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Crazy 190 HP Abarth 695 biposto Growls in Geneva

50 years later and in the exact same location, Abarth decided to bring back the 695 model and amaze the world over with its unbelievable specs. The fastest street legal car they ever made features unbelievable specs and an even more hard to grasp price tag.
Abarth 695 biposto at Geneva 12 photos
Photo: Stefan Baldauf / Robert Kah
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Compared to the original car, the differences are absolutely mind-blowing. Back in 1964 the 695 had an 699.5 cc displacement and a power output of just 30 HP. Five decades later, the reborn model features the in-house specialty 1.4-liter T-jet engine up front making no less than 190 HP, turning this car into the segment leader in power to weight ratio with 5.2 kg/HP which allows it to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in just 5.9 seconds.

Looking over its design, you’d think the 695 was built specifically for the track and that you’d have to carry it on the back of a flatbed outside such venues but, according to the official press release, this is a road legal car. So, I guess you could even go grocery shopping with it. Quite interesting.

Carbon fibre pieces go all around, from the door panels to the dashboard trims and the seatbacks all the way to the exterior, on the front bumper and rear diffuser. Looks and lightweight materials aren’t the only things this ‘most extreme Abarth of the Abarths’ brings.

Special racing bits and pieces were added to the mix like a bigger front intercooler, an Akrapovic exhaust system, Extreme Shox adjustable shock absorbers, MXL digital data logger, Abarth Corsa by Sabelt seats with 4-point seat belts, Brembo brakes, lightweight 18-inch OZ rims and rear titanium roll bar by Poggipolini. Basically, this car is a puzzle of bits and pieces from Fiat, Abarth and other manufacturers.

Of course, this is a racing focused vehicle, even though the company claims that you can also use it as a daily driver. Therefore, the rear seats have been removed, xenon headlights are not available (as they are too heavy) and so are climate control, electric windows and a radio system. Reaching a sub 1 tone weight is not that easy, not even for an Abarth.

A self-locking differential derived from racing together with a gearbox featuring dog rings is also available as an alternative to usual the 5-speed manual gearbox. Apparently, expert drivers can make upward gear changes so rapid that they don’t need to use the clutch. We’ll have to check into that.

Three different kits will be available from the launch, to make the car even more to your taste. The ‘124 Speciale Kit’ comes with a aluminum bonnet, hub caps and wheel bolts as well as titanium-made wheel bolts, oil, water and fuel caps.

Second you can get the ‘Carbon Kit’ which is made up of carbon mirror covers, post covers on the outside, dashboard trims and front door panels. Last but not least, there’s the ‘Pista Kit’ which seems to be the most hardcore and includes a digital data logger, four-point seats belts, carbon fibre shells for the seats and complete gear for the driver (suit, shoes, gloves and a helmet).
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