Representing several recent models, created with the participation of the fashion house Gucci, FIAT management shifted its focus on court tuning studio Abarth, which results were several new cars, one of which - a loaded convertible based on the model 500.
The car received a new body kit all around, new rims alloy 17-inch dimension, the two pipe exhaust system, as well as a unique and very beautiful blue body color, which is known as Blu Abu Dhabi. Altered and the interior. Driver and front passenger sport seats are ready to take, made of carbon fiber, trimmed with upscale leather, manufacture of which worked for a well known company Abarth Sabelt. The pedals, as well as the gears got elements of aluminum and the front panel is decorated with inserts of plastic, which is painted the same color as the car body.
As the power plant will use the engine of the family T-Jet, 1.4 liter, turbocharged. This "kid" is able to develop 160 horsepower and 230 lb.-ft. of torque, which will be available at 3,000 rpm, with the activated mode, Sport. As the transmission will be offered only a 5-speed manual. The complex of these units are capable of providing acceleration from zero to 100 km / h in just 7.4 seconds, with the Abarth 500 Italia will consume only 6.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.
The model is timed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the independence of Italy. Results will be released 150 copies, and the official premiere is scheduled at the Motor Show in Frankfurt.
