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Written by Stephen Dobie
There"s a bit of a shortage of small, affordable sports cars. The fact Fiat based its 124 Spider on the Mazda MX-5 proves how hard it is to make these things profitable. That one of the 124"s closest rivals is made by Fiat itself (well, Fiat"s performance car arm) only hammers the point home. For around 6,000 more than the Fiat 124, you can have the pumped-up Abarth 124. The extra cash not only buys you an aggressive styling makeover with optional retro rally colour schemes but an extra 30bhp (168bhp in total), a new suspension tune, a limited-slip differential and more powerful Brembo brakes. And an obscene exhaust system. This car is louder aurally than it is visually, believe it or not. That is not a compliment. In town, pedestrians will stare at you, while on the motorway you"ll have to turn your music up really loud to disguise its droning.
Date written: 30 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10713
There"s a bit of a shortage of small, affordable sports cars. The fact Fiat based its 124 Spider on the Mazda MX-5 proves how hard it is to make these things profitable. That one of the 124"s closest rivals is made by Fiat itself (well, Fiat"s performance car arm) only hammers the point home. For around 6,000 more than the Fiat 124, you can have the pumped-up Abarth 124. The extra cash not only buys you an aggressive styling makeover with optional retro rally colour schemes but an extra 30bhp (168bhp in total), a new suspension tune, a limited-slip differential and more powerful Brembo brakes. And an obscene exhaust system. This car is louder aurally than it is visually, believe it or not. That is not a compliment. In town, pedestrians will stare at you, while on the motorway you"ll have to turn your music up really loud to disguise its droning.
Date written: 30 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10713
