FIAT 500 ABARTH

Fiat 500 (2007) is an Italian passenger car belonging to the class of city cars, which was first presented to the general public in 2007 at the Paris Motor Show and in Turin. Its serial production started in the same year and is still going on. It is located in the factories of the concern in Tychy in Poland and in the city of Toluca in Mexico. It is worth adding that the car won the title of the European Car of the Year in 2008. The Fiat 500 (2007) was developed as the successor to the Seicento model, and its main designers were Roberto Giolito and Frank Stephenson. In its design, completely different from its predecessor, it refers to the Fiat car of the same name, but produced in the years 1957-1975. The changes also concerned minor modernizations of the steering and braking systems, as well as the introduction of more extensive additional and basic equipment. The range of usable engines has also been completely changed, significantly enlarging it, as well as using power units with significantly more power. The main body versions in which the car is offered are hatchback and convertible. The Fiat 500 was also tuned by Abarth, which aimed at installing more powerful engines, slight changes in the design and modernization of the steering and braking systems. For example, the models modernized in such a way are for example Fiat Abarth: 500 Assetto Corse or 695 Tributo Ferrari.