Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse
16 May, 2008
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Fiat’s performance devision has released the first details of its new 147kW Fiat 500 race car.
Developed by a team of Abarth engineers and designers, the ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’ will campaign on race tracks across Europe in 2009.
The Abarth version sports a full racing kit with a wider track, white 17’ special ultralight racing wheels, low ride, sports racing mirrors and a place for a number on the sides.
It also receives a new, more aggressive front end with an aerodynamic chin spoiler, a white winged spoiler, dual exhaust outlets and Abarth branding.
The Abarth heritage is also expressed with a thunderbolt logo on the side representing the brand’s racing image and a red band and four white checkers on the roof, just as on the winning Abarth 850TC version of the 1960s.
Inside the ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’ gets the full race-spec roll-cage treatment, sports steering wheel, racing harness and an optimised racing position, shifting the racing seats closer toward the centre of the car.
These changes add up to a 180kg weight reduction over the standard 500 - which was no porker to begin with.
The ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’ is powered by a 1.4-litre engine which has been boosted by a Garrett GT 1446 fixed geometry turbocharger developing 147kW at 6500rpm and 300Nm at 3000rpm. This is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, naturally.
Abarth has also provided a racing outfit for the drivers, including overalls, helmets, gloves and shoes, all branded with the ultra-new ‘Assetto Corse’ logo produced for the limited edition of the car.
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May 16th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I can see more of these type of cars on the road with petrol prices rising all the time.
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May 16th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
One word. AWESOME!
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Agreed - Awsome. I want one
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
What a piece of kit. I wouldn’t be sad to see more of this type of car on the road, I think this is the type of performance car for the future small, light and very powerful
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May 18th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Agreed
This is the future of urban performance.
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Totally awesome!! I need to get one of these.The future is here!
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