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Agent ONE · 02-24-2009, 06:42 PM

So let me get this straight, This Abarth started out as an Elise based car:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/..._274452_25.jpg

.. And now is just a tiny hatchback? Awfully different.

shay2nak · 02-24-2009, 07:29 PM

no, Abarth is like AMG to Benz, M to BMW. They tune cars.

Agent ONE · 02-24-2009, 08:06 PM

OHHH! Thanks dude.

xxguitarist · 02-24-2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shay2nak

no, Abarth is like AMG to Benz, M to BMW. They tune cars.

Except they usually forget a few details- like on one of the older abarths, you couldn't fold the front seats forwards to get through the coupe type doors into the back seat, for the abarth-installed bucket seat hit the roof.

This one seems a little too sane

shay2nak · 10-26-2009, 01:53 PM

Looks like it's gonna happen ya'll! Can't wait to see it in person!
Current issue of Car and Driver (corvette and GT500 on cover)

Slipstreamer · 10-26-2009, 02:09 PM

A cousin of mine had a 600 (loooooooooooong time ago). It was fun to drive.

paulhastings · 10-26-2009, 03:01 PM

Very cool!

Quote:

Originally Posted by shay2nak

Looks like it's gonna happen ya'll! Can't wait to see it in person!
Current issue of Car and Driver (corvette and GT500 on cover)

407Driver · 10-26-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWA

That's what I was going to say. Both look like they would be great additions to the US marketplace.

Me too would buy MITO

delise · 10-26-2009, 07:19 PM

We were in Lugano Switzerland on the Italian border for a while last May . One night I was out on the balcony and heard some wicked engine sounds in the park next to the hotel. I looked down and an Italian car club had pulled into the lot. I saw a beautiful Abarth 500 so I grabbed my camera and ran down. One guy had this gorgeous MiTo very tricked out in pearlescent white with red and green stripes ending in the classic Alfa racing clover logos ! I think the Mito GTA is still a concept even over in Italy but this car was very close, if they ever come over here I would do one up just like this one !! I saw several Abarths on our travels and they are ultra cool. FYI the name MiTo comes from combining the 2 main Alfa/Fiat city names Milano and Torrino...

MikeinAlexandria · 10-26-2009, 07:36 PM

Here I am in London with a Fiat 500 Abarth. It was a neat little car, cheaper than a MINI Cooper S, but very nicely appointed inside. It will be very interesting to see if it shows up in the US.

BruceB · 10-27-2009, 05:04 PM

We should have figured they'd screw this merger thing up too. This is really depressing.

An Alfa Romeo S.U.V.? - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com

Bruce
(never met an SUV I liked, even remotely)

mikester · 10-28-2009, 08:12 AM

...well, fingers crossed on the Abarth 500 coming here, but not holding my breath.

Dave111 · 10-28-2009, 09:00 AM

Info Link here at leftlanenews.com

milehitom · 10-28-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceB

We should have figured they'd screw this merger thing up too. This is really depressing.

An Alfa Romeo S.U.V.? - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com

Bruce
(never met an SUV I liked, even remotely)

Even Lamborghini made an SUV. They're inescapable.

As long as it re-introduces Alfa to the U.S., it's OK with me. Maybe I'll see a GTA version of this...

Tom

sonza68 · 10-28-2009, 09:26 AM

Alfa is supposed to be coming back. Unfortunantly, from what I've seen, we won't be getting the 159/Brera/Spyder, but rather whatever car replaces them.

shay2nak · 10-28-2009, 09:56 AM

I wonder if they'll have an SS package for the Abarth.

sonza68 · 10-28-2009, 11:09 AM

Autoblog was asking the same question. I sure hope so.

REPORT: Fiat 500 to launch in the U.S. with Abarth performance model — Autoblog

Amarao · 10-28-2009, 02:59 PM

Piss on Fiat, I want a Brera or MiTo.

ms355 · 10-28-2009, 03:12 PM

Some of the Alfa goodies that you do not see (unless you open the hood):

Alfa MultiAir (available for the Mito), a hydro-electric system for operating the engine's intake valves.

ms355 · 10-28-2009, 03:13 PM

2 liter Diesel engine, 170 hp

02-24-2009, 07:29 PM	#22 (permalink)
shay2nak I <3 chicken, I <3 liver Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 15,060	no, Abarth is like AMG to Benz, M to BMW. They tune cars. __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEOS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

10-26-2009, 01:53 PM	#25 (permalink)
shay2nak I <3 chicken, I <3 liver Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 15,060	Looks like it's gonna happen ya'll! Can't wait to see it in person! Current issue of Car and Driver (corvette and GT500 on cover) Attached Images __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEOS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

