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Fastest Abarth

The Devil is in the Details

October 31, 2017 By pete

Story and color photos by Philippe H. Defechereux

Speed demons of America, beware! You are about to be left in the dust!

This deceptively cute little egg-shaped machine, which just landed on U.S. shores at summer’s end, can hold its own against much more powerful cars, including exotics, on any race track our great country offers for trained racing drivers. The two words “race track” in the preceding sentence offer you the only good news: it won’t shame your speeding illusions on public roads, as it is FIA-equipped and approved, and not street-legal. It’s a pure-bred racer. [Read more…] about The Devil is in the Details

Tagged With: Area51 Motorsport, Fastest Abarth, fiat abarth, Mefistofele, Mephistopheles, modified Abarths, Philippe H. Defechereux

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