Super rare car purchase (Abarth Punto Evo Scorpione)
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Ok, so it's not exactly exotic, it's not rip snorting fast but in this day and age building just 10 right hand drive versions for the uk market seems un-economical but boy does it feel special! I've just purchased a Abarth Punto Evo Scorpione! Only 199 built worldwide and only 10 for the uk. For people who are familiar with the Essesee kits for Abarth you can buy various go faster goodies to add to your Abarth, what the scorpione encompasses is All the best tuning parts and the rare sabelt bucket seats with lightweight 18" gloss black wheels, floating 302mm Brembo callipers along with Koni FSD shocks and lowered springs, performance exhaust, filter and a remap. Special paintwork and a certificate of authenticity from Abarth. It's a great car, amazing road manners for a Fiat derived platform and when manufacturers talk about limited numbers of "only 500 made" Abarth had the nerve to make just 10 in RHD. It's rare to be rare these days and it makes me feel special.
It's not actually built by fiat! It's built by Abarth in Italy and this is my second Abarth Punto, ran a Abarth grande punto for 4 years with no problems, build quality is better than fiat!! It's powered by a 1.4 turbocharged 16v engine which develops 180bhp and if you slip it into sport mode it has 240flbs of torque at 2500rpm, 135 top speed and 0-60 in 6.5 it' doesn't feel like a 1.4 they drive like a 2.0 engine bags of torque. I love the looks and prefer it to the Abarth 500
The 0-60 times are actually quoted in "normal mode" so I'm told by the Abarth forum, in "sport mode" they are around 6.5 either way it feels quick enough to be fun. When new they were 23k let's just say what I paid reflected the rarity and I'm sure one day they might become collectable. I bought it to enjoy as I'm a petrol head not as a investment.
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The supersport has the same 180 bhp but nothing else the scorpione has but you can spec it up (when new) with the sabelt seats, which a few have, floating larger brembos KonI shocks and 18" essesee lightweight alloys performance exhaust and filter but the additional cost would of been approaching 28k! The scorpione was built with all the extras plus special paint and a certificate of authenticity. The supersport is a great car though and still quite rare 162 according to howmanyleft.co.uk. Co. UK. I like the abarth as it's different to the usual hot hatch suspects not better just different
Yes I posted on the Abarth forum but by some strange coincidence there is another for sale on the Abarth forum! I think the 18" wheels are perfect and thanks for the positive comments. I often get people at petrol stations asking what is it as they like it but look puzzled when I try to explain!! It's nice to drive something very unique.
Yes it is a bargain but when you consider you can buy a standard Abarth punto evo same year for around 7-8k (some less) the addition 4k for the scorpione puts the rarity into perspective and like I said in my original post it's not exactly a exotic car with a 6 figure prices. It's still just a hot hatch. Maybe in a few years time when standard ones depreciate the scorpione may increase, who knows. For a lot of people it is an unknown make and has never been an obvious contender to other hot hatches but if you get the chance try one! I've had lots of hot hatches but this just feels special and plenty quick enough for everyday use. The Abarth 595 is also an amazing car. For anyone who has driven or owned an Abarth then it's our secret!
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