seen the Twingo rates higher thanks to it's far superior chassis
I very much doubt there is multilink suspension in the R3T. Firstly FIA homologation rules for the R classes prohibits you using a different suspension arrangement to the homologation car and anyway even with World Rally Cars they only allow you go go MacPherson strut on the rear if you're changing from a beam axle.
