Fiat Abarth 124 Spider Review | The Most Underrated Sports Car
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- A few months ago, I didn’t even know this car existed and now the Abarth 124 Spider is sitting in my garage. On this episode, I go over my general impressions and take her to my local track to see how she stacks up after all the basic performance modifications were added.
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Find out how fast this Abarth 124 is in our 40-100 acceleration test - czcams.com/video/BoV3gN6h_lQ/video.html
Fiat should pay you to use this clip as the 124 commercial
Fiat should learn the word A D V E R T I S E !!!!!
That is the best spider 124 video I have seen yet! It's amazing how many custom options there are for the outstanding Abarth. Your channel is criminally underrated! Superb quality video and the music was transcending. I would pay you to narrate my life! Intrepidly awesome bro! 😎😎😎
Honestly if it wasn't for this video, I wouldn't be a 124 Spider Abarth owner. I remember three years ago, working at a dental office I'd watch this video once a week or so on my lunch break. I'd sit in the back of my Saturn Vue just day dreaming of owning one of these cars, it being the first "BIG GOAL" of my life as a 19 year old. Everyday I'd watch POV videos, reviews, look at photos. I even drew a picture of a 124 Spider Abarth on a sticky note to place on my work computer as motivation, for a year and a half I worked my butt off. There was something about this car that stood out, the character, it was unique compared to it's other competitors and I didn't care that it wasn't the fastest. All I can say is thank you @Track Day, this video pushed me in the right direction. After owning the car for 2 and a half years, I can confidently say it was one of best decisions I have ever made!!
@Devan O I’m really glad that I could help you make the right decision. I stand by what I said 3 years ago and that the Abarth 124 is truly one of those cars that feel unique in it’s own way. I still have my 124 Spider even though I’ve went through a few other sports cars already. Enjoy!
I love my 124. This video is pretty comical. The tone is hilarious.
The cinematography, the writing, the narration---high quality, the best. I enjoyed this video the way I enjoy an excellent book: I was taken in and forgot about my surroundings. Love it.
I own one of these cars already and am jealous. The cinematography work put into this is next level! What an amazing video :)
Felt like Batman narrated this. Very cool 😎 new sub
Wow.....talk about quality video content!!! I watch your videos and I feel like I'm in a movie theater. I can't pay a higher compliment than that. Unbelievable, great work. Motor Trend or Road and Track should hire you brother.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate the compliment!
Nicely done. Truth how everyone here is hung up on HP over performance. I've lost so many muscle cars on the mountain curves with my 500 Abarth cabrio I've lost count, pulled on a Vette once going from light to light (though..only got up to 50 admittedly), or just surprised people on how well it handles..and I'm basically stock. We just got an '80 Fiat Spider earlier this year...and though not a performance car...we really enjoy it as a cruiser for scenic day trips. Driving it just seems to enhance our experiences when out just exploring.
Man, what I love the most about this channel is these reviews of great cars that are underrated or don't cost some body organs to purchase. The impeccable cinematic look is something I can't get enough of!
Because of this VIDEO I got my 124 Spider Abarth
In Red with a manual transmission 2 days ago and it's great.
I've never herd of this car before. I like two seat cars like this. It reminds me of a Honda S2000 mixed with a Mazda Miata. Thanks for making this video otherwise I doubt I'd ever have herd of this car.
One of the best car related videos I have come across for a long time .. amazing video and sound quality and oh God the Abarth is my dream car for almost 3 years now I am so in love with this car.. I am so glad I found your channel!
Amazing video, beginning was so cinematic, feels like I'm watching a movie haha.
Really stoked on this video, man. I bought a 2019 Abarth 124 about 2 months ago and I love it. This video made me want to go drive it right now haha. Looking forward to the mod video.
Congratulations! What color?
@@SpeedLabsMotorEnvy Brilliant White! Hoping to have the heritage stripe added at some point.
