2013 Fiat 500 Abarth - The Loud Turbo Hatch You NEED to Drive (POV Binaural Audio) 

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Tips for Abarths: -If you want to replace the shifting knob, its not like other knobs that screw off, instead there is a bolt in the middle that holds it down -If you can't find the locks for the doors, worry not they are operated from the door handles, simply press them in. -These cars CHUG oil, be very vigilant of your dip stick -If you want the pops and bangs, throw it into a higher gear at low speeds (like 3rd or 4th at ~40mph) then hit the gas, wait for boost to peak into 14-18Psi then let go of the throttle and. . . *POP* -If you want good gas mileage then keep the revs lower than 3.5K, If I keep it in that threshold I usually sit around 32mpg any higher and it can dip as low as 19mpg.

I've been driving diesel SUV's for years now & decided to buy one of these 6 months ago - absolute blast & glad I did - fitted cruise control for long journeys & it's great. I have noticed that people HATE being overtaken by this thing - the number of times I've overtaken a really slow driver & they're immediately tailgating me as if they've had their manhood stripped away - hilarious!

In Italy cars like these can easily reach with an increased turbine, intercooler and various sensors up to 250 / 300hp in total reliability, among young people it is the norm. I am pleased to know that it is also appreciated abroad, a greeting from Rome!

Honestly if you dont spend a lot of time on highways the Abarth 500 might just be the best car to have. It's got the sound and pull, a decent chassis and is piss easy to park

Fond memories of having one as a daily. Set of Steelies and snow tires and this thing was a beast in snow. Ironically one of the most reliable cars I’ve ever had.

My friend had one of these with a few mods that made 185hp and had some very nice coilovers and a sway bar upgrade and my god that's the most fun I've ever had driving a car, definitely the most nimble and one of the quickest cars I've ever driven

@11:00 I had a similar experience in my Abarth. I was driving 20MPH ( A 25 zone) and this guy was yelling "SLOW DOWN!" My wife and I were laughing. Sounds like you're hauling ass but you're just vibing

I absolutely love mine. Had a tune done on it. Really wakes the car up. It's been trouble free for 7 years now. I did notice you didn't hit sport mode. It makes a big difference.

Absolutely love my '13. Nearly 120k on the clock, been pushing 24psi for 35,000 miles and it's been dead reliable. Decently quick in a straight line, and absolutely rips on tight backroads. 10/10 would recommend

I owned a 2018 from new until recently. You really gotta hit the sport button to get the entire amount of boost. It feels way faster in sport, has to be one of the most necessary sport modes in any car. I don’t remember the exact numbers but I think you get about 5 psi more boost in sport. Also, the car has no muffler! There might be a resonator under there close to the middle of the car but take a look under the rear lol

Recently just bought the fiat 500 Abarth for my first car and it’s so much fun to drive especially with a manual transmission. I definitely get a lot of people saying that it’s too small but I can actually fit more than I would have thought in the trunk. This car is truly such a cute and fun car and I just love it!

I actually managed to snag one of these recently as a first car, absolutely love it to death and am thrilled to see one of my favorite youtubers driving it too.

I had one of these. Very functional as a daily driver. I put a rear hitch on mine for my mountain bike and upgraded to an Apple car play radio. It’s a true joy to drive if you can get over the plasticky dashboard and the seating position.

I had a 2015 Abarth for 5 years and it was a surprisingly practical daily and had more personality than 90% of the cars on the road. Build quality is so/so but the sound makes up for it.

"It sounds like it has a straight piped exhaust.." that's because it basically does! Just a resonator with no mufflers.

You did a great job explaining the Abarth. You said all the reasons I love driving mine but you almost need to re do this video but with the sport mode on because of how much of a substantial difference it makes. Genuinely the biggest difference you would never expect.

The 500 Abarth is of the best kept and underrated secrets, and it comes in a cabriolet! Flickable, manual, top-down driving :) These cars are such a hoot, and the 1.4L Multiair turbo is THE best sounding 4-cyl I've ever heard.

"you're gonna live in a roundabout in this car" funniest thing i've ever heard 😂 and so true!

