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Price |
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Production |
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49 |
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Engine |
1.4
liter inline-4 |
Weight |
2050
lbs |
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Aspiration |
turbocharger |
Torque |
221
lb-ft @ 3000 rpm |
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HP |
200
hp @ 6500 rpm |
HP/Weight |
10.25 lbs per hp |
|
HP/Liter |
142.9 hp per liter |
1/4 mile |
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0-62 mph |
-- |
Top Speed |
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(from Fiat Press
Release) Abarth at the Mille Miglia 2008: Back to the
track: 500 Abarth Assetto Corse
Abarth returns to track racing, and it has chosen to do so with its
new ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’, the baby supersports car from Abarth,
due to be produced in a Limited Edition (49 cars).
The new vehicle,
designed by the Fiat Group Automobiles Style Centre and produced by
a team of Abarth Engineers and Designers will be the star of track
races from next year and its creation confirms Abarth’s racing
vocation.
The Assetto Corse
version of the petite 500 Abarth takes up the baton from its
forerunner, the ‘595’ that notched up numerous successes and great
victories from 1963 and led to the coining of the description ‘small
but deadly’.
The cars sports a full
racing outfit: wide track, white 17’ special ultralight racing
wheels, low ride, sports racing mirrors and a place for a number on
the sides. Available in pastel grey with red Abarth side stripes,
the ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’ reveals an assertive front end that
houses a badge bearing the Abarth logo and, below this, wide bumpers
complete with an aerodynamic spoiler and screen-printed grilles to
replace the plastic louvres on the standard production version. In
addition to the classic bonnet clips, the bonnet houses two carbon
air intakes bearing the Abarth scorpion logo.
The rear part of the car features a white winged spoiler, a badge
bearing the Abarth logo and a twin exhaust pipe.
The Abarth identity is
expressed to the full with a thunderbolt logo on the side
representing the brand’s racing image and a red band and four white
chequers on the roof, just as on the winning Abarth 850TC version of
the 1960s.
Inside, the ‘500 Abarth
Assetto Corse’ is equipped with a roll-bar type-approved for racing
that is completely hollow to make the car lighter and faster. The
car weighs approximately 180 kg less than the road version. The
anatomical seats, the steering wheel (special for racing) and the
carbon door panels make the 500 Abarth Assetto Corse a real baby
sports car with a indomitable character all of its own .
Abarth has also
thoughtfully provided a clothing set for the driver, that will be
delivered in an original Abarth-branded leather bag. Owners of the
‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’ will therefore be resplendent in
overalls, helmets, gloves and shoes, all meticulously branded with
the ultra-new ‘Assetto Corse’ logo produced for the limited edition
of the car.
All information on the
card is available on the website
www.abarth.it/500abarthassettocorse
