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Abarth 500C Convertible review

2010 - 2015 (change model)
Parkers overall rating: 3.5 out of 53.5

At a glance

Price new £16,380 - £17,680
Used prices £2,895 - £6,912
Road tax cost £190 - £255
Insurance group 27 - 28
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 362 - 370 miles
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Pros & cons

PROS

Lively engine, fun and focused drive, sporty looks, excellent handling

CONS

Limited dealership network, jerky automatic gearbox, pricey when compared to bigger Punto Evo

Written by Chris Ebbs Published: 6 June 2019

Overview

Following the relative success of Abarth’s return to the UK market in 2008, Fiat’s high performance brand has taken the 500C and given it the full scorpion badged makeover. As with the usual 500C you get the same drop-top cool but the Abarth additions means it gets a 1.4-litre turbocharged Multiair engine with 140bhp making what is already a fun car to drive in Fiat guise, a more focused and exciting prospect.

Disappointingly the sporty paddleshift gearbox is jerky and lets it down somewhat. If the regular Abarth version won’t do, then there’s an Esseesse version that pushes power up a further 20bhp and adds stiffer suspension and improved brakes.