2012 Custom Fiat Abarth - Jay Leno's Garage
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- 2012 Custom Fiat Abarth. Road Race Sports' Robert Tallini shows Jay his pumped-up, roll-caged, high-octane Abarth mods.
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2012 Custom Fiat Abarth - Jay Leno's Garage
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I want to thank Jay for not having any commercials on his site. Also for the wonderful car and bikes. I've learned more about vintage machines than I ever did as a mechanic. Great job Jay ,
No commercials no CZcams :) something has to pay for it or maybe Obama could make this a government site and it would be free ;;;lol
We know Jay's got the jack but his clothes looks like one of us. I think its nice of him to take us into his garage and share what he has with us. Thanks a lot Jay.
Jay is the man living every car guys dream thanks for sharing Jay!
The Fiat 500 Abarth is a really sweet car.
Bye bye 69 likes hehehe
240hp with such a light weight car would be a perfect fun daily driver. Pretty fast too.
what i like the best about your channel is that you cover any and every class of vehicle...not just the high priced high end toys...i loved your coverage of the steam engines also..
wow. they bolted on 80 hp on a 1.4 liter without opening it up, all bolt ons. thats pretty amazing.
and its under $1500 to boot. Thats cheap
Ya, it's an add-on ECU and some turbo and intake pipes.....That's why it's so cheap.
$700 gets you 40hp from an add on ECU that comes off when you take it to the dealer. i'm not sure where the other 40 hp comes from
@@netrioter makes me just want to look for abarth instead of mini s :D
netrioter its actually $1200
Used to race a "Bug Eye" Sprite and loved just leaving Mustangs and Camaros in the corners.....they would wheel me in on the straights but I would again just embarrass them in the corners, passing inside or out as needed. Great handling is far better than incredible horsepower blastong to a corner, hold on, braking and and then repeating it again. The greatest racing I have ever experienced!
There is a special magic driving Abarth cars: You feel the power and the speed in this little rocket! If you you drive 200 Km/h with a ordinary Porsche or Ferrari on the German autobahn, it is nothing special. But 230 Km/h in an Abarth... you have the feeling of double speed. But most fun with Abarths is driving them on roads in the mountains.
I respect Jay for the fact that he does not just waste money on clothes and invests it and donates it.
Jay's vid actually helped me choose my Abarth, I can't be happier with it! I find it cool that he likes Miatas too, I love my 90
If your 2012 Fiat 500 just has a small sunroof it's it okay to go through a drive-through car wash with it
In a two week period I drove from Key West to Michigan and back twice in my 500 Abarth. Was amazed how well the standard down force worked when you get up around 100 mph. And it's the perfect car for Key West where I live.
Road Race Engineering worked on my Plymouth Colt about 20 years ago and I was very happy with the results.
The Bluetooth headset is so the guy can listen to the producers feeding him answers to Jays questions. Lol.
Bought my 2nd Abarth in Sep. The most fun you can have
Really? Sweet.
Was going to get one last year but I got caught up with my other rides. They definitely came along. as far as mods avail
I've never seen Jay show his driving prowess before. He'd be the first to say he's not a pro but it was nice to see him deftly handle that giddy burnout.
Congrats road race motorsports, I'll be getting my parts for my 1.4t dart through you guys, keep up the good work
Have a 2017 Abarth 595 competizione. Fantastic car!
NICE! I used to frequent Road///Race for my DSM performance, glad to see they've gotten the spotlight from Jay Leno!
I live with someone that hates these.
Therefore, I live with someone I hate.
83j049733rfe4 Lol
I hate that someone too. Love my abarth
I have done a couple of mods to my base 500 with Robert Tallini and Road/Race--and got to drive that Abarth--what a hoot. The Cold air and timing advance has made a significant difference in both power and milage!
Jay Leno doing a handbrake turn. That just made my day.
Jay Leno needs to have a big track day with all his favorite cars
No other car has as much personality as these - at least not for the price point. I'm reserving judgement until I drive one...I'm going next week for a test drive. BUT it's crazy that you can get these about two years old with 10-15,000 miles for less than 15 grand. I don't think there is any other car this fun at this price point. Great job Jay.