The 1.4 in the fiat 500 is an amazing engine. I had the regular 500 pop version and put an exhaust on it, it sounded identical to the Abarth just an NA version

I had a great battle against not one but 2 of those last summer on a racetrack with my 325is e30. I had to use all the tricks and fight hard to gain time on the guys with their little rockets. Super fun times. Tires and pads were hurt a bit 😁

I’m surprised you didn’t put it into sport mode! That brings the torque from 150 lbs to the full 170. Such fun cars to drive

I’m hopefully picking up a 2015 next week and I was grinning ear to ear watching this. So deeply excited.

Honestly I have had many high performance cars in my lifetime probably 30 or more from vettes, Porsches including turbos, BMW m cars etc. I have never and will never drive a car as much fun as the fiat Abarth. I owned 3 of them. So I totally get what you are saying.

I absolutely love mine! Purchased brand new in 2015 and has served me very well to this day. Puts a smile on my face every single time I drive it!

Back in 2016 my dad had a 2013 convertible model. Whenever he wasn’t home I used to sneak the car out and practice driving stick shift. Oh how fun it was to be a senior in high school cruising around with friends causing mischief in an abarth with the top down. Such a fun little car and such good times.

Real car guy!👍 Really loving, feeling and appreciating the joy of driving. Great review worth watching!👍 And big like for choosing a manual again. You are by far the best reviewer on the ytb. No bs, just reviewing about the most important thing - feel of driving.👍 Greetings to You from sunny Croatia!🇭🇷 P.S. Maybe You could try some smaller VW and Audi manual cars. For me personally even greater joy than Fiat 500, although I haven't tried the Abarth version.

Just got one a month ago and it’s a blast to drive, and I always drive in sport mode, it gives about 6 pound of boost more and the throttle response is instant. Great reviews like always!

The Abarth had one of the best car commercials ever.

ive been driving an Abarth for 2 months already and i can tell you its really fun to drive, especially if you put in sport and ecs turned off, pure fun

My head chef has one, with a bigger and louder exhaust, antiroll bars and a bigger turbo installed. He took me for a ride in it a few times, and this little thing is insanely fast and deceiving for what it really is! Fun in the corners and sounds amazing

I owned a 2012 Abarth for 9 years. There were several things that had to be upgraded to get the best from this car: 1. Koni Yellow shocks, 2. NeuSpeed rear torsion bar, 3. Front Mounted Intercooler, 4. upgraded shifter, the All Angles Design Short Shifter was a great product, 5. Go Fast Bits DV+ Diverter Valve. With those items installed it was a great car. I'm driving a 2022 Civic SI now and I love it, but I do miss my Abarth.

I drove a 2014 Abarth 500 for 5 years and the car was very reliable with no issues. Sold it for an suv but I miss it everyday :(

I literally sold my 986 Boxster S AND my 500hp F30 335 for this car. Buying the right car for the roads you drive is not to be underestimated.

I bought this car in 2018 just to have as a daily into DC - I also have a Civic Type R. I still choose to daily the Abarth into the city. The exhaust and visceral feel is mucho fun. Thanks for dedicating a video on this car!

I find it interesting that you did your entire test drive without ever activating Sport Mode on the Abarth. It increases the torque output, increases throttle response, increases the boost pressure, and increases the heaviness of the steering wheel. I think you should take it for another test drive, but this time with Sport Mode engaged.

Clicked on this immediately! I'd love to drive one of these some day. I really wish we had more moderately fast and very light European hatchbacks/super minis like this in the US. Edit: Also, I'd love the GR Yaris and Suzuki swift from Japan 😍

Tip for any new owners or anyone who gets a chance to drive one. The TC is really intrusive, so holding the button for 5 seconds to fully defeat it is worth doing. It also seems to draw power when it's on so turning it off is the only way to get full power.

Gives me flashbacks to spending several hours in the back seat of one of these. I enjoyed driving that car but boy did riding in the back make you feel like you were going to die.

I never understood the Abarth 500 until I rode one... now I am contemplating on buying one

Friend bought one of these as a college car and let me drive it a few times. Thing was surprisingly fun, at one point I think one of the coils was struggling because it would misfire under WOT and sounded almost like launch control. Bet the people living along the road loved hearing that one with no muffler on it

Dream car. Thanks for the video, love to see your take on it

I rented one of these for 48 hours in October of 2019. Put 300 miles on it in that time and even though it was a slushbox auto, I had a BLAST.

