Aznom to unveil mid-engined Abarth 500 at Top Marques Monaco
 

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If you thought that Italian coachbuilt <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/corvette">Corvettes</a> like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/01/spada-codatronca-monza-leaks-onto-the-interwebs/">Spada Codatronca Monza</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/24/soleil-anadi-coachbuilt-corvette-headed-for-top-marques-monaco/">Soleil Anadi</a> would be the only enticing debuts at the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+marques+monaco">Top Marques Monaco</a> show, think again. Tuning house and <em>carrozzeria</em> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/aznom">Aznom</a> is reportedly preparing to unveil a radical mid-engined <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/abarth">Abarth</a> 500 called the Motore Centrale R230.<br />
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Teased in the image above, the project (as you might have garnered) moves the engine from in front of the passenger compartment to behind it, mounting the 1.4-liter turbo four - tuned to 230 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque - behind the front seats for a mid-engine, rear-drive configuration closer to the original <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/500">500</a>'s and better balanced for rip-roarin' performance dynamics.<br />
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A new suspension with Bilstein dampers and upgraded brakes are also part of the package, as are semi-slick Kumho tires. A Pista track version is also reportedly in the works, with an extra 50 horses, a full roll-cage, adjustable suspension and a curb weight trimmed down below the 2,000-pound mark. The conversion is undoubtedly a complex one, but if Aznom and partner Lucarelli-Monza can keep the price somewhere near reasonable it should have no trouble offloading the 30 examples targeted for production each year.<br />
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