Abarth has announced a hot little special edition in Europe, called the Abarth 695 Biposto Record edition. It was designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a world record set by company founder Carlo Abarth. Carlo Abarth achieved an acceleration record at the Monza circuit in Italy in 1965 in […]
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Mopar prepares Chrysler, Fiat, Dodge cars for 2014 SEMA
With the 2014 SEMA show just around the corner, lots of car companies are building special concepts to show off at the show. As always, Chrysler and Mopar are planning a big presence. Chrysler will unveil a number of show cars at the big event and has released a handful […]
Abarth 595 50th Anniversary Edition review (video)
Driving the Abarth 595 50th Anniversary is like playing with an over-excited Jack Russell Terrier; most of the time you can’t keep up with it, but if you want to have some fun it will always be ready, panting excitedly, waiting for you to throw the ball again. Fiat’s presence […]
Mental Fiat 500 shows off ‘M1 Turbo Tallini Competizione’ kit
The Fiat 500, or, more specifically, the Abarth editions, are like tuned pocket rockets from the factory. A company called Road Race Motorsports has come up with an even more potent package. It calls it the Fiat 500 M1 Turbo Tallini Competizione. This is an extreme bit of kit, as […]
Abarth 595 50th Anniversary edition on sale in Australia
Fiat Australia has announced the new Abarth 595 50th Anniversary special edition for the local market, which celebrates the 50th birthday of the original Abarth 595. Based on the peppy Fiat 500, the Abarth 595 is infused with potent performance in every department. It comes with the company’s most powerful […]
Fiat Abarth to tackle 2014 Bathurst 12-Hour race
Two factory-backed Fiat Abarth 695 Assetto Corse race cars will tackle the iconic Mount Panorama for the first time in February, 2014, in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour race. The team is managed by Alan Heaphy, and Australian drivers Luke Youlden and Paul Stokell will take the wheel. The pair will […]
Fiat-Chrysler worldwide sales increase 12.7 per cent in January
The new Fiat-Chrysler alliance is certainly taking off, with new pricing and competitive products, the vehicles on offer are more desirable than ever. As a result, overall worldwide sales between the brands increased by 12.7 per cent in January compared with January last year. A total of 329,800 Fiat and […]
2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse review (video)
Take one rorty 1.4-litre engine and pump up to 20psi of boost into it and what you’re left with is the extremely feisty Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse. It might be small but it carries way more than a case of short man syndrome. 2013 FIAT 500 ABARTH ESSEESSE – PROS AND […]