29 September 2009 - 11:00
Dirt ’Bath
Today is becoming a good day for small, fast things. We've already seen the Renaultsport Twingo Mug, and now Fiat has revealed its 500-based rally car.
It is called the Abarth 500 R3T and, ahhhh, isn't it cute? The beefed-up Cinq is ready to race in Group R3T rallies, a class comprising cars with turbocharged engines smaller than 1.6 litres.
Like the road-going Abarth, the rally 500 is powered by Fiat's 1.4-litre petrol engine, with a bigger turbo boosting power to 132kW, 14kW more than the Esseesse.
Weighing it at just 1,080kg, it should be a riot to drive. The 500 R3T gets a six-speed sequential gearbox, proper racing diff and adjustable suspension. Fiat says it's the ideal car to introduce younger racers to rallying without the terrifying running costs associated with the higher groups.
More importantly, it has loads of lights and Italian racing stripes and big white wheels and stickers! What's not to love? How about the fact we STILL can't buy them in Australia. Bastizios!
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looks a bit like the spider thinggy / manager - Henry J. Waternoose from Monsters Inc. but prettier.
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can't wait to see this thing on the telly. alfa should make a rally MiTo
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ebonie-sheldon commented on this article
at 06:59 am on 03 October 2009
oh my god, hot stuff! well done Abarth !
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