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Sulland
12th December 2008, 11:31
Abarth will travel to Monte Carlo with a complete new homologation of the Grande Punto S2000:
- Gearbox from X-Trac rather than Sadev
- new transmission
- new rear axle
- new suspension arms
- new steering
- new exhaust system

We are seeing a lot of footage from the Fabia testing, what about Abarth - dont they test and people film or photograph it ?

RS
12th December 2008, 12:33
Abarth surely must test, but the Italians don't seem very good with the internet.

Either that, or it is so top secret that the 'Italian Rally Mafia' will come round and break your legs if you leak any test footage :D

Sulland
12th December 2008, 13:31
Maybe PLuto need to send a team out :p

Mirek
12th December 2008, 16:37
As far as I know Scandola drove Punto S2000 09 in some regional rally event in November...

COD
12th December 2008, 22:17
From what I have heard, Alen tested Punto last week in Italy. No footage?

Sulland
13th December 2008, 12:48
Any feedback from the drivers that has driven it, compared to the 08 model ?

Janez
22nd December 2008, 21:06
Hello! It's my firs post on this forum :s pinhead:

Two clips, from tests...
http://videos.1max2rallye.com/description.php?id=924
I don't think that Basso is driving here.
http://videos.1max2rallye.com/description.php?id=925
On this one, there is no doubt about driver.

efe-e
26th December 2008, 12:21
are there any pics about that test?

PLuto
26th December 2008, 12:45
Here are some pictures: http://forum.autosport.cz/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=100&p=12580#p12421

Sulland
26th December 2008, 16:43
Do you see some visible differences btw the 08 and 09 Abarth ?

katxal
26th December 2008, 17:03
external view is the same than 2008, maybe cause the car is an 2008 Chassis.

http://www.s2000rally.com/car-detail.php?car=135

Mirek
26th December 2008, 17:05
Do you see some visible differences btw the 08 and 09 Abarth ?

Some more snow on the livery? :D

Sulland
27th February 2009, 16:52
Did anyone film the gravel testing the Abarth Team did ?

cyr
10th April 2009, 13:41
petter test abarth with a view to participating in a few international rallies"

http://www.rally-live.com/en/headlin...09180257.shtml (http://www.rally-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/090409180257.shtml)

wwbroe
10th April 2009, 19:49
petter test abarth with a view to participating in a few international rallies"

http://www.rally-live.com/en/headlin...09180257.shtml (http://www.rally-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/090409180257.shtml)

I tought he was ill, wasn't he? :D

Sulland
24th April 2009, 22:03
Have anyone said anything on how the 09 upgrades worked ?

Seems that they still is a bit behind the 207 ?

Gordini
23rd September 2009, 14:30
Abarth need to before 2010 to take a big step forward and to use all available engineering capacity within the FIAT consortium, incl Ferrari F1.
The best way to see that something has to be done, is to look at how many GP has been built and sold in 09.....

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