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Old 10th November 2008, 10:44 AM
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Anyone see it?

I missed the start of the programme and the Abarth feature.

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Old 10th November 2008, 10:54 AM
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Great advert & review from Mr Clarkson.......ony prob is now my wife wants one

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Ps Paul it should be on again either tonight or tomorrow night at around 7ish on bbc2
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Old 10th November 2008, 12:26 PM
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Great review. You can watch it on the BBC iPlayer.
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Old 10th November 2008, 02:21 PM
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Didn't think of that.
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Old 10th November 2008, 02:40 PM
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Seen it now, very nice.

Also put it in the news section. BBC Top Gear tests the Fiat 500 Abarth
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Old 11th November 2008, 11:39 PM
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I didn't realise they had released an SS version of the Abarth. What's the score with these? i.e Price/Availability
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Nice feature and faster than a wet Elise.
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I really liked the look of it, and the souunnnddd. And I like Jeremy Clarkson's comment: It's just a genuinely great car. Or something along those lines (?). I was pleased he was impressed :-)
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I didn't realise they had released an SS version of the Abarth. What's the score with these? i.e Price/Availability
It's only available as a dealer-fit kit, and will be available straight away.

No official pricing from Abarth UK yet, but expect to pay between £2-£3k.
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Nice feature and faster than a wet Elise.
Oh how that made me laugh. Someone at work just bought an Elise and goes on and on about how fast it is. I might need a screenshot of that moment where the 500 nips in above it to taunt him with...
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