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Hot new Abarth 124 Spider unveiled

Just in-case the Fiat 124 Spider wasn’t hot enough for you, Abarth has developed their own hot version of the 124 Spider.

The Abarth 124 Spider features a revised version of the regular car’s 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine – which produced 119kW (160hp) of power and 249Nm (184lb-ft) of torque. In the Abarth, it’ll generates 127kW (170hp) of power and 250Nm (184lb-ft) of torque. Drive is sent to the rear wheels via a standard limited-slip differential, through either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. The power increase may be incremental, but Abarth say their 124 Spider will hit 100km/h (62mph) in 6.8 seconds – or about 0.7 seconds quicker than the regular car.

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Abarth has made a few visual changes to the car, too, with new 17″ alloy wheels, a black painted bonnet and boot lid, more aggressive front and rear bumpers, four exhaust tips, and a Record Monza exhaust system tuned for a “beautiful growling sound”. We’re not completely sold on the blackout panels, but the rest of the car looks quite nice to us.

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Inside, you’ll get faux suede highlights, aluminium pedals, plus red and black leather seats.

Sales of the Abarth 124 Spider are slated to begin in September across Europe.

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1 comment

the guy with no name March 5, 2016 at 8:12 am

This thing actually looks quite good. The back reminds me of that Maserati coupe that was featured as a news article here a few months ago.

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