If you happen to like your compact hatchbacks with a
little Italian flair and think that the Alfa Romeo Giulietta has started to
show its age, your only remaining choice will have a Fiat badge.
The Tipo is inherently budget-friendly, and the best
you can hope for when it comes to its appearance is opting for an S-Design
version. That translates to glossy black trim for the front grille, fog light
surrounds and mirror caps, black bezels for the bi-xenon headlights, tinted
rear windows and a set of 18-inch alloys.
While that’s not bad, it’s far from an aggressive
approach which would entail a different powertrain, handling improvements and
extra visual cues like different bumpers, spoilers and perhaps even fender
extensions.
This Abarth Tipo render by V Design ticks the
styling box. The only thing missing would be a 200+ HP turbocharged petrol
engine, which would help us forget all about the current 1.4-liter T-Jet unit
that produces just 120 horses and needs 9.6 seconds to get you from zero to 100
km/h.
If we had our pick, we’d go for the 240 HP turbo
petrol in the Giulietta Veloce, for obvious reasons.
