Abarth will develop a more powerful version of 500, to remind about the ZagatoAbarth 750 T model launched in 1959. The model will be offered in two body versions and will develop around 170 HP.
The Italians at Abarth announced that they will develop another version of Fiat 500, that will be named Speedster and will be a more extreme representation of this model. The car is inspired by Zagato Abarth 750 T launched in 1959 and will be offered both in coupe and convertible version. The coupe version of this model will benefit from the traditional Zagato roof, with two bumps for helmets, just like the 750 T model had. The rear seats could be eliminated for some versions to respect the style of the Italian coupes of the 50′s and 60′s.
Regarding the engines, the new Abarth 500 Speedster will be equipped either with the 1.4 T-Jet engine of the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari limited edition, or with the MultiAir engine of 1.4-liter which equips the Abarth Punto Evo model. While teh 1.4 T-Jet unit of 695 TributoFerrari develops 178 HP, the 1.4 MultiAir engine of Abarth Punto Evo offers 163 HP as standard, and 178 HP with the Esseesse package. There is the possibility that the Abarthengineers to develop an even more powerful version of one of the two 1.4-liter engine, as we are talking about a performance version of Abarth 500.
The performances of the new model will be higher, being way over those of the Abarthmodels currently in the range. While Abarth 500C with Esseesse package needs 7.4 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mo, the new Abarth 500 Speedster might have a 0-60 mph time of around 7 seconds, while the top speed of this model will be higher than the one Abart 500C Esseesse can reach. The new body 500 Speedster will use will exclusively belong to Abarth and might give birth to a two seats coupe.
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