The road going version of the Asetto Corse Abarth 695 is now available from an eye-watering $65,000. It doubles - only barely - as a street car you could use every day. If you're crazy enough.
Put simply, the Abarth 695 Assetto Corse takes Fiat’s Abarth performance brand to the next level, representing the ultimate incarnation of the pint-size Fiat 500. Also known as the ‘Cinquecento’ (Italian for 500), this is a machine designed purely for track racing – a feisty little Italian that packs a good deal more punch than the latest road-going version, the Abarth 595...
http://www.caradvice.com.au/342880/?yt_desc - Read the article here. Few vehicles could be more frivolous, even if you have the requisite deep pockets, than either the Abarth 695 Maserati Edition or Abarth 695 Ferrari Tributo. But we’ve just tested one of them – the 2015 Abarth 695 Biposto. We’ve driven both the Abarth special editions extensively, as well as the more mundane Abarth 595...
The Abarth 695 Assetto Corse takes Fiat’s Abarth performance brand to the next level, representing the ultimate, race-ready incarnation of the pint-size Fiat 500.
When it came time for us to add another car to the CarAdvice collection, we realised there was a giant hole – it was one that had to be filled by an Italian car. Ferrari or Lamborghini weren’t the most practical options, so last year we welcomed a red (pre-facelift) 2017 Abarth 595 to our family – a Fiat 500 with extra horsepower and badging, which is something that’s needed for us car people to get around the city swiftly...
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The Abarth 695 70th Anniversario limited edition has been unveiled at Abarth Day in Milan. UPDATE, 7/10/19: FCA Australia has confirmed the 695 70th Anniversario will be touching down in local showrooms "in the first half of next year". See bottom of article for more details...
The Abarth 695 Rivale has been revealed for the Geneva motor show, representing the latest in a series of boutique special editions of the Italian hot hatch. Developed in partnership with world-famous Italian boat maker, Riva, the 695 Rivale is dubbed "the most sophisticated of all Abarth creations and the perfect blend of elegance and performance"...
The brutal little Abarth 695 Biposto has touched down in Australia, becoming the first production car in the country that can be equipped with a race-spec dog-ring gearbox. Billed as “the world’s smallest supercar”, the 695 Biposto is effectively a road-going version of the Asseto Corse racecar, and is the fastest street-legal Abarth ever produced...
