2008 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse

2008 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse Specifications

Chassis
Front	McPherson strut, special racing shock absorbers, coaxial spring with nut for adjusting height of car.
Rear	Inter-connected arms, special racing shock absorbers, springs with nut for adjusting height of car.
Drivetrain
Transmission	M32 6 Speed
Layout	Front Engine, FWD
Brakes	Brembo radial front calliper with four pistons M4X40.
Engine
Displacement	1.4 Liters
Engine Type	Turbocharged Inline 4
Horsepower	197 hp @ 6500 rpm
Torque	221 lbs-ft. @ 3000 rpm

Base Price: 2008 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse - Unannounced.

Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse: A Tiny Fiat 500 with Huge Power

Fiat has announced the 2008 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse, a super limited-run track day sports car based on the lowly Fiat 500 subcompact, then modified in every way into a lightweight, high-powered racing machine. Think John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S, minus a few pounds and inches in the waistline.

The Abarth marque at Fiat has come to signify small, lightened Italian sports cars that are the antithesis of nameplates like Ferrari and Maserati, yet still fast and sporting in their own right. The 500 Abarth Assetto Corse, like the less exclusive Fiat 500 Abarth,

The Abarth Assetto Corse is a limited-run Italian sport compact car, with only 49 units going to production. With 200 horsepower on tap in a package this small, the Assetto Corse will be tearing up Italian back roads soon for those Fiat fans lucky enough to get their hands on one.


Back to the track: 500 Abarth Assetto Corse

Abarth returns to track racing, and it has chosen to do so with its new '500 Abarth Assetto Corse', the baby supersports car from Abarth, due to be produced in a Limited Edition (49 cars).
The new vehicle, designed by the Fiat Group Automobiles Style Centre and produced by a team of Abarth Engineers and Designers will be the star of track races from next year and its creation confirms Abarth's racing vocation.

The Assetto Corse version of the petite 500 Abarth takes up the baton from its forerunner, the '595' that notched up numerous successes and great victories from 1963 and led to the coining of the description 'small but deadly'.

The cars sports a full racing outfit: wide track, white 17' special ultralight racing wheels, low ride, sports racing mirrors and a place for a number on the sides. Available in pastel grey with red Abarth side stripes, the '500 Abarth Assetto Corse' reveals an assertive front end that houses a badge bearing the Abarth logo and, below this, wide bumpers complete with an aerodynamic spoiler and screen-printed grilles to replace the plastic louvres on the standard production version. In addition to the classic bonnet clips, the bonnet houses two carbon air intakes bearing the Abarth scorpion logo.

The rear part of the car features a white winged spoiler, a badge bearing the Abarth logo and a twin exhaust pipe.

The Abarth identity is expressed to the full with a thunderbolt logo on the side representing the brand's racing image and a red band and four white chequers on the roof, just as on the winning Abarth 850TC version of the 1960s.

Inside, the '500 Abarth Assetto Corse' is equipped with a roll-bar type-approved for racing that is completely hollow to make the car lighter and faster. The car weighs approximately 180 kg less than the road version. The anatomical seats, the steering wheel (special for racing) and the carbon door panels make the 500 Abarth Assetto Corse a real baby sports car with a indomitable character all of its own.

Abarth has also thoughtfully provided a clothing set for the driver, that will be delivered in an original Abarth-branded leather bag. Owners of the '500 Abarth Assetto Corse' will therefore be resplendent in overalls, helmets, gloves and shoes, all meticulously branded with the ultra-new 'Assetto Corse' logo produced for the limited edition of the car.