Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari Confirmed For Blighty
'Ferrari' 500 is coming to the UK - but it won't be cheap
£30k. A lot for a red Fiat...
The Tributo Ferrari, first revealed last September, was not originally destinatined for the UK, but Fiat is aiming to grab a piece of the same sort of market that Aston Martin is going after with its Toyota iQ-based Cygnet - in other words Fiat wants Ferrari owners who want an additional 'everyday' car to buy it.
It won't be cheap, however - Abarth is going to be asking 35,500 euros (just under £30k) for the privilege.
...but you do get four exhausts
Other dynamic tweaks include a variable -pressure exhaust that changes the engine note once you pass 3000rpm, four-piston calipers clamping onto 284mm Brembo discs and beefed-up suspension.
Visual revisions include carbon fibre door mirrors, a F430 Scuderia-aping grey rear diffuser and - of course - a red paint job. Inside there are black leather bucket seats, a leather steering wheel and aluminium pedals.
Pogea's 260bhp take on the car
Meanwhile, if 'more than 177bhp' isn't enough, German tuners Pogea racing will tweak your Abarth 500 to a cool 260bhp. This (we think) starts with a regular Tributo Ferrari, which then gets upgraded ECU software, a choice of two turbos, a new intercooler and Bosch fuel injectors.
However if me or anyone else had £30k left doing nothing and bought either of these, they'd deserve public humilition of the highest order. Don't care how rich you are, or how little you value £30k
Asking the obvious question Im sure, but are FIAT using this car under Ferrari branding to bring their overall emissions level down or is it literally just an effort to cream some of the Cygnet crowd off?
Next they'll build an indoor theme park in the tat capitol of the world.
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