Abarth 500 by Alpha N Performance
If you think power is missing from
Abarth’s spiced-up Fiat 500s, then Alpha-N Performance has a solution to your
problem.
The little mad city car has been with us
since 2008, where it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, a year after the
rebirth of Abarth brand. From the get to, the model came with a turbocharged
variant of Fiat’s 1.4-Litre L4 petrol engine, tuned up to a respectable 133 HP.
The company even offered an esseesse conversion kit, which bumped output to 160
HP.
Naturally, as years passed, Fiat began
introducing newer versions of Topolino’s furious great, great, great, great,
grandson, including the 595, the 695 Tributo Ferrari and the 695 Bipost, which
developed up to 180 HP, 190 HP, respectively. Even so, by today’s standards, it
could have bit more grunt under the hood, and Alpha-N was happy to oblige.
Using its own EVOX performance kit, the
tuner managed to up the power of the standard 500 to 168 HP and 238 Nm, while
the 500SS & 595 Turismo Series got 196 HP and 239 Nm, with the 695 Biposto
governing over them with 210 HP/296 Nm power output.
The best part of it is that the upgrades
are much cheaper than Fiat’s £ 2,500 esseesse conversion kit option back in the
day, costing a measly US$ 787, and comes with an easy, self-installation pack.
To top it off, Alpha-N Performance
offering isn’t exclusive to the hottest Abarth variants, but to normal Fiat
500s as well.