Fiat 500 Abarth Starting At $22,000
Fiat is hoping that their new 500 Abarth will inject some new energy into their lineup, just like couples stuck in a flagging marriage hope that immersing themselves into “ the lifestyle” will add some spice and excitement to a union long past its expiration date. The 500 Abarth will likely have some demographic overlap with guests at Hedonism II, since it will likely be enjoyed by pudgy, swarthy men with outsized egos and overly made up female professionals.
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The 500 Abarth has less horsepower than the Mini Cooper S but it’s also $1,310 cheaper, not to mention 155 lbs lighter than the 2,668 lb Cooper S. The Volkswagen GTI is nearly two grand more expensive but packs 40 more horses. The Hyundai Veloster Turbo is equally powerful compared to the GTI and can be had with a dual clutch gearbox, but pricing hasn’t been announced yet. It’s also the porkiest of the bunch, weighing 2,800 lbs. Let’s see whether hot hatch owners are willing to soft swap trade in their current mounts for something Mexican Italian.
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Fiat Cooper S.. snicker. This should have been the standard motor at launch. Any news on the 7-speed DCT? 22K? Consider a Sentra SER and Smith System driver training.
..and any modern Sentra, even the SER, is bland to look at and bland to drive. Offer me a B13 SE-R for the driving school and we could talk.
At $22K this is too close in price to the much nicer overall package of a VW GTI. I know which one I would choose.
This is brilliant. Take a car that is not selling as well as hoped for and make a version that's less appealing to 99.785% of potential buyers.