RE: 180hp Abarth 695 Maserati Edition revealed
Discussion
There was a special Maserati edition of the Alfa Romeo MiTo banded about a couple of years ago limited to 100:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/alfa-romeo-prep...
These were built specifically for the Maserati dealer network to use as courtesy cars, although sadly they never made it into the UK (none of the UK dealers took them on)..
Essentially top-specification Cloverleaf MiTos (at the time: later called QVs) with all the trimmings, a special paint job and some Maserati badges. Is this not just the same thing but with a 500 instead? Is anyone sure that they will actually be sold directly to the public?
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/alfa-romeo-prep...
These were built specifically for the Maserati dealer network to use as courtesy cars, although sadly they never made it into the UK (none of the UK dealers took them on)..
Essentially top-specification Cloverleaf MiTos (at the time: later called QVs) with all the trimmings, a special paint job and some Maserati badges. Is this not just the same thing but with a 500 instead? Is anyone sure that they will actually be sold directly to the public?
Edited by somejohn on Friday 18th May 07:56
i would imagine someone would think like that if they were insecure.
Love this car, bit pricey but far more style than those ridiculous minis
As for that BMW and any BMW, Mini, MB,useless soft roaders, people please use some imagination and dont just follow the crowd like lemmings
Love this car, bit pricey but far more style than those ridiculous minis
As for that BMW and any BMW, Mini, MB,useless soft roaders, people please use some imagination and dont just follow the crowd like lemmings
peter450 said:
What kind of comparsion were you expecting??, nobody goes round looking at other peoples cars thinking that says they can't afford a XXX, or at least i didn't think people did, learn something new everyday i guess
will-w said:
tomv1to said:
To be honest with you, the ltd edition 500's that fiat are putting out aren't that bad when you compare them to the Abarth Punto Evo Scorpion, that gives no extra power, just the option for a ltd edition abarth roof rack!
The Abarth Punto Scorpione (it has an 'e' on the end) is not just a Punto Evo. It is an Abarth Punto Evo with quite a number of options, including:- Esseesse kit with black wheels
- Koni FSD shocks
- Black leather Sabelt seats
- Dual zone climate control
There are only 10 coming to the UK so it will be rather rare.. Only down side is that it'll depreciate like a brick!
Fancy 500s are not for me but they are pretty quick really and something a little different.
deltashad said:
This isn't a new trend. Years ago we had the Wood and Pickett cars. They were lined with walnut and deep pile carpets etc. They too, were not cheap.
This is just it. They are making less than half as many of these as they made F40s, so it won't be hard to shift them. The customer will be someone who can afford any car, but wants something small, unusual, fast and stylish. Whether's it's £18K or £32K is entirely irrelevant - if anything, the high price will be an incentive to buy the car (example of a Veblen good, ie when price rises, demand rises - if the Honda NSX had cost more than a 348 it can be argued it would have been taken more seriously and sold more units).I know of someone who has the 695 Tributo Ferrari; other cars currently owned include a 458, 430 Scuderia and 365GTB/4 Daytona, all of which are used extensively. A true enthusiast. The Fiat fits in very well with these other cars as there are clearly times you might want to have a car that's not a Ferrari, but has some of the fun attributes of a Ferrari.
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