Why the Abarth 124 is a guaranteed future classic
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Looking at it on paper, one could be forgiven for assuming that the Abarth 124 is little more than a Mazda MX-5 in fancy Italian clothes - but it's so much more than that. It's not just a great sports cars, it's a future icon and the last of a dying breed. Check out the video to find out why.
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My 124 Abarth is, hands down, the most fun car I've ever owned. Driving from Miami to Key West has become a regular day trip. Flying over the seven mile bridge with the top down is addictive:-)
I second that it’s the most fun thing with 4 wheels ever made
I still can’t get over how well your videos are made, keep it up. Really wishing you’re gonna blow up soon
I got mine the moment I saw it. Now 2 months later I can't find one within 300 miles and nation wide there are 4 available SO HAPPY
Very good video editing, like a pro, ill give you a 👍🏼 for that and the same goes for the way you present the car.
Keep it up mate youll be in the big league soon
That Livery is sick! It's a shame they didn't make it an optional extra. 😉
@Yen Tao OK then
@Yen Tao 👍
The potential for classic is really quite high. The Abarth GT (removable hard top) is twice as rare as a Lamborghini aventador! Only 46 on UK roads in 2018!! Even the standard one sold less units than sports cars like i8, v8 vantages let alone Porsche’s.
Seeing this road trip has made me so envious and can’t think of a better car to tour down to Italy and do those roads in.
Another banger, i dont know whether your videos are better or top gear with jeremy clarkson
"If you're gonna copy your homework, do it from the smartest kid in class." lololol
better late then never. hectic quality content again cuz keep it up
My friend Ed loved his Abarth! He past away a couple of years ago...I think about him often 😔
I recently bought a GT version with the carbon fibre roof - and I bought it for the exact reason you mention - I wanted it while I still can. I have to say, it is a fantastic car - a lot of reviewers do mention lack of real power but when you're driving it it definitely is not slow.
Totally agree!!
The Mazda badges are not just on the bonnet. Open the doors or the boot lid and the Mazda parts stickers are on the panels.
I own a Fiat 124 Spider in Lusso Plus trim (its the best spec'd car I've ever owned) and I absolutely love this car. I like how unique and rare these 124 Spiders are, I never see another, which gives me the incentive to keep it for good.
My only criticism is the 124 Spider feels slightly under powered and that the great handling chassis could cope with more power and acceleration. Its kind of embarrassing when there's many hot hatches that could out accelerate this car.
From what Ive seen the only difference between the Fiat 124 and the Abarth 124 is a few cosmetics (in fact I prefer the Fiats 124's more subtle looks and more comfortable spec), a different exhaust pipe and the ECU map. You could possibly "chip" a Fiat 124 to have the same bhp as the Abarth version. After all its the same engine.
Is that the Umbra Forest on Gargano? Nice place to drive.
Correct!
How tall are you ? Great car, I love it. Greetings from Italy
Great review.
I've been trying to decide on a daily driver for a couple years now. I keep coming back to the 124, and finally decided on it firmly. The MX5 is great, but the engine sound just isn't very good and the styling is a little sterile. The GT86 is a good car, but in some respects a little juvenile. The new Mustang GTs and used C6 and C7 Corvettes are really great cars, but you need a race track to even drive them at six tenths responsibly, and buying tyres for them is a happy fun time for your wallet. The 124 is a real looker, the 1.4 sounds awesome and is very reliable, it'll have endless aftermarket support, and the price is great if you're looking to buy used here in the US.
I daily drive one and I love it. I have a bad back, and the seats plus the heating makes me very comfortable for longer journeys. It’s efficient and well behaved when you’re not in a hoony type of mood and then when you want to blast down some twisty B roads with the roof down it’s amazing. Handling is so good the soundtrack amazing. You won’t regret :)
Great video and review!
Great video👍
It is available also with automatic...
Yes I have the Classica with Auto it has a port shift mode and near mimics manual.
Where did you get that white abarth bottom grill?
It's nice that the rally color of this car is a little dirty.
you are dead on mate
Is your head touching the roof? 😂 I’m 6ft 1 and worried about head room
I'm 6'5 and it was a little snug in there. Think you'd JUST about be ok
Jack Scarlett was your head touching the roof? One thing people don’t think about is being taller in the body than the legs, I’m taller in the body so I might be worse off.
Looking at the paint job I expect to see some punk kid crawl out of it with gold chains and a track suit on. Owning that would make me want to gouge my eyes out. Mine is meteor grey and I intend to spray the boot and bonnet in flat burgundy.
How tall are you?
6'5 😬
@@JackScarlett1 did you fit well?
@@josegg3107 surprisingly well! Passengers seat a bit cramped due to protruding glovebox, driver's seat was no problem at all. Except for headroom. Not much of that with the roof up
@@JackScarlett1 thanks man, appreciated 👍
I prefer the styling of the mazda tbh
It's like that. I can see that I prefer the spider. If you drive both you will realize they are absolutely different cars.
I prefer the spider, the miata is not half bad but the rear styling is kind of disappointing. Especially in the newer model, they smacked the rear view camera right into the middle of the bumper like oh my God why. Fiat was clever to hide theirs under the trunk lid
Owned one, the engine wasn't powerful enough, the seat quality was horrendous with a known seat sagging fault, the finish in the cabin was cheap and the only redeeming feature was the exhaust... Oh and the lack of android auto / apple car play is dreadful especially with the price of it.