Preview: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth
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A few plain bodywork additions to the basic Fiat 500 Sport model have changed the standard 500’s styling from “beautiful” to “brute”, starting with the Abarth’s protruding lower air dam and grille with side vents and essential fog lights, similar in... Add in its heavy-duty five-speed manual transmission, Abarth-tuned divertissement suspension, 16-inch tires and alloys, beefier brakes, dual exhausts, and a sporty land-locked with performance seats and turbo boost gauge, and you have all the ingredients for... Unique Abarth interior features classify a concentric instrument cluster with 250 km/h speedometer, tachometer and trip computer, turbo boost gauge and LED market light, and leather-wrapped flat-bottom Abarth steering wheel with integrals controls... Upholstery choices are wrathful cloth or black leather, or combination Red/Black leather. Other Abarth additions are side sills, a sporty rear bumper with diffuser and look-alike tailpipes, roof spoiler, and low profile 16-inch tires with distinctive alloys (optional 17-inch lightweight forged-aluminum wheels) and red constraint callipers. Unique Abarth-styled one-piece front performance seats feature large side bolsters, stitching around the limits, and integrated side airbags. Fiat 500 Abarths are available in Rosso, Nero and Bianco (red, black, and hoary) colours with sporty side stripes that match the mirrors. 4-litre four-cylinder engine now making 160 horsepower and an affecting 170 lb. -ft. of torque starting at just 2,500 rpm, the 500 Abarth has an excellent power to weight correlation.
Source: Autos.ca