I have a Fiat 500 Abarth but man this video makes we want to upgrade to a 124 Spider Abarth real soon! I am a sucker for light weight affordable sports cars and this fits my style. Nicely done video
1999 I leased my first Miata
2002 I bought my second
2010 I sold it and regretted it.
Why.. your narration said it perfectly.
I just purchased a 2018 abarth for the same reasons you mentioned.
Not everyone gets it. But those of us that do really get it.
This video is perfect. Good work.
I love how his voice can make anything seem dramatic
Just bought one!! 2019 new because of this video!!!
Ken Oblivion 🔥✅
Congratulations
I love this thing! I drove it at the Abarth track day at the Bondurant Racing School. While I was there because of my Abarth 500, I ended up being able to drive an automatic of this. Very much thinking of getting one for my wife.
I really hope this channel picks up. I really enjoy your videos
Thanks, I hope so too. Slowly getting there.
Garage goals
Keep the videos coming, the Fiat owners appreciate it.!!
I’ve watched this video over half a dozen times now. This video made me consider and then buy a manual 124 spider abarth. Been owning it for 2 years, plan to own it for another 5-10 years at least, just adding more mods and fixing whatever breaks. Previous owner bought an M4 CS after this, and he misses it now. Lightness and low end torque is just a recipe for smiles.
The only car I would want over this is a Morgan Plus 4 or Plus 6, if they ever make a manual of the latter. Hope you get to try these 2 out someday!
I drive a 2016 bmw z4 35i and I watched this video because I am interested in UPGRADING to the fiat 124 spider abarth. This video just sold me on it.
izan Reltih lol isn’t that BMW better fam
Did U ever buy it ?
Dopeass video. I just got a 124 today lol. Loooove it
Ha! This was cool. Great job matey. beautifully shot and edited. Really enjoyed it!
Love this review. Convinced me to buy the Abarth 124.
omg I LOVE the exhaust note, it's the only reason I came to watch this video, it may even be the reason I buy one someday.
The best review of the A124S I've seen. Collecting mine next week.
Great Video,
i love mine Abarth so much too!
WHAT A VIDEO. ONLY 27K VIEWS. U deserve lots more.
I have a Triumph, now I'm gonna order my Abarth.
Wei-Tsung Lin 🔥👍🏾
Definitely the best video, I love everything about this video.
I don’t even know anything about this car and now I want one.
my father own 1 and i can tell you that this car is just pure joy to drive !
Was this just a Netflix movie with commentary or is it narrator? I also have a 124 Spider Abarth I purchased it used and found her with all the goodies, I love this car!!! B.t.w. your house is beautiful, I also have large windows, but you have a great nature view. Thanks for the video.
Nice video! Fun and informative! Great audio of the exhaust! I like your analogy of the 124 Abarth. I'd love one with the standard gearbox. Thanks for posting. I've been on the fence for a vintage TR6, but for almost the same amount of money, I get all the modern technology plus a turbo.
Thank you! I recently drove one with a standard gearbox at the track and I wasn't impressed to be honest. But try it for yourself and see. Best of luck with your decision!
I don't doubt the automatic preforms better. I know the younger generation loves paddle shifters too, but I'm 61 years old. So for me, a standard gearbox is half the fun of driving a sports car! Guess I'm just old school about it. It will also give me that "vintage" feel should I chose to buy new. So many choices out there. Wish I could be like Jay Leno, and have a warehouse full of toys! Us working stiffs, especially us married one's, have to limit our passions! It must be a fun job testing cars!
Hey man. Really like your channel. Keep it up bro
Top notch production!
god this was such a great well made video
Well done! Now I want one, and my reason is not only because it’s a pretty red color 😍
Stay tuned for Eddie Clark's 124 build. He's dropping an Alfa Guilia engine in it. Could have gone the flyin' miata route, but he's keeping it Italian.
Would be dope to see that build. Too bad he's all the way on the other coast from me. Would've loved to shoot a video or two with him.
Eddie Clark will be at Fiat at the dragon in may
Yeah how’d that go lol? Dude was full of crap.
Great video! Gained a new subscriber here. Looking forward to see the modifications video!
