2011 LA: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth is ready to get into some trouble

• Key Competitors: Mini Cooper S, Beetle R.
• Power: Turbocharged 1.4l MultiAir 4-cylinder, 165 hp.
• Transmission: 5-speed manual.
• Performance: TBA.
• Availability: Available later this year.

Having not enjoyed the same sales curve as the Mini Cooper during its introduction, the Fiat 500 is in a little bit of trouble when compared to the Mini. But that is all about to change: Fiat has just announced the 500 Abarth at the LA Auto Show, a tighter, nimbler 500 sporting more power than the standard 500, which in a car that only weighs 2,200 lbs is enough to get it to 60 in under eight seconds.

Fiat says that the car is “track ready with a high horsepower-per-liter engine,”  they also say that the performance tuned exhaust produces a “menacing” sound. This all seems to fit in quite well given that the 70s era Abarths didn’t even have closed engine bays.

Click here for our original post on the Fiat 500 Abarth.

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– By; Sawyer Sutton