When the Fiat 500 was launched in 2012, the Abarth model carried a starting MSRP of $22,000, which at the time was considered a hefty premium over the base Pop trim’s price of $15,500. In 2019, the last year of the 500, the Abarth’s base price had dropped to $20,745, though at that point it was also available as a Cabrio convertible for Full review of the Fiat 500 Abarth 595 50th Anniversary 'I bought one' Alex Gadd - Alex is British but lives in Holland, where he took delivery of his black Abarth 500 on New Year’s Eve 2009. He The Fiat ->ke30 500 Abarth is back for 2014 with new colors, new wheels and a more comfortable passenger seat design. The 500C cabrio was new with Abarth trim in Spring of 2013, and is expected to For this review, we drove a 2016 Fiat 500 Easy with the automatic transmission ($1350) and the Easy Collection 2 package ($1200), which includes a Beats premium audio system, SiriusXM satellite 01-15-2019, 05:02 PM. Belts and technology have evolved a lot since the Fiat Twin Cam engine came out in 66' with its 26,000 mile belt change interval (thank goodness!), and now some cars can go a long time before a belt change. On our 2000 A4 1.8T I change it ~ 60,000 miles because of known issues with those engines. While some reviews of the Fiat 500 mention its sluggish and uninspiring performance, the Abarth is an exception. Its extra 59 horsepower make a significant improvement in speed and acceleration. The Abarth also gets a sportier suspension, performance brakes, and a performance exhaust system. The Abarth model weighs about 150 pounds more than Preposterous in many ways, it begins life as the little Fiat 500, which, even with the turbocharged version of the company’s 0.9-litre two-cylinder motor, could be described as having the get-up-and-go of a snail. Then Abarth, Fiat’s in-house tuning company, shoehorns in a 1.4-litre T-Jet turbo engine, and all hell breaks loose. With an e-motor now powering its front wheels, the Abarth 500e delivers 155 horsepower and 173 lb.-ft. (235 Nm) of torque. That is an increase of 38 horsepower and 11 lb.-ft. (15 Nm) over the standard 500e. Capable of a 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 7 seconds, it is a full two seconds quicker than the Cinquecento battery-electric vehicle (BEV). tBAoL.