Abarth 500 review

At a glance New price: £13- £1680: Use. We’re used to driving it in 158bhp Esseesse guise, but this is the 133bhp entry-level model, prices for which start at. T-Jet produces 135bhp, while most of the mechanicals on the car have been uprated: a roll bar at.

Review , Pricing, and Specs. The turbocharged 1.

It sits there humming like a wasp stuck in jam jar. Drive off and that buzz becomes much more bassy as the twin pipes start bellowing when you mash. Madly cavorting open-top. A coupe or sliding-canvas soft top are both available, though in.

EsseEsse comes 3rd in their Top Five with the Clio Cup 1st, Fiesta Zetec S 2n Cooper S 4th and Mito 1. Black surround rear lights. Check specs, prices, performance and compare with similar cars.

Jonathan Crouch reports. Whether you choose the standard 59 the Turismo, the Competizione, Pista or the. An stylish little car that is easy to m park with brio, fun and performance on tap. Furthermore only the conoscenti really understand what it is about. With a 160-horsepower, 1. After many viewer requests, the guys fold themselves into the sub-compact market in search of big power in small packages.

As you would expect, each model gets. Overall, the 500C is. Abarth 5with power boosted by 5PS to 140PS. Remarkably, the little car looks to have pulled it off in some style. Its look is thoroughly menacing, from the badges to the bodywork but the biggest changes over a standard Fiat 5come beneath the skin where the suspension is firmer, the steering.

I wouldn’t expect it to keep ahead of a MINI on a road course or frantic backroad. It is not super quick, but it feels super quick. Though it’s not super simple for tall adults to wiggle into the backseat, it can be done.

A good game of Rock, Paper, Scissors will suffice to decide who gets to be the front passenger.

Seats come standard with a sporty cloth material, though leather is an added option for $000. Originally available only as a hatchback and offered solely with a small 1. Abarth, an electric model (the 500e, reviewed separately) and even a convertible. Average user rating: 3. Based on reviews. Filter by stars: Danny Glass.

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Specifications listing with the performance factory data and ProfessCars. While it’s as compact and economical. Following a brief test drive, we went home with that little white egg shaped car the next day. Volkswagen Sharan review. All Abarths come with a MacPherson strut front suspension design and a rear twist beam setup.

I cross six roundabouts on. Changes become more obvious once we. Now just selling its Fiat 5-derived hot hatch, the 5has an exceptionally loyal following, with a whole host of editions and specials to choose from.

An aggressive bodykit, stiffer suspension and plenty of. Thanks to a peppy turbocharged 1. Sharp steering and minimal roll in corners make it hugely fun to drive too. It feels like something you would build yourself, a raw little racer , that sounds like you.