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The New York Times. We were happy to learn the course in an automatic-equipped car, selecting gears with the Abarth-only paddle shifters. These discontinuities in the torque curve were joined by a few other flat spots in an Abarth automatic we sampled, begging the questions, is this test car having an off day? The Abarth will wake your neighbors; the Spider Abarth doesn't announce your arrival at all.

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There were plenty of other attainable roadsters on the market, back then, from England, Germany and the good ol' USA. We ate it up: According to Fiat, over , were sold in here between , when it reached our shores, and , when production ended.

Not bad for a plucky little import in the land of V8s. And as with the first Spider, it focuses on the fundamentals rather than trying to break new ground. This is a polite way of saying that it shares its bones with the current Mazda MX The new Fiat Spider with its vintage namesake.

Bet you can't guess which one is which. Torque is lb-ft at 2, rpm across the board, and redline is at an electronically limited 6, rpm. In keeping with this nod to practicality, Fiat worked to make the car better-insulated and more refined on-road than its somewhat noisy, rolly Mazda cousin.

This will look very, very familiar if you've spent time in a new MX A little too quiet, in our opinion, at least in the Classico and Lusso trims. This makes it even easier to justify the jump up into the Abarth version. It's got that gnarly Abarth sound the kids crave! A video posted by Graham Kozak grahamkozak on. The exhaust system is made by Magneti Marelli and will be offered through Mopar; pricing will be announced this fall.

While we drove the other Fiats on public roads, we only sampled the Abarth cars on a decently sized autocross course. We were happy to learn the course in an automatic-equipped car, selecting gears with the Abarth-only paddle shifters. After that, the manual cars were -- as is usually the case -- our choice, especially since the 1.

The cars bounded and tail-wagged through the cones with puppylike eagerness, looking as happy as cars can look. How could you be anything but? And yep, that 2. This was hardly a comprehensive back-to-back test. Then we hopped back into a Spider Abarth and whipped through the cones until it was time to go home. The convertible top is the same brilliantly simple mechanism found on the Mazda MX You want the Abarth version, and you want it with that fancy Record Monza exhaust.

Or at least we do. The bigger risk was that Fiat could have built a car that failed to set itself apart from its much-praised cousin, even as it succeeded dynamically. Thanks to its looks and Euro-marque badging, we could see this being more appealing to a would-be Mini or VW Beetle convertible buyer than its platform-mate, but the lack of rear seats narrows its audience from the get-go.

The new car retains the original's character line, which kicks up over the door handle. The Abarth trim is shown. Graham Kozak - Graham Kozak drove a Packard sedan in high school because he wanted something that would be easy to find in a parking lot. He thinks all the things they're doing with fuel injection and seatbelts these days are pretty nifty too. The balanced performance you know and love gets a new look and a turbo twist. Interior looks and feels Mazda-spec; Abarth-trimmed cars hog much of the model's character.

Car news, reviews, motorsports, auto shows and stunning photography delivered right to your mailbox. Turn on JavaScript from your settings to fully experience the site. The modern incarnation of an Italian classic, the turbocharged Spider shares its underpinnings with the Mazda MX-5, but it offers its own unique style and character.

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