Fiat Abarth 500

[superchargedctr]

Hi, recently picked up a new 500 Abarth it's lots of fun...........

[PiloteHuitNeuf]

Auto?

[dean350z]

Looks tidy....i like the look of the civic, any info on that?

[superchargedctr]

PiloteHuitNeuf said:

Auto?

It's an automated manual box which works well IMHO but good round town and changes gear quickly with a few pops from the exhaust

[superchargedctr]

dean350z said:

Looks tidy....i like the look of the civic, any info on that?

The Civic is now mainly a track day car and takes the abuse, a few photos........







Waiting to go at Silverstone at SS....

[Ordinary_Chap]

Love the CTR (owned a nearly standard one for 2 1/2 years) and the Abarth looks great fun!

How do they compare to each other?

Lee

[superchargedctr]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Love the CTR (owned a nearly standard one for 2 1/2 years) and the Abarth looks great fun!

How do they compare to each other?

Lee

They are both fun in their own way, the Abarth is standard but fun enough, the Civic is quite different in the way it drives, more focused with a bit more go !

[Chunkychucky]

Really like the 500, those are the best looking wheels on those too IMO, better looking than the essesse wheels

[tinkertaylor]

that Civic is great! are those mugen wheels? loving the number plate too!!

oh and the Abarth is nice too!! stick some BBS wheels on it though

[superchargedctr]

Chunkychucky said:

Really like the 500, those are the best looking wheels on those too IMO, better looking than the essesse wheels

Thanks, I think these suit the car too, they're the standard 16" wheels. I like the wheel colour against thebodywork.

Edited by superchargedctr on Sunday 3rd March 07:44

[superchargedctr]

tinkertaylor said:

that Civic is great! are those mugen wheels? loving the number plate too!!

oh and the Abarth is nice too!! stick some BBS wheels on it though

Thanks, the Civic wheels are Mugen, I bought these as a bit of a second hand bargain. I intend to keep the Fiat standard so no wheel upgrade just yet !

A few pics of the Mugen wheels.....

[Ordinary_Chap]

Is that a jackson supercharger? I always wanted to supercharge my CTR but didn't really have the appetite to do it.

The CTR engine is possibly my favorite 4pot.

It will be interesting to see how you get on with the 500 after the CTR.

[TonyTony]

Looks awesome!

Have they only just started the normal abarth with the paddle shift? You could only get it on the rag top at first couldn't you?

[superchargedctr]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Is that a jackson supercharger? I always wanted to supercharge my CTR but didn't really have the appetite to do it.

The CTR engine is possibly my favorite 4pot.

It will be interesting to see how you get on with the 500 after the CTR.

It is a Jackson charger which makes quite a difference yet retains the same N/A characteristics, linear and likes to rev.

So far the 500 is going well and lots of fun

[superchargedctr]

TonyTony said:

Looks awesome!

Have they only just started the normal abarth with the paddle shift? You could only get it on the rag top at first couldn't you?

Thanks, I think the paddle shift was available only one of the expensive editions until last year when it became an option on the standard Abarth

[sleep envy]

superchargedctr said:

Hi, recently picked up a new 500 Abarth it's lots of fun...........

Lovely.

Quick one, do those seats have ISOFIX?

[Killer2005]

Very nice

One of the local JCT600's has a very nice one in that I'm finding very tempting
http://www.jct600.co.uk/dealerships/Priceright_Raw...

[superchargedctr]

sleep envy said:

Lovely.

Quick one, do those seats have ISOFIX?

I'll check

[superchargedctr]

Killer2005 said:

Very nice

One of the local JCT600's has a very nice one in that I'm finding very tempting
http://www.jct600.co.uk/dealerships/Priceright_Raw...

Looks very nice and the best colour !! Take it for a test drive, and enjoy !

[5hero]

sleep envy said:

superchargedctr said:

Hi, recently picked up a new 500 Abarth it's lots of fun...........

Lovely.

Quick one, do those seats have ISOFIX?

Yes, the rear seats have isofix