Fiat Abarth is back! (Punto)

[Brother John]

At last a factory which brings out a sport-loving rally car as a street car! :up:

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=2edljpfcj92d27d8ckbm0kk3c0&newsID=9994&view=news_detail

[jonas_mcrae]

looks great, can someone translate?

[cut the b.s.]

The Skorpion is back. On the Genevan car drawing-room Fiat lets revive again the trademark Abarth and presents the Grande Punto in its most sporting version..

Premiere celebrates the Grande Punto Abarth that is driven by a 1,4-Liter of large Turbomotor. Its four cylinder performs lie proud 150 HP in 5,500 RPM, in use of Superplus even 155 HP on. Standard moderate 206 Nm brace can be activated themselves in 2,000 RPM on the crank shaft, in the sport mode 230 Nm in 3,000 RPM. The achievement boundary not therewith still is reached, Fiat gives notice already a second extension step with 180 HP on.

With a six gear transmission, larger brakes, 17 customs wheels and thick Spoilern the Grande Punto Abarth delimits itself further of the tamer models. The Italian Kraftzwerk celebrates launch in September.

COMEBACK: Fiat lets revive yet more sportingly goes the sign Abarth again the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 too works with which Fiat will begin and Giandomenico Basso in the Italian championship. The achievement data of the all wheel drive Rallyeboliden: 270 HP (8,250 RPM) and 225 Nm (6,500 RPM).

Simultaneously Davide Gatti, victor of the Fiat Abarth starts internationally Trophy 2006, with a Fiat Grande Punto R3D, that is driven by a diesel engine. The Selbstzünder performs 175 HP in 4,000 RPM and 360 Nm (1,500 RPM).

International Fiat will use the drivers Andrea Navarra, Umberto Scandola and Anton Alen in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). Until now 15 Grande Punto Abarth S2000 were produced, that are used also in different national championships.

Wallpaper Fiat Grande Punto Abarth

thanks to http://ets.freetranslation.com/

[Koppomsbo]

well its for sure an great looking car :up: lets hope for the best!!

[Mickey T]

I'm glad it's coming on sale, but At Last?

err, what about the Impreza WRX and WRX STi, or the Lancer Evolution series, or the GSR before that?

in the same stable, there have been a series of Delta Integrales that still look hot.

it's another in a long line and joins illustrious company. no need to make it sound like it's a first!

[Brother John]

I'm glad it's coming on sale, but At Last?

err, what about the Impreza WRX and WRX STi, or the Lancer Evolution series, or the GSR before that?

in the same stable, there have been a series of Delta Integrales that still look hot.

it's another in a long line and joins illustrious company. no need to make it sound like it's a first!

I mean in the old day´s every factory had a sport version! Opel Kadett GTE, Escort RS 2000, Talbot Sunbeam, TR7, Fiat, Peugeot and ........go on!
Like Don Jippo told me, everyone could make a top rally car of almost all normal road cars!

[Mickey T]

there is not much interchangeable between the Abarth road car and the Fiat rally car.

life is more complicated than it used to be in Group G, and you can't run like that anymore. Even Group N cars, which are supposed to be showroom spec, are heavily modified in every area you can imagine, like struts, engines, ecus, gearboxes and chassis rigidity.

i like the idea, but it's a sales and marketing extension of rallying, not an engineering extension.