trying to get a look at the standard abarth.. is the trunk lid flat black too like the original Fiat Abarth 124s?
trying to get a look at the standard abarth.. is the trunk lid flat black too like the original Fiat Abarth 124s?
Mitchell wrote: Am I the only one scratching my head over the performance version gaining a paltry 10 hp over the regular model? Modern top tier performance models usually gain at least 20% power over lesser versions. What gives?
It is the euro spec car, so probably lower claimed power for various reasons.....I'd assume the one we get will pack at least 180hp.
I would also not be surprised whatsoever if part of the deal between Mazda and Fiat says that Fiat isn't allowed to sell a car that offers a significantly better price to performance ratio. I think they are deliberately keeping the Fiat's performance reigned in to ensure that it doesn't make the MX-5 look like a raw deal.
The fact that the 124 Rally packs a 300HP 1.8 in there though gives me hope that we may someday see a street variant of that setup, although it would surely be significantly more expensive than the base Abarth as it must post Porsche-like numbers with that kind of power.
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