Abarth returns to track racing, and it has chosen to do so with its new Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse, the baby supersports car from Abarth, that is produced in a Limited Edition (49 cars).
The new Fiat 500 Assetto Corse developped by ABARTH engineers and designers will be the star of track races from next year. and its creation confirms Abarth's racing career.
The Assetto Corse version of the petite Fiat 500 Abarth takes up the baton from its forerunner, the '595' that notched up great victories in the European race tracks from 1963 and led to the coining of the description 'small but deadly'.
The cars sports a full racing outfit: wide track, white 17' special ultralight racing wheels, low ride, sports racing mirrors and a place for a number on the sides. Available in pastel grey with red Abarth side stripes, the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse reveals an assertive front end that houses a badge bearing the Abarth logo and, below this, wide bumpers complete with an aerodynamic spoiler and screen-printed grilles to replace the plastic openings on the standard production version. In addition to the classic bonnet clips, the bonnet houses two carbon air intakes bearing the Abarth scorpion logo. Under the bonnet we will find a modified version of the road-going Abarth 500’s 135Hp 1.4-liter turbo engine that develops 200Hp and 300 Nm of torque
The rear part of the car features a white winged spoiler, a badge bearing the Abarth logo and a twin exhaust pipe.
The Abarth identity is expressed to the full with a thunderbolt logo on the side representing the brand's racing image and a red band and four white chequers on the roof, just as on the winning Abarth 850TC version of the 1960s.
Inside, the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse is equipped with a roll-bar type-approved for racing that is completely hollow to make the car lighter and faster. The car weighs approximately 180 kg less than the road version. The racing seats, the special racing steering wheel and the carbon door panels make the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse a real baby sports car with undefeated characters all of its own .
Abarth has also provided a clothing set for the driver, that will be delivered in an original Abarth-branded leather bag. Owners of the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse will therefore be shining in overalls, helmets, gloves and shoes, all branded with the ultra-new 'Assetto Corse' logo produced for the limited edition of the car.
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