Anyone who knows at least a little about Italian cars will quickly recognize Ferrari’s prancing horse, Maserati’s trident, or Lamborghini’s charging bull. But Abarth’s scorpion most often will draw a blank — a shame since the Abarth badge always promised performance and charisma alongside economy and a relatively low purchase price.

Posted on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT at http://www.oldcarsweekly.com//article/?p_ArticleId=4073

Fiat has unveiled a hotter version of its 2008 Car of the Year winner — the 500 — at the Geneva Motor Show. Dubbed the Abarth SS, the latest edition of the 500 is headed to production and will hit the European market in November. The Fiat 500 Abarth also made an appearance

Posted on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:59:58 +0000 at http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiat-500-abarth-ss.html
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Fiat has announced that a hotter Fiat 500 Abarth SS is headed to production and will hit the European market in November. The Fiat 500 Abarth will be shown in Geneva next month, which features a 135 horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder.

The SS model will boost the Fiat 500 Abarth's output to 160 horsepower, and will

Posted on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:07:58 +0000 at http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiat-confirm-500-abarth-ss.html
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Fiat just took the wraps off of its 500 Abarth SS hot hatch at this year's Geneva Motor Show, but the Italian automaker reportedly has even more in the works for the popular 500. If all indications are correct, Abarth is planning to launch a convertible version of the 500.

According to Autocar, Abarth is

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:56:48 +0000 at http://www.leftlanenews.com/abarth-to-produce-500-convertible.html
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