Abarth, the performance version of the 2012 Fiat 500, has hit town. Keep the revs high by pushing the accelerator low, and the fun of driving it rolls forth. Turbocharging of the little 1.4-liter ...

Fiat's newly revived Abarth high performance brand will be introducing a limited edition, fully-fledged racing version of the Fiat 500 called the 500 Abarth Assetto Corse. Abarth engineers took ...

The 500 Abarth is definitely a performance car and a surprisingly good time on the track. But how does it compare to the other Abarth in the Fiat high-performance family, the 124 Spider Abarth ...

At only 12 feet long, the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth was a tiny machine, well over a foot shorter than a Honda Fit, VW Beetle, or Ford Fiesta. And yet, its turning radius is larger than that not only all ...

Fiat's little pocket-rocket with the killer exhaust note reminds us that excitement doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Emme Hall Former editor for CNET Cars I love two-seater, RWD ...

Faithful to the ‘small but wicked’ saying coined for Karl Abarth’s cars in the 1960s, the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth arrives to America with the racing traditions that have made it a success ...

Fiat revived the Abarth name five years ago with a souped-up Fiat 500. That was (and is ... three-season performance tire; and 11.1-inch front brake rotors gripped by semi-metallic racing brake ...

While driving the new Fiat 500 Abarth along the A13 autoroute just ... the hood and revised front bumper further distinguish the performance model and feed air to the engine.

A motorcycle racer at first, Abarth cozied up to Fiat and made special editions and performance parts ... born a Scorpio—applied to the 1957 Fiat 500 and its subsequent iterations.

When Fiat officially launched the 500 in July ... But most of the Abarth treatment will be related to it's performance. The 500 Abarth will be powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine delivering ...

The Fiat 500 Abarth is already a bit of an angry car ... that lets you make super-fast upshifts without the clutch. Because racing. Real carbon fiber isn't just limited to the seats, either ...