My 595 was modified an hour after I drove it off the showroom floor, so I can’t comment on how a stock Abarth performs. I shouldn’t imagine it would compare well with other micro Hot Hatches such as the i20N or the Fiesta ST, which are vastly more sophisticated. My 595, with surprisingly little work, now produces 200kw and weighs just 1000kg. That car is an assault on the senses, both for the driver and those nearby, especially with magnificent Monza exhaust noise. My 595 Competizione, with its power to weight ratio, demoralises practically every car under 100K, which causes their owners incredible frustration and embarrassment.
@@Anonbruzz Yes, I'm in Australia and the work was done by Coco Eurotech who does 99% of all modified Abarth work in Melbourne. They are very rare here which adds to the appeal of owning one. Cars like the Golf GTI, R, AMG45, RS3's are a dime a dozen. They are all great cars but have zero personality compared to the Abarth.
@@wchrvp Knew it would have been Coco. You running the stock 1446? Mine was built by ARI with the help of Coco but I am in QLD. Lets just say RS3 owners don't like my car haha
I went from a Mitsubishi Evo 8 to this as a daily driver in a metropolitan. I did road trips across the USA. People act weird to the looks vs the sounds it makes. I use this as a daily driver, and probably upset people, but it's legal.
I freakin love this car. Rented one of these on a trip to Italy a couple of years ago and fell in love with it. I've been so close to pulling the trigger on one of these but the brain always wins over the heart. I'm hoping when my kid gets his license he'll buy one of these...
Same here. I was thinking about buying one for 2y. Finally bought one last year and absolutely fell in love with it. Bought the 145hp version and really makes happy each time i drive it.
That is the most proper title to describe this vehicule. I have the F595 with essentially the same exhaust and I need to say that this video does not demonstrate even 20% of all the sounds that you would experience in real life.
Very enjoyable review. You hit the nail on the head - objectively these are not good at all, but there is something about the Scorpion that gets under your skin and all the negatives get forgiven. At least they do by me. I’m on my second Abarth and although I had a wide choice of things to get when I changed car, I kept coming back to another Abarth. So I went all-in and got a 695 70th Anniversario and have not stopped grinning for 18 moths.
Hi mate! Hope you're enjoying it. Could you please tell me what the 695 brings over the 595 competiziones when it comes to performance? Any updates? And what does the 70th anniversary badge bring apart from the badge? Cheers
I discovered this channel whilst searching for an Aussie review of this very car. I love your style, so refreshing after all the standard reviews you normally get. I said to wife today, let’s do something outrageous and trade the Forester on one of these, you know spice up our lives etc. She said NO! So keep up the good work, I have subscribed.
Great video Matt and welcome Jacob 💪🏻. The blue looks so good. Did you notice when you said 'scratchy plastics' in the external mirror shot that they actually scratched! It's a term for harshness but this was the first time ive seen where it took it's literal meaning :-)
first time watching your video, you've really got a talent for it mate. no less quality than any of the major car review channels we all know. and from another VIC boy, good on you!!
So true, about checking out a car's history with the Vin number. Going to look at, buying a weekend car. Checked the vin number on a register. Yep, repairable write off. Save yourself a world of pain and check the vin number on a report, first. Some sellers will tell you anything to sell their " car ".
Yes! Saves my bum as I said, I do it on every car now too… a little money now is a lot better than a lot later (didn’t do it for my VW, and for that I am dumb)
You got to get one. Bought a brand new 500 Abarth in 2017 and I love it! 17K miles and change on it 5 years later and runs like a champion go-kart mini-racercar. Also looks darn good oozing around a parking lot.
Fully optioned? My Sabelt seats had carbon fibre backs! 🤔 Loved my 595 Comp but much happier now with my 124; not as practical but more refined. Greetings from Sydney.
My mom has a 2012 fiat 500 and the interior is almost exactly the same as this one. Only the screens, seats and steering wheel are different. Can't believe how little they changed about it and how many sh*tty design decisions they kept. Really fun car to drive tho, feels like I'm driving a street legal go-kart.
