Overview Released in Australia in May 2014, the Abarth 595 was a light, three door hatchback. The Abarth 595 was initially available in Australia as a 50th Anniversary edition hatchback with local deliveries limited to 56 examples. In August 2014, however, the Abarth 595 was introduced as a regular, on-going model in Turismo and Competizione […]
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Review: Abarth 695 Biposto (2014-15)
Overview Available by special order from October 2014, the Abarth 695 Biposto was a two-seat, three-door hatchback. Manufactured in Tychy, Poland, the front-wheel drive Abarth 695 Biposto was powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a Bacci Romano H-pattern transmission. Drivetrain The 1.4-litre ‘T-Jet’ four cylinder petrol engine had a cast […]
Review: Abarth 500 Esseesse (2011-14)
Overview Released in March 2011, the Abarth 500 Esseesse was a light, three-door hatchback. Although based on the Fiat 500 , the 500 Esseesse was powered by a more powerful 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine which was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The Abarth 500 Esseesse was also fitted with a Torque Transfer Control […]
Review: Abarth 500C Esseesse (2011-14)
Overview Released in November 2011, the Abarth 500C Esseesse was a two-door, four-seat convertible with a retractable soft-top roof. Based on the Fiat 500C , the 500C Esseesse was powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated to a semi-automatic transmission (or clutchless sequential manual) with fully-automated and paddle shift modes. Abarth was founded […]
Review: Abarth 124 Spider (2016-19)
Overview Expected to be released in Australia in late 2016, the Abarth 124 Spider is a two-door convertible with a soft-top roof. To be manufactured at Mazda’s Hiroshima plant in Japan alongside the related Mazda ND MX-5 , the rear-wheel drive Abarth 124 Spider is powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine that is mated […]
Review: Audi 8F7 RS5 Cabriolet (2013-16)
Overview Released in October 2013, the Audi 8F7 RS5 Cabriolet was a four-seat performance convertible. Manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany, the Audi RS5 Cabriolet was powered by a 4.2-litre V8 petrol engine which drove all four-wheels via a seven-speed double clutch transmission (Audi’s ‘S-Tronic’) which had steering wheel gearshift paddles for sequential shifts. 4.2 FSI V8: […]