Had two, one souped-up to almost 400 HP convertible. Fantastic vehicle! Extremely fun to drive if you understand what you are buying. Miss it very much.

The sound of this car makes me so happy. Since they start at 10k and im all for sound when it comes to a car, you know im getting one

Absolutely agree with how much fun a lightweight, cornering beast can be. My mom owns the Fiat 500 sport and she loves the handling of it.

Your videos are some of the best POV driving on RU-vid, and I know these aren't your cars, but god I wish you'd cut loose and abuse them once in a while, especially a car like this that's practically begging for you to bang first gear off the rev limiter.

I've wanted one of these for a long time and finally got one last year. It's a little rough around the edges but omg it is the most fun car I've ever had. It now has an ATP high flow downpipe on it and it took all the noise from the stock system and just amplified it a bit.

I've got a 2013 which I picked up a few years ago for 10k with 20k miles, well-taken care of. I'm averaging 36.5 mpg and it's huge fun to drive - my 'winter motorcycle'. It's a sleeper, under-appreciated, but very good. -Tom

The Abarth has the best exhaust of any turbo I’ve ever heard. These small cars are way more fun than horsepower monsters. Would love to see you review some 1970 era fun small cars (MG, TR7, original mini with the 10” wheels, etc).

just started looking at these yesterday, and you posted a review today

Wife had a 500 Turbo with the stick. Sunroof. Black outside and red leather. What a blast to drive. Terrific car!

Glad you enjoyed the drive, great video! Have loved my 2016 for almost 5 years now. Hard to beat the Abarth fun/$ ratio

This car looks incredibly fun to drive and I am actually surprised how stable it is on my highway. People really underestimate how much light weight and a small size adds to the pure fun of driving. Thanks for the video. Owners of the Fiat 500 Abarth just got my respect for knowing something I did not. I thought these cars were just underpowered appliances and that is not the case for the Abarth.

Abarth owners always do the Italian hand gesture to me. Idk how you can’t love these things.

I picked up it's half brother, the 124 spider (same engine, better platform), a couple years ago. So much fun and one of the *best* 4cylinders made for raucous exhaust

Just saw one ripping around my neighborhood…love the sound

Really good to see these finally getting loved. I daily drove one for 5 years and put 105k on it with literally 0 issues. Got made fun of and mocked at every car meet I ever went to and just had a smug grin thinking on the inside “These idiots have no idea what theyre missing out on.’ Stock pirellis are shit, and build quality is meh at best but I regret selling it more than any other car. It is a bit stiff, small and noisy for a daily, especially if you have longer regular commutes. However, when it comes to the fun factor, and all of the key car enthusiast points like driving involvement, good noise, seat of your pants speed ( it is not a fast car ), and uniqueness, it’s the best hot hatch you can buy. They’re genuinely rare compared to your ST cars, GTI’s, BRZ’s, Miata’s etc., too. The right aftermarket air filter they make fun wooshi stutu noises, stiffer valve springs add a ton of power, and with those any decent tune can pull 200hp out of it easily, which is really where they should have been from factory. Simple bolt ons and some sticky rubber make this one of the most fun cars money can buy. And like I said, it’s not fast, but if you tune it right and use the powerband correctly, you WILL embarrass some unassuming arrogant owners of cars that you’d think would easily outperform these adorably angry little cars. Damnit I need another one.

Awesome video and audio, awesome car, awesome driver!

I had a ride in one of these as a passenger a few years back, and despite us literally just going around the block a bit, it was a fun ride. It was loud and made some nice turbo hissing sounds, and it just felt way faster than it was.

When I moved, I fit a few bags AND 2 entire queen size bed frames in my Abarth for one of my trips. They're surprisingly roomy. I've also had a lot of passengers in the back that found it quite decent for short trips. Everything about the car is completely opposite of what it looks like. Roomy, loud, fairly quick, and a blast to drive. I was scared to buy mine, as it has always been one of those dream garage cars, and I wasn't sure if I'd be disappointed. But I love it way more than I even expected. Well... it's in the shop right now for some work. That's the one downside lmao

I bought mine 2 years ago, still smile every time I drive it.

