{"id":16473,"date":"2014-02-10T21:25:29","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T15:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2014-02-10T21:25:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T15:55:29","slug":"fiat-abarth-500-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/fiat-abarth-500-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat launches Abarth 500 in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italian automaker Fiat launched the Abarth brand in the country with the Fiat Abarth 500.<\/p>\n<p>The super premium hatchback will be assembled locally at its manufacturing plant at Ranjangaon. Initially Fiat will import the car as a completely built unit (CBU) but later it will be locally assembled.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a 4-cylinder 1.4-liter T-JET engine, the Abarth 500 packs 160 horsepower depending on the gearbox chosen. With a peak torque output of 206 Nm, the Abarth 500 can reach from 0-100 km\/h in just 7.9 seconds and can achieve a top-speed of 205 km\/h.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16478\" alt=\"Fiat Abarth 500 Front\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2014\/02\/Fiat-Abarth-500-Front-768x511.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Fiat-Abarth-500-Front-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Fiat-Abarth-500-Front-222x148.jpg 222w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Fiat-Abarth-500-Front.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abarth 500 features\u00a0 turbo-boost gauge, gas discharge headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels, 7 airbags, sunroof, cross drilled brake disc, sports seats, lowered suspension with up-rated springs, twin exhaust outlets, ABS, parking sensors, fog lights, Hi-fi music system, Electronic Brake Distribution and Hydraulic Brake Assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16479\" alt=\"Abarth 500 Interiors\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Interiors-768x511.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Interiors-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Interiors-222x148.jpg 222w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Interiors.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prices of the car will be announced later on this year. Earlier Fiat has tried selling the 500 in India at Rs. 17 lakhs but the retro car failed to lure buyers.\u00a0 By locally assembling the Abarth 500, the Fiat will have a competitive pricing advantage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16476\" alt=\"Abarth 500 Rear\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Rear-768x511.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Rear-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Rear-222x148.jpg 222w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/Abarth-500-Rear.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abarth 500 will compete with the Volkswagen&#8217;s Beetle and BMWs Mini Cooper in the niche luxury compact car segment.<\/p>\n<p>Image Courtesy: MotorBeam.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian automaker Fiat launched the Abarth brand in the country with the Fiat Abarth 500. The super premium hatchback will be assembled locally at its manufacturing plant at Ranjangaon. Initially Fiat will import the car as a completely built unit (CBU) but later it will be locally assembled. Powered by a 4-cylinder 1.4-liter T-JET engine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":16475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[194],"class_list":["post-16473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automobile","tag-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}