If you were eyeing the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, it looks like you are out of luck, at least for the next few months, as the Chrysler Group told its dealers today that it is no longer accepting wholesale orders for the $22,000 sporty mini car, according to a report from Detroit News citing company sources. Read more »
The joy of owning one of the few examples of Fiat's Abarth 695 Maserati Edition that will make it to Britain out of a total worldwide production of 499 cars will cost buyers £32,000 (equal to €39,600 or US$50,500).
The Abarth 695 Maserati Edition is based on the convertible model of the Abarth 500 Series and follows the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari project of three years ago.
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For the third time in the past six months, Romanian model Catrinel Menghia is participating in a commercial as the sensual Italian owner of a Fiat Abarth 500.
After assuming the role in Fiat USA's "Seduction" and "House Arrest" commercials (the later with co-start Charlie Sheen), Menghia returns in an advertisement for eBay Motors' "The World's Fastest Car Show".
As we learned, the short clip has been nominated for this year's Webby Awards in the "Online Film & Video" category. Head past the break to watch the video for yourself.
Read more » Read more...The Abarth team was given the problem of making the Fiat 600 faster, but after putting the exhaust on it, they couldn't close the engine cover (is it a hod when the engine is behind the rear tires?) because the engine would overheat. So they propped open the engine cover.
So they tested it anyway, and learned that the car was 11 kph faster with the engine cover propped open (of course the maxed out engine helped too!)
Learned on Top Gear, episode 73
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