Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth packs 360 tarmac-munching Italian stallions
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">Fiat</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/romeo-ferraris-500-abarth-endurance-racer/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/web-romeoferraris500.jpg" /></a><br />
<small>Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth endurance racer - Click above to view in high resolution</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Think you've seen the most hardcore 500 already? Sure, Abarth has churned out some pretty wicked versions of the retro-hatch, but even the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-abarth-695-tributo-ferrari-punches-above-its-wei/">695 Tributo Ferrari</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/29/fiat-unveils-rally-spec-abarth-500-r3t-in-san-remo/">R3T rally machine</a> can't hold a candle to the beast above.<br />
<br />
Given the name, you might think this latest Cinquecento was the result of another collaboration between Abarth and its big sister companies. But this 500 is actually a product of independent racing garage Romeo Ferraris, which has rebodied the 500 in carbon fiber and fitted it with a wing that looks big enough to sustain a jumbo jet's flight path. If that's not bonkers enough, Ferraris has squeezed out an insane output of 360 horsepower from the Abarth's 1.4-liter turbo four. That's more than 257 horsepower per liter, and rivals even the similarly insane <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/sema-2009-427-powered-fiat-500-is-the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of/">427 Cinquecento from SEMA</a> for pure lunacy.<br />
<br />
Drivers Aldo Cerruti, Michela Cerruti and Mario Ferraris will be taking turns behind the wheel at the upcoming 6 Hours of Vallelunga endurance race on November 22. We'd suggest everyone else get the hell out of the way.<br />
<br />
[Source: <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/360hp-fiat-500-abarth-by-romeo-ferraris.html?utm_source= feedburner&utm_medium=fee d&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ca rscoop+%28CARSCOOP%29&utm _content=Google+Reader">C arScoop</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/19/romeo-ferraris-500-abarth-packs-360-tarmac-munching-italian-stal/">Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth packs 360 tarmac-munching Italian stallions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/360hp-fiat-500-abarth-by-romeo-ferraris.html?utm_source= feedburner&utm_medium=fee d&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ca rscoop+%28CARSCOOP%29&utm _content=Google+Reader>Re ad</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/19/romeo-ferraris-500-abarth-packs-360-tarmac-munching-italian-stal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19245852/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/19/romeo-ferraris-500-abarth-packs-360-tarmac-munching-italian-stal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

أكثر...