THOSE trying to evaluate ergonomics on a FIAT 500 Abarth, simply just .... don't quit your day job! You don't get the point of what it is this TOY ... I mean car! Its made to be fun!
For those that love it, to each their own and I respect that so don't take this the wrong way. But personally, I drove one and hated it. It's slow, the steering is unprecise, the gear shift is like mixing cream it is so bad and it rides harsh but doesn't handle well. And, it's way too expensive for that inside. The trims and finish is soooooo crap with cheap plastic everywhere. I don't get the hype for these things. And you look like you're trying to hard to be cool when you drive it but every car guy makes fun of you. Driving it I feel like I’m sitting on a stool and the steering wheel is never correctly placed.
Haha you kill me mate, too funny! And I think the 0-100 is slower for people like you and I, it's weight! Lol I'm 105kgs and partner, he's 90kgs, so seeing that the Abarth weighs just 1000kg, we are like 1/5 of the total weight!! So it's def slower with us onboard, won't beat someone who is 70kgs. And the standard seats are better for us "big boned" guys, much more room especially on a longer journey than just a trip to Woolies. Physics mate! Awesome review as always!
There is a pump to raise and lower the seat in my 13 NA Abarth. Im 6'1" and Im extremely comfortable in my car. Seat could use more cushion. I cant fathom why people complain about Fiat Abarth seats. It goes up/down several inches. Either you guys got shit seats or you dont know how to use them. (Standard Leather Seats with Red Stripe) not some fancy version.
I have a 190 hp abarth i weight 80 kilos, 0 to 100 km\h in around 6.5 seconds. Think of it, a 190hp on a 900 kilos car. Is like 260hp on a 1300kilos car.
Have to agree with this one. I bought a brand new 595 Competizione manual in October of 2021. Was the WORST experience buying a car (my 28th) in my 25 years of driving. Bought 2 new cars from the same dealer since 2017 and they were disgustingly horrible. But that aside, I LOVE it. Had to have a manual, standard seats (didn't like the Sabelts), same wheels as on this one, and aluminium antenna plate. Def didn't want the "automated manual", moon roof, or a Convertible. It's great to drive. Super fun, decently quick, amazing sounding, decent room (175cm tall), but very much a typical Italian car. Can run rough, is extremely bumpy over bumps, tight pedal layout, Def recommend some Tods to take it for a spin (makes a huge difference), no cruise, but still worth the $40k for a toy. Don't get why the whinging by so many for not having a rear camera, it's so small you don't even need sensors, but then again I got my licence at 15 in 1996 lol. Build quality is odd. Doors shut with a thud, yet the door panels inside are just hard plastic. Small cupholders, no place for your phone; even in the door it will fly to the rear of the door out of reach. Dash is decently put together, wheel is amazing carbon fibre and Alcantara. Love the Alcantara on the gauge hood as well. Sadly mine didn't have the option of the Alcantara dash. Hard to remember to lock though, as all cars I've had for years you just walk off and it locks. Tons of aftermarket things for every taste. Really the only downside (to some, but I was taught in a different era about oil change intervals and such) maintenance costs. Spark plug change at two years, timing belt (belt, water pump et cetera) at 4.....it's like cars used to be, so no issue for me, but many won't like that. If you aren't prepared to spend money to keep it running, walk away, not the car for you. Great review!!
they're great. even the older ones still hold up. so you can actually get the older ones for far less money because they drop in value quite fast and still have that thrill. I had a go in a 2012 one which still blew me away lol such a little monster. also I think the modification market for these is good.
Because they are. I own one and it's really just an economy car with a turbo bolted on but there's just something about it that makes you smile. It's cute but angry. It just wants to go, wants to be thrown into corners, the occasional pops from the exhaust... You can't help but love the thing.
How the hell you know I am watching your video while sitting on the toilet, you watching me through my iPad’s camera? Lol 😂, anyway I just picked up a 2013 abarth today, I like the euro version tail light, the us version I have sucks,it looks ugly, someday I will do the conversion.