10-26-2009, 02:09 PM	#26 (permalink)
Slipstreamer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 204	A cousin of mine had a 600 (loooooooooooong time ago). It was fun to drive. __________________ '05 ELISE Storm Titanium LSS/TP/HT/Dual Oil Coolers/Starshield/Raptor Racing exhaust XP111 (LBH)/BWR 7/8" Anti Roll Bar "Smooth is fast, but fast is quicker"

10-26-2009, 07:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
delise 2005 Ardent Red, Touring Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 2,534	Abarth 500 and Mito in Lugano We were in Lugano Switzerland on the Italian border for a while last May . One night I was out on the balcony and heard some wicked engine sounds in the park next to the hotel. I looked down and an Italian car club had pulled into the lot. I saw a beautiful Abarth 500 so I grabbed my camera and ran down. One guy had this gorgeous MiTo very tricked out in pearlescent white with red and green stripes ending in the classic Alfa racing clover logos ! I think the Mito GTA is still a concept even over in Italy but this car was very close, if they ever come over here I would do one up just like this one !! I saw several Abarths on our travels and they are ultra cool. FYI the name MiTo comes from combining the 2 main Alfa/Fiat city names Milano and Torrino... Attached Images __________________ "You can run over an insect and know just from the messages coming through the wheel how many legs it had. Was it a beetle? Was it a spider? Hang on......... spider." Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear Last edited by delise : 10-26-2009 at 09:04 PM.

10-26-2009, 07:36 PM	#30 (permalink)
MikeinAlexandria Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 460 Images: 5	Here I am in London with a Fiat 500 Abarth. It was a neat little car, cheaper than a MINI Cooper S, but very nicely appointed inside. It will be very interesting to see if it shows up in the US. __________________ 2005 Elise in Racing Green with the touring pack 2007 MINI Cooper S in Sparkling Silver 2001 BMW Z3 Coupe in Sapphire Black (sold) 2002 MINI Cooper in yellow (sold) 1996 BMW Z3 Roadster (Racing Dynamics version) (sold) Founder of the Racing Green Confederate

02-24-2009, 06:42 PM	#21 (permalink)
Agent ONE yeah, thats really me Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 601	So let me get this straight, This Abarth started out as an Elise based car: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/..._274452_25.jpg .. And now is just a tiny hatchback? Awfully different.

02-24-2009, 08:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
Agent ONE yeah, thats really me Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 601	OHHH! Thanks dude.

10-27-2009, 05:04 PM	#31 (permalink)
BruceB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 106	Some bad merger news We should have figured they'd screw this merger thing up too. This is really depressing. An Alfa Romeo S.U.V.? - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com Bruce (never met an SUV I liked, even remotely)

10-28-2009, 08:12 AM	#32 (permalink)
mikester Registered Shmoozer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 4,597	...well, fingers crossed on the Abarth 500 coming here, but not holding my breath. __________________ Covered in Brandy and Lard

10-28-2009, 09:00 AM	#33 (permalink)
Dave111 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: northwest Florida Posts: 67	Fiat 500 Abarth coming to the U.S. Info Link here at leftlanenews.com __________________ _____________________________________________ Currently own: '06 Exige- Storm Titanium, '06 VW GTI Previously owned: '05 Elise- Storm Titanium, '02 Acura NSX, '01 Porsche 911, '00 Honda S2000

10-28-2009, 09:26 AM	#35 (permalink)
sonza68 MIA Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 1,031	Alfa is supposed to be coming back. Unfortunantly, from what I've seen, we won't be getting the 159/Brera/Spyder, but rather whatever car replaces them. __________________ Tom <insert witty saying here>

10-28-2009, 09:56 AM	#36 (permalink)
shay2nak I <3 chicken, I <3 liver Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 15,060	I wonder if they'll have an SS package for the Abarth. __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEOS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

10-28-2009, 11:09 AM	#37 (permalink)
sonza68 MIA Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 1,031	Autoblog was asking the same question. I sure hope so. REPORT: Fiat 500 to launch in the U.S. with Abarth performance model — Autoblog __________________ Tom <insert witty saying here>

10-28-2009, 02:59 PM	#38 (permalink)
Amarao Hoon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,415	Piss on Fiat, I want a Brera or MiTo.

10-28-2009, 03:12 PM	#39 (permalink)
ms355 Alfa User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 2,146	Some of the Alfa goodies that you do not see (unless you open the hood): Alfa MultiAir (available for the Mito), a hydro-electric system for operating the engine's intake valves. Attached Images __________________ Michael Elisetalk Trip to UK 2007

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10-28-2009, 03:13 PM	#40 (permalink)
ms355 Alfa User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 2,146	2 liter Diesel engine, 170 hp Attached Images __________________ Michael Elisetalk Trip to UK 2007