I tried the Abarth about 6 months ago and it was an absolute hoot. The 1.4 turbo is great and the interior is really funky with its change up lights and dial within dial instruments. I didn't stop talking about it for a week, but eventually the realisations that it was Italian where I was used to the Japanese reliability of my multiple Yari and (mainly) that £13500 was a lot of money for a small car with near-unusable rear seats.
I still like them.
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