Kurt Ernst June 5, 2012 Comment Now! If you’re on the fence about buying a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth hot hatch, we’ve got some bad news for you. Unless you can find a dealership with unsold inventory (and ...

Today they are called tuners, but years ago they were often termed wizards and every European country had them. Men like Amédée Gordini in France, Walter Glocker in Germany and, among many others in ...

The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth marked a pivotal moment for Fiat's return to the U.S. market, delivering a high-performance, European-style driving experience in a compact, city-friendly package. As the ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

I can get behind. It’s a 500 with guts, and would I be wrong to say this turbocharged 1.4-liter has a really cool exhaust note? It crackles and pops when you back off the throttle and just makes you ...

At the Los Angeles Auto Show today, Fiat unveiled our North American version of the particular 500 model for which enthusiasts dream: its high-performance 500 Abarth. Carrying the legendary tuner's ...

The peppy 101-horsepower Fiat 500 gets a heart transplant in the form of Fiat's award-winning 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine that boosts available power to 160 ponies. Antuan started out in the ...

First Impressions: When I think Fiat Abarth, I think back to a trip to Genoa, Italy in 2009. The scent of briny sea and basil in the air. Splashes of sunshine and dollops of rain. The cobblestone ...

In a widely expected move, Fiat finally gives us the turbocharged 500 Abarth. Fiat relaunched the Abarth designation four years ago, but it dates to modified Fiats in the 1950s. The sub-brand arrives ...

The 500 Abarth has 58 percent more power and 73 percent more torque than the 500 on which it's based, but halfway through my evening with the Abarth, I was not thinking that the car was 58 percent ...

The 2012 Abarth 500 range of configurations is currently priced from $9,790. You can read the full review here. The 2012 Abarth 500 carries a braked towing capacity of up to 800 Kg, but check to ...

Without the navigation option, the car's MP3 device interface is barely usable. A short-throw shifter would make the car even more fun to drive. Bottom line: A turbocharger, closer gear ratios, and ...