Fiat has taken the tin opener to its Abarth 500 hot hatch to create the Abarth 500C, a car that will get its debut at the Geneva motor show.
Actually, we're being a little inaccurate there - strictly speaking what we're talking about is a soft-top Fiat 500 that's been given the Abarth treatment.
Like its tin-topped sibling, the soft-top 500C Abarth is powered by a turbocharged 1.4-litre T-jet engine, giving 138bhp and 152lb ft of torque.
Unlike the hatch version, however, the 500C will get a six-speed robotised manual gearbox as standard with paddle shifters. The Abarth 500C can hit 62mph in 8.1secs and is all done at 127mph.
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