I bought it new 7 years ago and still have it. No plan to sell it. I highly recommend to upgrade suspensions and install sway bars. It will make this car very stable and take corners truly like a go cart. I have Konis on mine :)

I have one of these,and just love it. Will never sell it.

The "office chair" comment made me crack up, thanks man!

Sick vid man! 🔥

I just bought my abarth, same year, I absolutely love it!! It is my dream car come true. (For a short man like me) I plan on putting the Lamborghini door conversion on it very soon.

The pre-facelift gauge cluster is amazing on these.

I’ve been driving a friends early Ford Focus ZX-3 with a manual, honestly it’s a blast, zero worries and so light! Almost as fun as my Miata.

Weirdly comparable to my ND Miata. Same wheel and tire size, same weight and same power. 3000 RPM at 70 mph is what the Miata does in 6th gear as well.

Clicked on LIKE even before watching the video! This is just like my Abarth, except mine is 2017 Year Model. Great little pocket-rocket!!

I love my Abarth sooo much. It's by no means a perfect car, but I'm usually having too much fun in it to care about its flaws. So sad they stopped selling these.

I used to own one of those - same year, same color 😎 cool to see what you think about a car I used to own. weird you didn't mention the HUGE difference in sport mode vs non-sport mode. I think you captured the esence of that car perfectly! 😁😁

Always loved this car. Always kind of wanted one.

I chuckled when you mentioned the torque steer on the Mazdaspeed3. I had a 2010 for a few years and I used to spar with the steering wheel on a daily basis!

The Italians sure know how to tune an exhaust system.

Great video👍😀

THEY DO!! They do have a straight exhaust...hence the rumble!! 👍👍

We recently bought my wife a 2015 Abarth 500, manual transmission, and she absolutely loves it to death. I love driving it too, it's so much fun. It's a happy car that sounds angry and handles turns like a gocart.

The car is a blast to rip around in. I didn't drive mine this year but rest assured in a year or two I'll get reacquainted with it once again. Keeping mine forever.

The steering feel and acceleration are significantly improved in sport mode. That button makes a world of difference.

Two of my dream cars are a mk4 VW R32 and the Abarth 500. I just love the abarth so much. Small but packs a punch of fun!

I can't wait to get another one!

I have a 2018 Abarth Cabrio and the exhaust sound with the top down is my soundtrack!

Great review. I love this car. Great drivers car. A lot of fun!!!!

Those guys spoil you with cars haha, nice video man

LITTLE CARS!!!!

LOVE the Abarth

It is 9 years old, it looks like brand new. Wow

I just got one. It's maybe the best thing I've ever driven, no joke.

low speed driving is where those cars shine, ripping up backroads in my r56 cooper s feels right

I have a 2012 fiat 500 sport. Not arbarth. But my car ROCKS. thanks. Great video.

you forgot to set it in sport mode lol that's the very left knob of the three you see under the radio. i have a 2012 500 Abarth bought second hand with around 79k miles and no problems so far. this car reminds me of the Lancia Delta Integrale i once had in the past. sound and acceletation are very similar and make it fun to drive. thank you for sharing this wonderfully done video 👍👍😊

Loved this video! I own a Fiat 124 Spider Abarth that I absolutely love; this car intrigues me. Too bad you can’t buy them new any more.

The handles for opening the doors are a throwback to the original Fiat 500. On the OG model they were manual handles for opening the windows.

Sport mode would have added a huge difference in throttle response and steering response. And it does feel quicker in sport. Most sport modes in cars don't do much. But this car it makes a huge difference

This feels like giving my first old opel corsa an absurdly powerful monster engine xD

I have a regular 500 Sport and that's what I learned manual on, very fun to drive even at 100bhp!

YES FINALLY, Tedward, my first car is a 2012 abarth, still drive it to this day, SUCH A FUN PICKKK!

Dammit Tedward. I want a Fiat 500, but after this video IM GOING CRAZY BC I WANT THIS NOW