{"id":1331,"date":"2012-01-28T17:03:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carscrubs.com\/blog\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2012-02-26T13:31:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-26T18:31:24","slug":"fiat-500-abarth-the-ultimate-italian-car-for-the-ultimate-italian-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carscrubs.com\/blog\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"Fiat 500 Abarth:  The Ultimate Italian Car for the Ultimate Italian Job!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s obvious we love the new <a href='http:\/\/carscrubs.com\/blog\/?s=fiat+500&#038;x=17&#038;y=10'><strong>Fiat 500<\/strong><\/a>.  It&#8217;s fun, it&#8217;s stylish, it&#8217;s Italian, and it just has that certain <em><strong>je ne sais quoi <\/strong><\/em> (ok, we know that&#8217;s a French term, but hey, you know what we mean).  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>But you know what?  There&#8217;s another car we like even better!&#8230;and it&#8217;s called the <strong>Fiat 500 Abarth<\/strong>.  You see, <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abarth'><strong>Abarth<\/strong><\/a> is the performance\/racing division of parent company <strong>FIAT<\/strong>, somewhat analogous to the<strong> M<\/strong> division of<strong> BMW <\/strong>or the <strong>AMG<\/strong> division of<strong> Mercedes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Fiat 500 Abarth <\/strong>is like a souped-up version of the regular 500.  Not only does it LOOK even better (with its more aggressive styling), but it also PERFORMS even better, with its new 1.4-liter MultiAir\u00ae Turbo engine delivering 160 hp (standard Fiat 500 has 101 hp) and 170 lb-ft of torque (standard version has 98 lb-ft), Abarth-tuned suspension, brake system, and dual exhaust.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that movie <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Italian_Job_(2003_film)'><strong><em>The Italian Job<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, where they drove wild anywhere and everywhere in those fast little <strong>MINI Coopers<\/strong>?  Pfffftt!!&#8230;forget those cars!&#8230;they should&#8217;ve been driving the<strong> Abarth 500<\/strong>, a true Italian machine fit for a true Italian job!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carscrubs.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/carscrubs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2012Fiat500Abarth.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2012 Fiat 500 Abarth\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscrubs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2012Fiat500Abarth.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.carscrubs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2012Fiat500Abarth-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This car is made for the BIG SCREEN!  It&#8217;s a movie star in-the-making.  Don&#8217;t believe us?  Well, ok then&#8230;<strong>we&#8217;ll let YOU MAKE THE CALL.<\/strong>  \ud83d\ude09  <\/p>\n<p>Check out this <strong>Fiat 500 Abarth commercial<\/strong>.  This commercial will capture your attention &#8211; we guarantee it!  With the 2012 Super Bowl coming up and all those would-be Super Bowl commercial contenders (or should we say &#8220;pretenders&#8221;?), this would be<strong> THE <\/strong>highlight of them all.  See for yourself:  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpi2IAec9Ho\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At an expected U.S. MSRP of around <strong>$22,000<\/strong>, this car is an Italian bargain&#8230;lots of return for your automotive dollar, just like any Italian-style family restaurant.  You might want to place your order now for the <strong>2012 Fiat 500 Abarth<\/strong>&#8230;before those characters in <em><strong>The Italian Job<\/strong><\/em> steal them all from under your nose.  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s obvious we love the new Fiat 500. It&#8217;s fun, it&#8217;s stylish, it&#8217;s Italian, and it just has that certain je ne sais quoi (ok, we know that&#8217;s a French term, but hey, you know what we mean). \ud83d\ude42 But you know what? 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