Another twingo rival?

[DrDrew]

I know there's a few on here that like(d) the 100HP panda in current guise, so it looks like there might be another rival on the cards for the new twingo RS.

Can't really see it sounding too great with a turbo 2cyl 875cc engine, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/274942/abarth_panda_for_15k.html

 

[frediiii]

look: great for a panda
choice of engine: purest fail

 

[Dazza1]

I had a panda 100hp dunno y they can have the same engine as the 500 on it cos it has the 1.4 16v engine it it anyway

 

[weebob]

really dont like the new front end. overly fussy.

+1 on new engine fail. the 1.4 in the 100hp was a good fit.

 

[gsidave]

15k is the epic fail.

 

[weebob]

Missed that bit. Bloody barmy

 

[GhostZ]

i have to say that looks like bad photoshopping

 

[Leanne]

Yuck!

 

[Bones]

i have to say that looks like bad photoshopping

Thats what I thought!!

 

[frediiii]

i have to say that looks like bad photoshopping

doesn't every fiat nowadays look like bad photoshopping?

 

[Dutchie]

I really wonder what's up with the automobile industry and the 10.000 light units they mount at the front of every car nowadays!?

 

[manofhow]

I really wonder what's up with the automobile industry and the 10.000 light units they mount at the front of every car nowadays!?

i guessing its becasue all cars manufactured from now on need day light running lights.

 

[gavin-h]

choice of engine: purest fail

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it - Abarth were breathing fire into tiny Fiat 500cc and 600cc engines 50 years ago :idea:

 

[singlespeed]

choice of engine: purest fail

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it - Abarth were breathing fire into tiny Fiat 500cc and 600cc engines 50 years ago :idea:

But the Abarth name has only meant body kits and a badge tacked onto a Fiat Sporting for a long time.

Engine size isn't the problem for me, it's the £15K price tag which makes the Dini look cheap

 

[maggi200]

The engine is fine, they actually sound great. I test drove a Twinair purely to see what the noise was like and it's addictive

 

[frediiii]

Abarth were breathing fire into [...] engines 50 years ago

...so was Amédée Gordini. and what do Karl Abarth and Amédée Gordini have in common? right. they both sold brand names to car companies they used to work for before they died in 1979.

so no more fire-breathing magic. just marketing.

 

[maggi200]

It's still impressive. And more relevant to today than a 1.4 turbo might be.

 

[Monster Detail]

They're too ugly to rival the 133.