Preparation Insane Romeo Ferraris Fiat 500 Abarth 300 Hp

Once upon a time not too long, 300 horsepower was considered a territory of the sport. For example, in 1989, the BMW 850i Coupe comes with a 300 hp V12 under its long hood, while the Ferrari 348 V8 300 hp are also downloaded. Heck, until the year 2009, the Ford Mustang GT was powered by a 300 hp V8 engine.

Today, 300hp has become one of five U.S. dollars foot-long sub with the smaller cars like the Fiat 500 reaches the magic number of industrial production a little 'development aid.

After the recent debut of its 260HP Fiat Abarth 500 Monza Special Edition, the Italian company set up Romeo Ferrari is the lifting bar service again with the announcement of street-legal copy of its 500 Abarth Racing (pictured above) .

To be introduced this weekend, the AS-of-yet unnamed replica will have a de-tuned version of the race car heavily modified 360HP 1.4-liter turbocharged four-pot, which delivers 300 horsepower. More details will be published after the official presentation.

 

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Romeo Ferraris and Fenice Milano pay tribute to Monza with limited edition Abarth 500

Like weddings in the Deep South, everything with cars is relative. For instance, we’d strain to call most cars with racing stripes running every which way “subtle.” But when the treatment comes from Fenice Milano, anything short of gold chrome is understated. See? Relative.

The Milanese design house is the same that has gilded everything from the Fiat 500C to the Rolls-Royce Ghost. But for this special edition, they’ve teamed up with Romeo Ferraris, the Italian tuning house that’s given us custom Corvettes, Land Rovers and of course… Fiat 500s. Okay, so between them there’s no lack of love for the retro hatchback, and this is the embodiment of their shared passion: the Abarth 500 Monza.

A limited-edition tribute to the legendary grand prix circuit, the Monza edition is limited to just ten examples. So what makes it so special? Well it’s got red and blue racing stripes – the track’s official colors – that do a wicked Herby the Love Bug impression, sans Lindsay Lohan (for better or worse). But while the stripes continue into the white leather interior, this isn’t just a trim package.

Romeo Ferraris stepped in to nearly double the engine’s output, upping the horsepower figure from 135 to 260. They also threw in 280mm Brembo disc brakes, 205/40-R17 Yokohama tires and a full aero kit. And in case that wasn’t enough with the special treatment, each example gets a brass plaque with the owner’s name, an edition number on the shifter and a whole mess of Monza logos all over the place. Which may seem a little over the top, but again: think relative. And while you’re mulling that over, check out the high-resolution images in the gallery below.

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