Road TestCar reviews - Abarth - 595 - Competizione convertibleAbarth modelsOverviewThe Abarth 595 proves that size isn't everything, what matters is how you use it22 Apr 2015 By TUNG NGUYEN WHEN Fiat refreshed its funky 500 city-car range last year, the Italian car-maker took the opportunity to re-jig its performance-orientated Abarth line-up too. Gone is the former top-spec Abarth 500 Esseesse, replaced with the mechanically identical – and more importantly, cheaper – Abarth 595, available in two different flavours, Turismo and Competizione. The Turismo is now the entry-level variant, retaining all the go-fast goodies from the Abarth 500, and the Competizione adds racing bucket seats, a specially-tuned exhaust and it is available with a drop-top, tested here. With a butched up bodykit, bigger wheels, beefier brakes, an eager 1.4-litre turbocharged motor and a crackling exhaust note, the Abarth 595 sure looks and sounds like a proper hot hatch, but can it find a place in the already hugely diverse and fiercely competitive market? Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 August 2014 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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