The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth: What the critics say

How did the Fiat 500 Abarth fare with the critics? The price starts at $22,000.

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Unlike the cute but considerably “tamer” Fiat 500 it’s based on, the special-edition Abarth model is a 34-mpg subcompact “whose sole purpose in life is to be fast, loud, and aggressive.” This stripped-for-action tuner features seats with a “racing feel,” performance-tweaked suspension and brakes, and a turbo-boosted engine that packs enough of a punch “to make it get up and go in a hurry.”

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