Wow this guy could make world peace like Damn good job
Splendid, good man with class.
Central Jerz Represent!
My car started with 170 horses. 2012 B7 Passat with a naturally aspirated in-line 5 cylinder engine, Tiptronic single clutch transmission, and front wheel drivetrain. After replacing the muffler with a flow master super 44 stainless steel one, the air box with a stage 2 cold air intake, stainless steel and powder coated, replacing the resonator with a side dump electronically controlled exhaust cutout, stainless steel, a full set of H&R sport springs, track spec, and a stage 2 ECU and stage 2 TCU tune, it makes 205 horsepower even with a vacuum leak. The sound of it is absolutely incredible in person and cannot be described on video. It is hard to find parts for it because nobody makes OEM parts for a Passat. Even with only 205 hp, it is still such a fun car to drive, a thrill every day, an absolutely addicting sound, with a motor that has been used for over 40 years. Our cars are underrated, yet they give us more joy than any car ever could. They are our lives. Nice video. Gave me great insight on this car
Wow, not bad at all. Must be fun to drive around. Some people get too worked up over building fancy things and forget that sometimes a lightweight car with moderate power is all you need to have a good time. I honestly have more fun in my Abarth 124 than my C7Z06 that costs 3-4x as much.
Track Day TV yeah exactly. You don’t need much to have a LOT of fun. Glad we see eye to eye here!
Brilliant video & filming.... Well done... You mentioned it was not stock... So please tell us what you changed especially to achieve that exhaust note....
The exhaust note is stock - record monza exhaust.Noisy and throathy.
Very well put together video. I picking my Abarth 124 soon here in the UK.
You need to join us at the Fiat Club America NJ Chapter. We have meetings and drives coming up. I have a Red 124 without the stripe.
Thanks! How do I go about find you guys. Got a link to your FB or Instagram?
@@SpeedLabsMotorEnvy try this FB link. We have a nice meet Feb 9th. facebook.com/fiatclubnj/
@@paulcollins1150 Thanks Paul, checking out the page now!
This video was another level. I worked at a Alfa/Fiat dealer in VT before moving back to CT I had a few runs with one of these. It’s a really fun car.
Thanks! They're definitely fun little things to whip around a corner. Speaking of Alfas I would love to do a few videos with a 4C.
Track Day TV Unfortunately, we couldn’t take 4Cs on the street. The Spyder is the 4C for me.
@@donwarner6925 I can see why, they're special little things. I'm gonna try and drive one when the weather warms up again.
Track Day TV I’ll be looking forward to it. I’m really into the TTRS now as a daily. I haven’t really worked since moving back to CT. It’s time to find a good job so I can start driving good cars again!
Can you reprogram the down shifts? Stick, brembo’s and recaros and the times would improve. Great video. My Abarth 2020 is in customs. Can’t wait.
@scott jamieson Congrats man. Hope you enjoy it. Last time I spoke to EuroCompulsion, they said that they were still working on a TC tune. I’m sure at some point, you’ll be able to. I heard Madness has something maybe though.
I’m picking up my Abarth 124 tomorrow! Do you have a list of your mods posted somewhere??
@Trace Erickson Congrats! I might have my mod list posted in the Acceleration video for the 124 Spider. If not, it is essentially EuroCompulsion P2 ECU tune, GWR full catback exhaust, GFB DV+, and EuroCompulsion V4 Intake. I might be missing a thing or two but those are the main performance ones.
What spoiler have you fitted? This vid is seriously making me fancy one of these cars for myself.
Miss this cool music on your vids! Just finished tuning my Spider and adding the V2 intake. It is ridiculous how I got 6 new different sounds with that intake, now the turbo and exposed filter sounds amazing.
Awesome, did you end up doing an exhaust yet? I miss this style of video too. I'll try to do more like this.
Track Day TV Of course, one of the biggest selling points is that Abarth sound. I got the official Record Monza. Love it, although yours seems to sound a bit louder probably. Is it the full GWR system?
