Abarth 500 review

In many ways a delightfully inspired attempt to inject a bit of machismo into the otherwise entirely effeminate Fiat 500, the Abarth fails to hit the mark quite as we’d all hoped, but is nonetheless a hugely entertaining and characterful hot hatch for comparatively little money. It’s even more compelling now, since Abarth cut the price for the standard car and added some good-looking trims further up the range. The is a proper facelift coming soon, but at least for now it’s still outclassed by cars such as the Ford Fiesta ST.