General Panda Abarth

[chrisunoman]

Found these photos of the Panda Abarth.

Looks like Fiat aren't too sure whether to release it or not... what do you reckon?

 

[arc]

erm..err..ermmm..hmmm

wheels are too small/ride height too high, and the grey plastic.. why..oh why?!

 

[chrisunoman]

I think it looks great!

It would look better with the plastic body-coloured, but thats easily done!

Other than that, i like it!

 

[Nuova500]

I reckon Pandas without the roofbars look odd! Dont know why but they just do. Leave the performance to the Puntos I say, that car looks horrible!

 

[jasper]

With a chassis as sublime as the new Pandas is; it would be criminal of Fiat not do a PROPER Abarth version of the Panda (something with at least 130 BHP I'm thinking the Stilo's 1.8 16v here) A diesel Abarth again as long as it was 100BHP plus would also be ok.

If it was done right and marketed right not only would it go like S**t of a shovel it would also sell like S**t of a shovel.

Bring it on I say....and quickly.

Oh and I agree with Nuovapanda...Pandas without Roofbars do look odd.

 

[Steven]

A quick Panda? It might be fun but it's just sooo wrong...

 

[fraguzz]

hehe im looking forward to getting my panda chiptuned then ill get minimum 83hp and 185nm
i think it would get it to 0-100km/h in less than 12sek and kick some ass wile doing feks. 100km/h -> 150km/h ill tell you when it happens!

my friend in his tuned punto GT(turbo lack until 4000rpm) slow mode: 125hp and 190nm had to use 4gear to out acclerate me om highway

quite a few has now tasted the panda power... the best was a ford mondeo 2,0 that started with wild wheel spin 1-2gear sliding side to side(wet road) and i was glued to his rear because of my momentom and ESP system

 

[Stu DemonD]

I reckon they should release it, and it would sell.

Although not keen on all that grey trim?! And it seems like a lot of new FIATs sit high - look at the Ulysse and Stilo Abarth; however, a set of lowering springs and sorted.

 

[dave]

needs painting tight buggers keeping production cost down buy doing them all grey, and needs wheels that fit

 

[Dr_Pepper]

The wheels are surely too small, and I also think the roofbars look much better - distinctive at least!

 

[Martiny10]

Nice car, but not as good as the new Zagato sport edition of the Ypsilon:

Link for more

 

[John Lawley]

quite a few has now tasted the panda power... the best was a ford mondeo 2,0 that started with wild wheel spin 1-2gear sliding side to side(wet road) and i was glued to his rear because of my momentom and ESP system

sure it was a 2.0? only fiats kept up with mine are HGT's/turbos and the X 1/9

from john

 

[fraguzz]

hehe no i did not say that i in real life was faster .. but (read wet road) my skinny tires and ASR made all the differens.

 

[WolfyP]

Should be a great car - i prefere light weight cars to million horsepower heavyweight saloons. Must be a Lotus like drive.

Great!