Track Day TV I’ll record some audio clips next week, got a good microphone. Too busy right now though, I own a mobile app called Loveshare and am hosting a few big Speed Dating events here in PR which have never been done before. If you ever come to PR let me know! NY must be chilly :)
Haha, nice. Speed dating sounds like a lucrative idea. Well, you're the first person I'm calling when I get to PR. Because we'll be heading straight to those BMW dealerships for an M2 Competition!
Haha is that your wife on the track? She looked like she was having a blast. My GF is a gamer so we share that passion...she’s not into cars or any type of spirited driving though...be sure to remind her that she’s awesome ;)
Yes that is. I'm lucky because she likes to come do these kind of things with me. I know a lot of car people whose wives and SO's hate cars and I feel bad for them. I remind her every day lol.
Good work. Can't wait for update videos on this car!
i loved the video, the commentary..awesome car!
Bruh..that Fiata is badass!!
One of the best CZcams videos I have seen! 👏
Wow beautiful video fantastic I discovered your video because I was trying to find more videos about the Fiat 124 Spider. And you're right what is the most underrated sports car in the market right now. No one talks about it and you hardly ever see them and they're dirt cheap I mean, you can find a 2018 used when a thousand miles for twenty thousand bucks on a used car website or even 24,000 super cheap, my only concern was any type of maintenance problems. Getting a 2018 used model with only two thousand miles I can only imagine that it probably doesn't have any problems whatsoever but what are some of the problems that they're known they had? Upon looking over research a lot of people haven't complained about the 2018 as much is a 2017 model so maybe they have worked out all the problems anyway fantastic video you did a phenomenal job needs to hire you in and see this cuz this could be a great commercial but there's just some great things you said in there it's fantastic
Let me also add that this should have over a million views not just 11,000 a million views
Thanks for the compliment and comment. I hope to get much more traction on my videos one day. As for reliability, I haven't had nearly enough miles or time on mine to really comment. But I do take it to the track pretty often and, thus far, have had no issues. I suspect that reliability would be on par with the Fiat Abarth 500's as those share the same powertrain minus being FWD. Most of them have been relatively reliable even after being modified up to 250-300BHP. The good thing about the chassis or most of the electrical components on the 124 is that they are the same as a ND Miata, so many of those parts are interchangeable.
It sounds spectacular
Your short movie is legit bro! Looks awesome
I absoluty love this car I have it, too
Do you have any Social Media on Witch I could contact you aber your Tuning ?
You can send me a message on IG, there is a link in the description. I don't think CZcams will let me post my account directly.
I love my classica model with OSGiken LSD and Tune.
Sick gatage, I think I’d put my bed in there too so I could be with my spider and Ducati as well. ;) great vid too
Super nice video of this amazing car. ;)
Damn G’ this video quality 🦂abarth is the best option to own in my own opinion, I have an 2015 fiat sport and I enjoy it, but my dream is get one of those fiat 124 spider 🕷 abarth 🦂 fuck everything else
Pretty sweet ride. Like your monotone commentary. It reminds me of the Miata. Nice on the corners! How bout a Lotus Elise? Those are light & look sweet 😎🏁👍
Thanks! An Elise would be cool, almost apples to apples with this car. I may do an Exige first though, simply because my friend has one and I think he would let me shoot a video with.
What a great car and video!!!
I can't agree more. I own the EU version with the Brembos. No fade on those, work great.
Awesome video! helps me decide on what car I want to get
Glad I could help! Let me know if you have any questions with it.
Awesome video! Do you have a list of the mods you did to the car?
Thank you! Yes, I listed the mods in the description of this video >>> czcams.com/video/BoV3gN6h_lQ/video.html
Awesome video! What a great overview. You really only paid $25k? That was a great deal. I'm looking at trading my 370z in for one soon.
I bought mine for $30,000 but it has a stick shift no Brembo brakes yet. Maybe I missed it but what are your Mods.
