Fiat 500 & 126 Newsletter Nr. 39

Number 39- English edition dated 26.03.2008- (c) Axel Gerstl

What's the news?

Dear customer,

this month we report about the new Fiat 500 Abarth which was presented as a world premiere at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show.

Please also have a look at our special offers which are all about the interior equipment and convertible tops for Fiat 500 and 126 this time.

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      hope you enjoy reading our newsletter. 

                       
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      regards 

Axel Gerstl's Team

> The new Fiat 500 Abarth

Exactly one year after the rebirth of the brand and the company, Abarth returns to the Geneva Motor Show, an ideal setting for the public launch of the new 500 Abarth, the long awaited car that combines the enjoyment of extremely sporty driving with the best technology at the service of safety and engineering.
The Swiss show is also an ideal shop-window for the latest novelties from the Abarth world, starting with the 2008 racing season.

The brand has also chosen the Swiss show to present its new network of exclusive dealers on this market, the first to be inaugurated in Europe after Italy. An exclusive network also requires a unique manufacturing structure, and the Scorpion has recently inaugurated its new premises within the Mirafiori complex in Turin, drawing the companys manufacturing, design and management activities together in one place. Finally, in line with the Abarth philosophy, the 'Abarth Driving School Sandro Munari' has also been inaugurated, a driving school proper which will teach young drivers the best techniques for maximum safety under the supervision of the most famous Italian rally driver of all time: Sandro Munari.

As one can see Abarth has several novelties to present, but the undisputed star of the stand is the 500 Abarth, the car that is destined to revive the glory days of the well-known saying small but wicked that was coined for Carlo Abarths cars. And this concept and the important racing and marketing past of the cars forebear, the 595 Abarth, have inspired an original and very striking stand. It focuses on the Scorpion philosophy and on the qualities that have always distinguished it from others, making it unique and popular all over the world: guts, speed and an innate predisposition for winning. The graphic motif of the red and white chequers, so characteristic of Abarth, becomes the starting point for the construction of three-dimensional physical volumes, red and white cubes that define the entire stand and the decorative elements on it.

The stand opens up like an imaginary road that starts from an amazing past to the present and the future with the 500 Abarth under the Scorpion symbol, which is evident in the foreground, representing simply the unique, unequivocal central element.

The new 500 Abarth was developed by Centro Stile of the Fiat Group Automobiles. Under the short hood of the new 500 Abarth an 1.4 Turbo petrol engine delivers 99 kW (135 bhp) at 5.000 rpm. The driver has the possibility to choose the maximum torque at the push of a button between a sportive mode (205 N m with 3.000 rpm) and a standard mode (180 N m with 2.500 rpm).

The sportive power train with a turbocharger is coupled with a specially construed five-speed gear and achieves the emission standard Euro 5. An electronic accelerator (drive by wire) makes sure that acceleration commands are directly transmitted. Large-sized disk brakes guarantee a fast stand. The new TTC (Torque Transfer Control) engages regulating in the drive train of the new 500 Abarth. It allows through optimum transmission of the torque on the front wheels a sportive and at the same time save cornering and it also increases the fun of driving at maximum speedup.

The interior of the 500 Abarth is affected by equipment out of racing. There are sport seats, a sportive cockpit with special instruments, charging-air pressure display, a sportive steering-wheel with Abarth brand and lots of other features in the Abarth racing-look.

All in all the Fiat 500 Abarth is a small and powerful car, that can be used in our 'everyday performances' on the road or in races exuding guts and competitiveness. 'Everyday performance' is the basic concept of this presentation, the possibility of using a car that embodies a fast, exciting lifestyle, just as the daily life of someone who 'is' Abarth through and through must be fast and challenging. In other words, outstanding everyday performance from a small car that is modern and technological, the natural evolution of a car that was a legend, whose character it has inherited.The mixture of historical and contemporary elements conveys the extent to which history, tradition, technology and outstanding performance are part of the brands genes.

Source: Fiat Press

> Current offers:

Sport seat, fabric with integrated head rest for Fiat 500 and 126

... Attention! Only a small quantity available!!!

Item no.: C13701

Price: only EUR 189,- instead of total EUR 217,- (valid to 08.04.2008, as long as stock lasts)

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Drive shaft set for Fiat 126

Item no.: 1 x C07032 + 2 x 07005

Price: only EUR 65,- instead of total EUR 72,- (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Trailer hitch with an electrical set for Fiat 126

Item no.: C13277

Price: only EUR 65,- instead of total EUR 73,80 (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Windscreen (shatterproof glass) for Fiat 126

Item no.: C13149

Price: only EUR 89,90 instead of total EUR 99,90 (valid to 08.04.2008)

> A new season a new top?

Red convertible top, complete with front bow and middle stick

Item no.: 13044/2

Price: only EUR 125,- instead of total EUR 154,70 (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Black convertible top, complete with front bow, middle stick and window

Item no.: 13044/3

Price: only EUR 130 instead of total EUR 177,- (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Red convertible top, complete with front bow, middle stick and window

Item no.: 13044/5

Price: only EUR 130 instead of total EUR 170,- (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Convertible top cover 'Abarth'

Item no.: 13006/2

Price: only EUR 99,90 instead of total EUR 117,- (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Convertible top cover 'Giannini'

Item no.: 13006/3

Price: only EUR 99,90 instead of total EUR 117,- (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Red convertible top cover

Item no.: 13006/6

Price: only EUR 69,- instead of total EUR 77,40 (valid to 08.04.2008)

> A fresh interior?

Door lining, ochre (both sides) for Fiat 500 L

Item no.: 13992

Price: only EUR 25,- instead of total EUR 29,80 (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Door lining, red (both sides) for Fiat 500 L

Item no.: 13989

Price: only EUR 25,- instead of total EUR 29,80 (valid to 08.04.2008)

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Door lining, black (both sides) for Fiat 500 L

Item no.: 13997

Price: only EUR 25,- instead of total EUR 29,80 (valid to 08.04.2008)