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What happens when Fiat fits the Abarth 124 Spider with a carbon-fiber roof? The GT happens, and as you’d expect from a limited-edition sports car, the Italian roadster with Japanese upbringing doesn’t come cheap.
Over in Germany, you’re looking at €37,500, which is 4,500 more than the 124 Spider. Now Abarth has published the pricing for the United Kingdom, starting from £33,625 as opposed to £29,625. In addition to the hard top, what else comes as standard?
For starters, the 124 GT is the most exclusive Abarth available in the UK right now, with 50 examples waiting for delivery. Three colors are available in total, ranging from San Marino 1972 Black to Portogallo 1974 Grey and Turini 1975 White. 17-inch ultra-light alloy wheels from OZ, rear parking sensors, adaptive LED headlights, rain and dusk sensors, and BOSE audio are included too.
On the more subjective front, the Record Monza exhaust system and mechanical self-locking differential are there to cater to the needs of the driver-centric customer. The 50:50 weight distribution is another strong point of the Abarth, which stays put with or without the 16-kilogram roof in place. Of course, the carbon-fiber top comes with a defroster for the rear window.
The beating heart of the Abarth 124 GT is the 1.4-liter MultiAir four-cylinder turbo, an engine that develops 170 PS (168 horsepower) and 250 Nm (184 pound-feet) on full song. That’s 6.8 seconds to 100 km/h and 231 km/h (144 mph) at the red line in sixth gear. Customers are offered an automatic as an optional extra, but the torque-converter transmission would be wrong to specify in the first place.
As for fuel consumption, Abarth claims the 124 GT returns 44.1 mpg (6.4 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined cycle. The automatic isn’t as efficient, boasting 42.8 mpg (6.6 liters per 100 kilometers).
Having said these, why doesn’t Abarth offer the removable hard top as an option for the regular 124 Spider as well? That would win the Italian automaker some fans, including people from the Mazda MX-5 crowd.
For starters, the 124 GT is the most exclusive Abarth available in the UK right now, with 50 examples waiting for delivery. Three colors are available in total, ranging from San Marino 1972 Black to Portogallo 1974 Grey and Turini 1975 White. 17-inch ultra-light alloy wheels from OZ, rear parking sensors, adaptive LED headlights, rain and dusk sensors, and BOSE audio are included too.
On the more subjective front, the Record Monza exhaust system and mechanical self-locking differential are there to cater to the needs of the driver-centric customer. The 50:50 weight distribution is another strong point of the Abarth, which stays put with or without the 16-kilogram roof in place. Of course, the carbon-fiber top comes with a defroster for the rear window.
The beating heart of the Abarth 124 GT is the 1.4-liter MultiAir four-cylinder turbo, an engine that develops 170 PS (168 horsepower) and 250 Nm (184 pound-feet) on full song. That’s 6.8 seconds to 100 km/h and 231 km/h (144 mph) at the red line in sixth gear. Customers are offered an automatic as an optional extra, but the torque-converter transmission would be wrong to specify in the first place.
As for fuel consumption, Abarth claims the 124 GT returns 44.1 mpg (6.4 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined cycle. The automatic isn’t as efficient, boasting 42.8 mpg (6.6 liters per 100 kilometers).
Having said these, why doesn’t Abarth offer the removable hard top as an option for the regular 124 Spider as well? That would win the Italian automaker some fans, including people from the Mazda MX-5 crowd.
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