Fiat South Africa has launched the 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. It’s a car launched in Europe two years ago and one that’s dedicated to highlighting the link
between Fiat and its illustrious
racing baby Ferrari. In a way this is Fiat’s tribute to Ferrari, or as some
might see it, it’s one way of leveraging Ferrari’s heritage to lure buyers into a performance
Fiat.
They shouldn’t have gone to all that trouble actually. If you
think about the fact the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari already looks worlds apart
from normal 500s, they could have
called it whatever they wanted and people would still look at it. Look yes, but
buy? The cars will obviously be very limited
and the price – which you’ll see later – is also very exclusive.
What you are getting for the price is a 4-cylinder 1.4-litre Turbo T-Jet with 16 valves. It
kicks out 132kW and 230Nm of torque, matched to an MTA (Manual Transmission Automated)
electromechanical gearbox. It is said to accelerate from 0 – 100km/h in under 7 seconds and top off at 225km/h.
Some modifications were obviously done, inside and outside,
to differentiate this car from the
rest. Some of these are the exterior colour, which is either Scuderia Red or Modena Yellow with
carbon fibre door mirrors. Wheels are
17-inch alloys, decorated with Brembo brakes, racing stripes, a rear air diffuser and four exhaust tailpipes.
The inside is decked out mostly in black leather, featuring things like aluminium-covered racing foot pedals
and lightweight racing seats.
Pricing
500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari (R550 000)
2 comments:
R550 000 for a Fiat500 with 4 tailpipes and 132kW??? Maybe if you've won the lotto or inherited crazy money. Basically money you haven't earned. You can't fit all your grocery shopping in it. You can't beat a BMW 1M either on the track, in the streets & on looks... - Londa Mavundla
Pay this much for this car? HA!
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