Fiat Abarth all'80° Salone Internazionale dell'auto di Ginevra
Ginevra - Pala Expo
Dal 4 al 14 marzo 2010
Fiat first displayed its rejuvenated Abarth brand back at the 2007 Geneva Motor
Show with the unveiling of the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 racer concept and
quickly followed this up with another concept, the Punto Abarth SS (Super
Sport), at the Frankfurt Motor Show that same year and then the Abarth 500 in
2008.
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At next week's 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the house of the scorpion will be
presenting the Abarth Punto Evo and the Abarth 500C, the latest two performance
cars based on already popular Fiat models.
Both models will go on sale over the next few months through Abarth's official
dealer network in Europe and Japan. The good news is that we're likely to see
the Abarth brand arrive here in the U.S. with the Fiat 500, and you can bet the
hotted-up 500C version will be coming too considering that the standard
convertible is already destined to be sold here. The arrival date would likely
be sometime next year.
The Abarth 500C, like the regular Abarth 500, comes with a sporty bodykit with
larger air intakes, side skirts, a rear diffuser, pumped fenders, Abarth decals
and new alloys plus the famed scorpion logo on the grille. Up back is an
integrated rear diffuser and dual exhaust tips finished in chrome. The interior
continues the sporty theme with new bucket seats, alloy pedals and leather
trim.
Power will come from Fiat Group's turbocharged T-Jet petrol engine, developing
a peak 135 horsepower at 5,500rpm and 133 pound-feet of torque at 2,500rpm.
When pressed, a sports button on the dash boosts torque to 152 pound-feet at a
higher 3,000rpm.
All Abarth models also benefit from an upgraded handling pack, with larger
wheels and stiffer suspension to improve dynamics. A special traction control
system called Torque Control Transfer or TTC for short is also available. The
system is able to split some of the engine's torque between the front wheels
and works in a similar fashion to Alfa Romeo's Q2 system.