I had one for a week as a hire car. They didn't have a lancer so they gave me this- well, not this, but the decaf version with a 3 cyl motor (I think). Now, I'm 5 inches shorter than you, but it was bloody cramped and shitty inside *for me*. Driving position is absolute *rubbish*, it had a horrible ride, the steering wheel is too high, and I was so glad to return the little POS at the end. Rubbish RUBBISH
One of the things I dislike the most about modern cars is that they cost a fortune because there's a million pieces of tech that it doesn't need. I drive cars because I enjoy driving. This car has CarPlay, it has an easy to set climate control system, and it's got enough space for two weeks of groceries for a family of 4. What more do you need? I've not even heard anyone run into insane problems with one, the engines in these little buggers seem to be pretty good. Just about three only thing I'd lament the loss of is rear/all wheel drive. For a fun daily, it's not really missing much.
@@MAGNITIS08 I have a S4 2021 and it has the exact same tailpipes as this Rally Blue one. I have the sport button which actually does F all to the exhaust. And mine sounds exactly the same as this one does as well. So still don't understand when you said the exhaust has been replaced as its not the one the car should have.
@@Audios81 Abarth by 2020 launched a new version of Record Monza and equipped this to all competizones. I have seen really few cases/cars including the one in your video, equipped with the previous generation exhaust which doesn't make any sense for a '22 model. Maybe you should ask your local dealership.
They cost more in the states, I payed $32K for mine in 2019 fully loaded. We don't get Brembos and it's just called the 500. They killed the car that year as well because I was one of the very few to buy one. We get keyless entry and an alarm here. Thankfully we didn't get the quad tip exhaust poking out of a round bumper cut out, manufacturers can't get away with that, not for half the price, how embarrassing for Fiat. This is the only car they made that Americans bought, I couldn't think of a worse car company on the planet. Even the 124 is just a Miata so people bought those instead. Fiat won't last the decade, not if they killed their only good car with a 90" wheelbase. Enjoy the electric version, Americans don't want them, that's for sure. Fiat really shot themselves in the foot with that one.
I'm an American who lives in Australia......what BS lol. Your Fiat "Abarth" didn't cost remotely close to $32k USD, a 2019 MSRP'd for ~$22,000 USD, and options didn't not add $10k, every option you could add increased that price to ~$25k USD. Maybe with the loan you took out you ended up paying $10k in interest, lol. But they never, ever sold for that in the US. Boggles the mind the fantasies people make up in their own realities. Or it's just that they legalised pot and now everyone in the US does nothing more than smoke pot 24/7 and just smoking too much lol. Just too funny 😅😅
The world is more that just the US market. In fact US marker is likely nothing compare to Asian market. Also Fiat makes commercial vehicles, so worst case the Fiat can pull a Ford
@@ddjohnson9717 The world is more, yes but we drive the entire market and have the most of them. If you mean China, it isn't, many people do not drive there and I'm pretty sure commercial vehicles from Fiat will not be seen in Shang Hai any time soon. As far as sports cars go, Dubai is the only place that comes close. Fiat has the Euro market and that is all and their big success is the car they just killed. They will be pulling out of NA in the next 3 years or so and this Abarth will be my last Fiat.
@@ChrisRogersTheAngryChef Bro You do know India is an Asian country too right? Not forget Vietnam too. Those countries need small delivery vans once their current generation bike riding deliver dies off. When you say "Fiat won't last the decade, not if they killed their only good car with a 90" wheelbase. " that's really not an accurate statement
dude, India is nothing but mopeds and old vehicles. Sorry, reality states that the US drives the world transportation market. I know you hate our country and all but that's just reality.
5 ncap stars in 2009 for the base fiat 500 1.2. In 2017 it scored 3 stars, mostly due to non existing driving assist things. This is the abarth version, more rigid chasis. I would say a light hit and you are alive and well.
What’s the point of this comment? Way to defeat a person’s feeling. He is entertaining to watch if you feel the need to be judgemental switch channels. Matt you do a great job fk the haters.
