In Could 2021, Abarth created a one-off roadster to have a good time the model’s racing historical past, known as the Alfa Romeo Abarth 1000. Primarily based on the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, this was a factory-made callback to the 1966 Fiat Abarth 1000 Sport Prototipo, a extremely profitable competitors automotive designed for gents racers who wished to do extra than simply present up, however who wished to win. The UK’s Auto Italia journal tweeted that FCA Heritage chief Roberto Giolito stated the carmaker would produce a minimum of 5 buyer items of the brand new Abarth 1000, with a value of round £170,000 every ($228,500 U.S.) Particulars past that should look forward to the February difficulty of Auto Italia, because of hit newsstands on January 6 for UK readers.
If this occurs, it might shut the circle on what the 4C was initially meant to be. Legend says the thought for the carbon-tubbed 4C ought to have spawned a hardcore Fiat that channeled the 1966 Abarth 1000. Nevertheless, for the reason that 4C took lots of its cues and far of its expertise from the limited-edition Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, it caught to being a halo sports activities automotive for Alfa Romeo and all different branchings received pruned. Giolito seemingly reveals extra within the interview, seeing as he was head of Fiat and Abarth design from 2011 to 2015. The reboot fits the trendy 4C save for the excessive, Twenty first-century shoulder line. The 1966 automotive’s low pointy nostril, curvy fenders and myriad vents and scoops match nice, and we additionally dig the uncovered roll bar and cut-down rear cowls.
For such an costly restomod, we would have wished for some mechanical adjustments. It seems there isn’t any change to the 4C’s mechanicals, with a 1,742-cc turbocharged four-cylinder sending its 237 horsepower to the rear wheels by way of a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. As such, this could in all probability be known as the Abarth 1740 SP or 1700 SP slightly than 1000, for the reason that unique was named after the displacement of the modified Fiat 600 engine it used. The unique weighed 1,058 kilos dry and had 105 horsepower; the two,465-pound manufacturing 4C will not really feel as spry, however ought to carry out somewhat higher. As soon as British readers get the thin from the journal interview, we must always know extra.