***** Yes, you are right Michal, one of my friends just picked up and S2000 again. He keeps going back to them!
+Jay Scott just keep in mind the s2k does not have a turbo, however the rpm on the ap1 s2k goes all the way up to 9rpm its like a fucking motorcycle on wheels best driving position ever made however the abarth has alot of character and the sound is nearly pornographic the s2k is very nice too with the right duel exhaust system try both man but i really want the abarth! and the s2k myself both decent on gas fun, head turner but very very different cars with different fun factors.
+Michal Foster for 10 grand more... right now im looking at s2000's.. anything under 50k miles is about $25,000 .. and about $14,000 for a 2013 abarth with 20k miles.
Yes I also say s2000 is probably more fun but much more expensive..
Fiesta ST!
Jay is really a car nut, so cool to watch these vids
These look like a ton of fun. Didn't realize there was a good deal of aftermarket stuff for the Abarth seems like a decent tiny pocket rocket.
Love the ShoGun in the background! Subcompacts are the way to go for economical fun.
Since when did Jay Leno's garage attract so many designer critiques? It's a show about cars, not about whether denim is cool or not.
Thats what I like about Jay, that he enjoys a small car as well.
Jay Leno is the ultimate car guy!!!!
Thanks again soooo much Jay.
i see these little cars around and always wonder if they are fun to drive. Thanks for giving me my answer Jay, one of these little guys might be taking me up and down Parley's on the way to work.
Insane little beast!
I love my Abarth! Planning to install a piggyback ecu though it doesn't need it!
I work at a pizza company that owns 6 of these little cars to use for delivery. I can’t tell you how much fun these things are to drive. Especially on the twisty roads, even just going speed limit.
Thanks Jay!
Great vehicles thank you Jay
Those Fiats are such cool little cars, they get good mileage and they are fun to drive its a win win situation plus they are really cool looking.
Jay, this is what I am talking about, an ultimate toy!
Seats custom made for a Japanese hunger striker...LOLOLOL!!! 11:11
+copperlocks1 You can get potato coach size seats.
jay you have the best job!
Got one, love it
im debating getting a small 2 seater car. but seeing this video makes me wanna get one.. suped up tho
hatchbacks are fun to drive. mine weighs 1900lbs and with the suspension mods handles like a go kart!
Mine handles like a skateboard - and I don't mean a longboard either I mean a real 52mm wheel skateboard! I can slalom thru all the speed bumps in the parking lot, it's a blast. Handles so well it has an illusion that the back wheels are turning too. Love it!
Wow how cool is this car! I luv it.🔥💪❤️
Very cool, especially the whistle turbine
Beautiful cars!
This is a great channel,
Very cool video.
Leno is awesome!
I love these little beasts.
Jay, thank you for your fabulous content! When I was in HS in the mid 70s my friend and I experimented with several Fiats we owned and followed Al Cosentino and Faza. You no doubt know of Al but it might be cool to weave some perspective regarding Al / FAZA into a video. My apologies if you have done that and if I missed it. Thank you! Gary
fun go cart ! would love one
I know this comment is 6 years old but you can get one now for like 9k with only 60k miles
@@davidv6408 would be awesome but I'm about $9k short !
@@IchibanMoto Whenever in The Netherlands, By Coincidence, You are always welcome to come drive my Abarth ❤
@@WWG1WGA24-7 that would be badass awesome!
@@IchibanMoto the offer remains dude 😎❤
This car is the perfect example of how, just as with High-End Audio, Wine, etc. you DON'T need to spend crazy money to have something light up your Soul. I had a 1987 944s years ago ( great car ) that wasn't 20% as fun as the ABARTH I bought :-) CIAO !
looks like alot of fun
Love the stance encore wheels on the black car
great little car!!
Lovely little car
I’m officially going to buy one 😎
That horn breaks my ears every time I watch these videos with headphones at the end
good to know I drive the same car as Jays wife. I love it great stance with 16x8 and 215s
That white one is stunning. Cant believe people are getting 300-350 whp in a 1 ton car.
I would love to see how one of these does on Pike's Peak. Nice cars.
