• April Mailbag

    Time for the monthly mailbag! As always, these are real questions from you, the readers! What is the 0 to 60 mph time? - mike S What is the 0 – 100km/h acceleration speed? What is the top end of the car? Is it available in South Africa? - chris The multi-air engine pushes out nearly 60 percent more [...]

  • Cloth or Leather Interior?

    Trying to decide between the cloth or leather interior for your Abarth? David from Fiat Forever has put together a nice little photo album comparing the two. Personally, I prefer the leather, even though it gets way too hot in the Texas sun. There’s just something about leather that elevates the luxury feel of a [...]

  • Abarth Taken Around the Track

    Ryan Douthit from Driving Sports TV has taken the Abarth around Spring Mountain Raceway, near Las Vegas, to put the Fiat 500 Abarth through its paces. Watch the video below to see how the car handles:

  • March Mailbag: Part 2

    With the Abarth soon to be on dealer lots, the questions keep rolling in! Which fuel grade is recommended for the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, Premium or Regular Unleaded ? Is it the same for the standard models?  Thanks! - Frank V 87 octane is officially listed as “acceptable”, but 91 octane is “recommended” for the [...]

  • March Mailbag

    I get a lot of email about the Abarth and sometimes it becomes difficult to answer them all in a timely manner. Most of the questions are very similar though, so I think publishing my answers could be useful to a lot of people. So here is my first ever mailbag. These are real emails [...]