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Abarth's Race Against Time: BRM V12-T-44 Chronograph

The French timekeeper BRM is well known to the car world – and not because it happens to share its name with the 1962 F1 championship team – but because of its motorsport-inspired mechanical timepieces. For Abarth, BRM has tweaked its titanium-cased V12-T-44 chronograph with some unique Scorpion-brand touches, from the logo on the watch face and the chrome hands to the Nomex strap with red stitching. They'll only be making 49 examples, each individually numbered and selling exclusively through the BRM website for a handsome ... Read more →

Très Exclusif: French Abarth importer creates special edition Cinquecento Noah Joseph

The Fiat 500 Abarth is a pretty sweet little retro rocket all on its own, but the Italian automaker's performance division hasn't stopped churning out a seemingly endless stream of special ...

Spy Shots: Abarth hatching plans for new hot hatches Noah Joseph

Fiat's Abarth performance division only has two basic product lines, so how many revisions can it possibly have on the burner? Well, two, as reports emerging from Europe suggest. Following hot on ...

Fiat unveils rally-spec Abarth 500 R3T in San Remo Noah Joseph

The little brand that could, Abarth, secures whatever few items from the growing Fiat empire it can get its hands on and takes them to the extreme. The performance division was designated to ...

Frankfurt 2009: Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari punches above its weight Noah Joseph

The battle has been raging since time immemorial. From Point A to Point B, which is faster: a big exotic supercar or a nimble li;' hatch? Fiat's two performance divisions, Abarth and Ferrari, ask ...

Karl Schnorr upgrades the Fiat 500 Abarth 3 months ago on Autoblog

With the Fiat 500 set to come Stateside under the Italian automaker's partnership with Chrysler, our interest already is piqued by any opportunity to further enhance the retro mini's performance. Echoing founder Karl Abarth's Germanic roots, German tuning house Karl Schnorr has answered the call ...

Rumormill: Raikkonen to leave Ferrari for new Fiat rally team, VW to follow? 4 months ago on Autoblog

The World Rally Championship is targeting the participation of four major manufacturers within the next two seasons, and according to the latest scuttlebutt, they just might get what they are wishing for. At the turn of the millennium, the premier rally series had seven manufacturers, but series ...

Surf & Turf: Abarth makes a powerboat with triple 350hp Yamaha V8s 4 months ago on Autoblog

When Fiat relaunched its Abarth performance division, it had a fairly straightforward objective: to turn its ordinary hatchbacks into fire-breathing performance models. But as it turns out, Abarth's mandate extends beyond transforming Fiats. The scorpion sub-brand has also turned out the ...

Topless Hotness: Fiat reportedly planning 500C Abarth cabrio 4 months ago on Autoblog

With the Fiat 500 still selling like hotcakes, the Italian automaker's performance division is reportedly working on a new combination to further bolster interest in the retro hatch. Melding the best elements of the 500 Abarth and the new 500C convertible, Fiat is said to be preparing a 500C ...

Fiat launches pricy new special-edition 500 Abarth Competizione 5 months ago on Autoblog

Cars may be getting smaller, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily getting cheaper. As if to prove that point, Fiat has thumbed its nose at the Tata Nano with a special 500 that packs a big price tag in a small package. Commemorating the first anniversary of Abarth's return to the Dutch ...

Rendered Speculation: Abarth Roadster stings again 11 months ago on Autoblog

The prospect of a stand-alone model from Abarth has been an on-again, off-again proposition. Currently, the revived label is backed by two models, Punto and 500, essentially upgraded performance versions of existing Fiat models. Interests were piqued, however, when the Fiat performance sub-division ...

Fiat and Yamaha team up on new AbarthFZ1 1 year ago on Autoblog

Before Karl Abarth was putting his sporting touches on Fiats for competition, he was a successful motorcycle racer, winning five European Championships. When Fiat realized how successful Abarth was with its cars, the Italian automaker purchased the tuning division and made it an integral part ...

Abarth releases limited-edition 500 "Opening Edition" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for hi-res gallery of Fiat 500 Abarth Opening Edition At its unveiling at this past March's Geneva show, it was immediately apparent that Abarth had carried off a transformation of the Fiat 500 from a demure retro-hatch into a veritable pocket rocket. But for those for whom the 135 hp turbo ...

Abarth launches new Grande Punto tuning kits 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Grande Punto Abarth SS at Frankfurt '07 Fiat's tuning workshop Abarth has released details for two new performance kits for the Grande Punto Abarth: the Assetto and esseesse (read: SS, for Super Sport) kits. Starting with the standard 155-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged Grande ...

160-hp Fiat 500 Abarth SS to follow in November 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image to view in high-res gallery You have to admire Fiat's spunky rejuvenated Abarth division. Its first model is barely on the market yet, its second model is about to be unveiled, and it's already taking on challengers and shouting "What's next?" At a media preview for the new ...

Fiat Abarth 500 makes a comeback! 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to U.K. mag Auto Express, Fiat's new 500, due for a 2007 launch, is getting the Abarth treatment in a high-performance version of the new minicar. The new Fiat Abarth, shown in the sketch above, has the trademark monster fender flares of the original Abarth 500, covering wider wheels and ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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