I have the somewhat detuned Abarth, called the Fiat 500 Turbo Sport. It's a scream to drive and it always wins over the people that I have given a ride! Very Vivacious and I feel like a million bucks whenever I drive it! Oh, I usually average 40mpg, and I don't drive slowly to do it!
The Abarth does make for a sweet toy. I'm surprised they can turn up the wick that far without touching the internals, but I'm sure it makes it a huge lot of fun.
A new decade of muscle AND hot hatches, finally
My Abarth is great, too!
I love when people talk about how a car placed in it's class, but never say how many entries were in the class.
Nice!
Jaded Jay.
How to mess with everyone.
get the performance package and a exhaust that nullifies sound to a Fiat 500 level and smoke every ricer that messes with you.
lambusado THATS A FACT-SLEEPER girl car looks-have some mustangs CRYING up to 500 feet:)
***** How do you know it was this?
Did you prepared it before ?
shut up
rdjohnson5 then you must not be a ricer lol
@@rdjohnson5 lmao sure
do a 500 twinair next! nobody has tuned this awesome engine yet do it! XD
Great!
Nice ride! Hey Jay be cool to see you review a modded mazdaspeed 3!!!
Jay, Had a Pontiac Solstice GXP Turbo for a ride? The non turbo models Clean up at SCCA Races!! Great VID!
those FIAT 500's are the most fun car to drive, drive one for yourself and see how it will put a smile on your face, even a standard 500 are fun
Haha! I tought the towbar thingie was a tongue put there to make it look funnier ! :D
What's that red strap on the bottom lip for?
Leno knows his value.... " geeez, I don't even want to ask what these seats cost!"
where can i get one of these modified cars jay can you give a link please ??
I had my 2014 with the madness 500 piggyback, de-cat, and upgraded waste gate actuator up to 142 mph according to the speedo. not sure that 135 speed limiter is accurate or may that was on the earlier models.
Even the base model of the 500, which is my daily driver, would absolutely shock you in how quick the car feels, despite being stock, and automatic. Cannot overstate the impact of weight with regard to the fun factor with these cars....
great cars :)
I have a VW Golf twin turbo HPA R32 and a Fiat Abarth sitting next to each other in the garage. Both balls to the wall FUN that feel like slot cars on the road!
Jay on the seats: "Original race driver of this was a Japanese hunger striker". LOL
Want this
Funny looking at this from when these were fairly new. Just bought mine with 120k miles for $3800 still purs like new.
Great car. I love my so much.
Love my abarth
I think the little silver car in the background is a Shogun. It's an older type Fiesta with a drivetrain from an SHO Taurus stuffed in the back seat.
he does own a shogun and it is a beast.
Interesting..... Thank you :-)
Can you do these same mods to a fiat 500 sport?
240hp with stock internals!!!? It's all bolt-on? Holy Cats! that's nutty power for a car that size. I always thought the stock 160hp Abarth was a fun little rocket, that thing must really be a nutter to drive :-D
do you like nuts?
There are tuned Abarth's with 300 hp or more… :D
but 240 hp are not bad at all!
Hey Jay! Can you do a episode of cla45 amg?
REally nice video! Does Jay owns a bugatti?
we have not seen an update on some of your project cars in a long while. i would like to know how your lotus is doing. i hope that you will post an update soon. by the way i really like these videos. i show them to people who only ever see your late night show and they are impressed with your love of cars.
What rims are on the black one
"The original racecar driver for this was a Japanese hunger striker..." LMAO @ the hilarity of that casually placed joke. Super funny.
Do you ship any of the carbon parts to Australia?
That is the meanest Fiat I have ever seen!
Jay! Get yourself on an episode of ROADKILL by Motortrend!!! Those guys are awesome and love to wrench on cars!!! Would be a great episode...
This reply baffled me-
Jay: "This is Robert Tallini, how you doin' buddy?"
Robert: "How you doin'."
Yeah man that really made sense.
Its called being nervous. Human physiology, when someone is excited and nervous they will often repeat what someone else says to them.
Yeah, I know what you mean. We've all done it before.. Just seemed kinda funny on a show like this
it is actually normal, I say it all the time. no point in saying "im good how are you" all the time. how you doing has just become another "hi"