Abarth Assetto Corse at Paris Show

[isuk]

Looking good

[Paul]

Nice display area too.

[KevinB]

They got rid of most of the dusters, cloths, bags and scrubbers etc before opening the doors this morning




Meanwhile here's a black and lime green creature with teeth on the Ford stand!

[Paul]

That Ford?!

Is that their way of trying to shout "look how young and quirky we are" bit like the motoring equivalent of "I'm mad me!".

<< again.

[KevinB]

I was going to show you a link to loads more 500 Abarth pictures -
I'm not sure if i should now.



OK go on then, they're on omniauto.it
link below.

Abarth al Salone di Parigi 2008

[Paul]

Much obliged.

Seriously though, I was warming to at least the front end of the Ka, but that's just silly.

The 500 looks cracking though.

[KevinB]

omniauto have been busy this morning,
more Fiat photos here:
Fiat al Salone di Parigi 2008

There seems to be quite a lot of good-looking Fiat stuff at Paris this year.

[isuk]

The French young ladies look very fetching

Not keen on the Ka at all I'm afraid but then I don't like the new Fiesta either. The styling is so derivative that you could put a Mazda, Kia, Honda etc badge on the grille and not think anything of it. I never liked the original Ka either but it had it's own unique style and dared to be different. The new one is just a Fiesta that's gone through a 60deg wash by mistake I doubt it's styling will last for 12 years like the original. Sorry Kevin.

[KevinB]

Suspended in mid-air, about 10 yards away from the Ford kas, I'm told
there's a great big (?40 foot high) White Fiat 500 looking down on them.
You can see it in the background of some of the Ford ka pictures

[isuk]

More pics of the essesse version (unfortunately the model does not come with the car )






And the racing series Assetto Corse version