RideLust

Really, what car doesn’t look better with a hood blister full of Cibies? The Fiat 500′s rally-prepped Abarth R3T version certainly does, and would look even more appropriate blasting down a snowy mountain road with all of them blazing. That being said, it’s unfortunately not street legal and destined to take part in a “promotional rally series” – essentially a one-make affair entirely on Fiat’s tab, as a sort of exhibition publicity stunt. I’m not really complaining, ‘cuz if Abarth can do it then anyone with access to the various bits and pieces can as well.

That being said, it’s fully kitted-out with all of the honest rally bits. There’s the standard 1.3 L motor, breathing through a Garret GT1446 turbocharger and making 180 HP (on what I’m assuming is not street-legal emissions equipment), and backed up by a 6-speed sequential gearbox for all the proper rally-shift goodness. I’m slightly disappointed that there’s no mention of a fire-spewing anti-lag system, but the turbo’s probably so damn small that’s not really an issue. Anyways, this should give some momentum to the Fiat 500 aftermarket …

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