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I had Abarth

Lucky me got to drive an Abarth 500 through the weekend, after dreaming over it for months since it came out. In the time I waited and read the many reviews online, I got more and more excited and began planning how to get my hands on one. I couldn’t afford to just buy one and neither did I want to just test drive for a few hours. So my best bet was to wait until a rental company had it available on their fleet.

It seems I was destined to drive the car, as I almost forgot how badly I wanted to take on out for the weekend, when one Friday my brother called me and said “do you still want an Abarth” and with no hesitation I said “Of course” and got it all booked in and delivered to my door.

At first I had to chuckle to myself, because it was a cute car and almost looked like a little monster with its Scorpion badge and sharp cut alloy wheels. I jumped in and was already in love with its black and red interior and the super cool and a slightly oversized turbo meter sticking out the dashboard. I had driven the regular Fiat 500, so in my head I started comparing them both and so far they had similarities but the Abarth excited me more. Once I started the car, I could hear the lovely rumbling engine noise, which was nothing like the Fiat 500.

Off I went to drive this little beast, unfortunately for me I live in a place full of blood speed humps, so I wasn’t able to put my foot down. So I headed for nearest, flat straight road, which was located with Victoria Park. I first did a little warm up round and then after I was comfortable and nearly sure I didn’t see the “law”, I decided to switch off the traction control and put my foot down, the car roared to about 80miles per hour in seconds and I found that I was already eating up the road quick, so I braked and got a little frightened as so much power kicking out such a small package made the car drag to one side. None the less I loved the rush I got off just that little taster.

I waited till the next day and took the Abarth 500 out onto the M2. All I can say is Wow, it’s amazing how much power the Abarth 500 kicks out and the size meant I could weave in and out the smallest spaces. This was like having a superbike but with doors and 4 seats.

After a weekend of fun with the Abarth 500, I figured that as much as I like the power of this car, it frightened me because of the size. I also noticed it’s a thirsty car and drank a lot of fuel, but then again I did have my foot all the way down on the accelerator most of the time. I would recommend this car, its super fun and you can personalise the car with your own little decals and accessories, for example these Fiat 500 Chrome Mirror Caps.

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