Disguised Fiat 500 Abarth spotted!

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Fiat 500 Abarth

A high performance version of the latest modern incarnation of a retro classic has been spotted by Car Online making rounds on the Nurburgring, one of the few places that every car under testing has to grace it seems. The camo is minimal, only serving to hide a little minor trim level details that might be exclusive to the Abarth tuned up version. The wheels are much bigger and sportier, and are complete with low profile tyres.

They say under the hood of this Fiat 500 Abarth lies a 1.4 litre turbocharged engine putting out more than 150 horsepower, and thus the front air intakes on the bumper have been redesigned to be larger so that they can accommodate the larger airflow needed for the high performance engine.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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  • BrakeFader (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 6:27 pm

    Except for the rimms, looks like a pretty standard FIAT 500. Gotta wait for undisguised spyshot to see the true difference.

    The disguise looks so spidey.

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  • aesthari (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 6:32 pm

    BrakeFader just summed up very well what I wanted to say!

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  • ybng (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 7:16 pm

    I have a 1963 Fiat 500 that does not run too well as I can't find a workshop to fix it. If this new version is in Malaysia, I will consider buying one. For 150HP, I will pay RM110K at current duty and tax

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  • Mayonaise (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    Ooooooo… I want one…

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  • w_lighter (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 8:21 pm

    Let me be the first to say it looks so Yucks…..

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  • Capt Shopalot (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 8:43 pm

    Ohhh my love

    Are we going to get this in Malaysia?

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  • cosmohybrid (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    another italian beauty.. i like!! :)

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  • kei9 (Member) on May 24, 2007 at 10:34 pm

    yeah cute…………but not into my likings…cos im a guy..this car looks feminine….

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  • ab (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 1:20 am

    fiat's on a roll, first the 100hp panda, now this- the return of abarth

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  • cbljkkj (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 2:11 am

    The long awaited Abarth 500 has returned! This should be a very interesting model probably more significant than the revival of the Mini Cooper IMHO. Probably one of the best revival cars as it keeps true to the lines of the original Fiat 500.

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  • mystvearn (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 4:59 am

    Spiderman's car. LOL

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  • hondadriver (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    if launched in europe, this car would probably be around the same price as the mini.. but the mini is almost rm200k in malaysia.

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  • digiman (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    hhmm wonder if there is a survey on the most anticipated auto revival.. and some wish list as well..

    paul.. any possibility of doing something like that on your website?

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  • kei9 (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 10:39 pm

    digiman …..if paul do so….the loading time would be slow….

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  • digiman (Member) on May 25, 2007 at 10:56 pm

    oh.. whoopsie then.. thnks..

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