A test mule of the ultimate Italian pocket rocket has been spied! Here’s the new Fiat 500 Abarth strapped on to a train, next to other camouflaged Fiat models – one of which is even said to be the Fiat Tipo hatchback.
The Fiat 500 itself was given a facelift earlier this year, and now it looks like its time for its hot Abarth cousin to get the same treatment. As seen here, the car appears to be on the receiving end of the same updates featured on the regular 500. There’s a new front bumper with larger air intakes, new headlights and new taillight designs. The pre-production prototype also appears to be wearing new eight-spoke alloy shoes.
Inside, the 500 Abarth is also likely to feature the regular 500’s updated infotainment system. As reported before, the 500 gets a new five-inch screen connected to a Uconnect infotainment system. There’s also an optional seven-inch TFT LCD instrument cluster, which replaces the concentric speedometer and rev counter arrangement fitted as standard.
For power, it is believed that the most potent version of the Abarth 500 will deliver up to 190 hp from its 1.4 litre T-Jet petrol engine. Interestingly, that’s almost twice the power available on the highest-spec regular 500 variant (100 hp). It’s also a 30 hp increase over the pre-facelifted Abarth’s 160 hp output, and 10 hp more than the Fiat 595 Abarth’s 180 hp.
Reports suggest that the new Fiat 500 Abarth will make a debut at next the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, where it has also been suggested that it will appear alongside the rumoured Fiat 500X Abarth crossover, and the new Fiat 124 Abarth Spider.
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