Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The 500 Abarth Asetto Corse isn’t the only limited-edition Fiat Group vehicle that’ll be available for order at this year’s Mille Miglia. Alfa Romeo will also be taking orders for the 11 Spider Mille Miglia editions it’s building to commemorate the 11 times it’s won the race. Setting the cars apart from standard editions are Rosso 8C paint, Quadrifoglio shields on the fenders and a red-accented black interior. Each car is, of course, individually numbered, and their unique ID plates note a different Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia victory.
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Fiat is in attendance this week at the famous Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy and it brought with it a whopper of a small car to impress the crowd. On hand is the Fiat 500 Abarth Asetto Corse, a full race version of the little iconic car that sports a screaming 200-hp turbocharged 1.4L four-cylinder that also produces 220 pound-feet of torque. Power is routed through a six-speed gearbox on its way to a set of 17-inch track white ultralight racing wheels. this is a real race car and a special one-make championship series is being planned that will put it on the most famous race tracks across Europe next year. Only 50 will be made, however, so entry is exclusive.
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