Trying to talk myself into one of these. And it’s got Bluetooth! And it’s got cruise control, which my Viper did not. Cool pass on H 2000👍👍👍
It does make a pretty decent roadster at the price point, but it's not going to hold a candle to the rawness of a Viper though.
It’s a lovely car no doubt about it. There is like they say a pleasure in cruising with ones arm resting on the window.
Subbed - For more videos of this amazing Fiat 124.
Thanks man, it's just one of cars I own so it won't be the only car featured on this channel. But this Thursday's episode, we'll racing it against one of my buddy's cars.
@@SpeedLabsMotorEnvy I look forward to all of them, but especially the 124 videos, since there isn't enough 124 content out there. Great work!
Man! Cool Video ;) You should really go for manual transmission. Paddle shifting on this model sucks!
Whats you average mpg for stock and tune when regularly driving with a few hard exceleations?
This guy is awesome
❤️❤️❤️ 124 Spider Abarth ❤️❤️❤️
Without a doubt the best 124 Abarth review out there. He only mentioned the "M" word once or twice. Only as a reference not as a comparison. I've owned my 124 Abarth for a little over a year and have only seen one other Spider on the road and it was a not a Abarth. I love this car, it becomes an obsession and gets into your blood. Fiat is halting production of the 124 after the 2020 run. I'm not sure why but that is what I have read. If you look on Fiat's Italian website you will not see the 124 shown in the 2021 available models. Still available in the US but not for long. They are going to become rare in a few years. If you want one you should get one now.
www.fiat.it/preventivo-auto
www.caranddriver.com/news/a30138761/fiat-124-spider-dead/
I enjoy mine. But the 124 wasn’t really built to be a track car like a 4c. But you can’t daily drive a 4c. The rawness of it will drive you crazy.
Nice Work as usual!
Sheeeeetttttt.
What’s the guys name from the Lincoln commercials.
Great video!
hey bro. what exhaust do you have at time you made this video. it sounds great.
Thanks, it's the Goodwin Racing non-resonated catback exhaust
This car is epic and sexy and this video is so slick. Just right for the car.
Great Video , greetings from Cologne.
I have that same mug
How do you get by at the track without a rollbar?
This track that I am on just does the broom stick test and is cool with the factory roll hoops.
What track is that at?
Pick ours up in 2 weeks....
Do you have a tune? And if so, how big the the before and after with the auto transmission? Thanks.
The suspension ill leave stock because of REAL GARBAGE roads here, might even get taller wheels. I’m talking with my dealer to see if they can retrofit the new Monza exhaust on a 17 or 18 MY.
Yes my Abarth is tuned via EuroCompulsion's flash tune. The stock auto transmission was pretty good, but the tune woke up the upshifts and downshifts to make them more snappy and responsive. Still not DCT fast, but good enough for what this car is.
The stock suspension and taller tires is a good idea for bad roads. Honestly, if I didn't track my cars, I wouldn't bother to modify the suspension, it's decent from the factory.
Track Day TV Thank you for both answer.
The 228i or 230i would be 100% faster in a straight line (stock it is 5.0, so tuned would be 4.7 or so). And it is very well balanced that 2 series...but yeah, 700 pounds more none the less, handles great but is not as exotic looking or sounding.
I researched both tunes and Tork seems to be better, however, I’m not sure if my research was based on manuals or both, I hope it is similar. I’ll re-research after a few months.
The only thing holding me back right now is to see if the dealer can order the Record Monza as an independent part. (I want that stock, sporty exhaust).
Thanks again,
Please upload more videos about this car, I am think of buying
It's a great sports car for the price. To give you a sneak preview, I have a race video for the Abarth next week and also an acceleration/modifications video in the pipeline for a little down the road.
Digging this channel more than Petrolicious. Seems like they focus more on the people than the car on that channel. Gets quite annoying
Thanks! What a nice compliment.
Do you have a list of bolt ons ? Just got an 18 to replace my 17 that was totaled
Hey Bobby, sorry to hear that. Check the description in this video, I listed all my mods there >>> czcams.com/video/BoV3gN6h_lQ/video.html