The new Abarth 595 to carry on the proud Scorpion tradition

The story behind Abarth starts on March 31, 1949, when Italian-Austrian engineer Carlo Abarth founded Abarth & C., creating the brand that would become an authentic legend of style and performance with record-breaking cars, revolutionary tuning kits and memorable races. The famous scorpion logo, recognised by motoring enthusiasts worldwide, was inspired by the founder’s zodiac sign. The scorpion perfectly embodied the philosophy of the newborn racing team specialised in “small but deadly” cars.

The Abarth 595 range features new interiors, new colours, and new details for the Abarth 595 Turismo and Competizione hatch and cabriolet models, with an exciting new Abarth Yamaha Monster special edition.

The Abarth 595 Turismo and Competizione underline the characteristics of the Abarth brand with new technology, really underlining the Scorpion brand’s dual souls of style and performance.

Distinctive but accessible, the Abarth 595 offers as standard all the equipment needed to guarantee the fun and driving enjoyment associated with Abarth, including a flat-bottomed steering wheel, updated instrument panel and the pressure gauge now lit in white to ensure better legibility, while polyelliptical headlights and LED daytime running lights are fitted as standard on the Competizione.

Sport mode has been renamed “Scorpion” mode throughout the new range, aligning it with the Abarth logo and in recognition of the brand’s founder. Pressing the button on the dashboard alters peak torque delivery, power steering calibration and engine response to the accelerator pedal, making them sharper and increasing driver engagement. The 595 is also therefore equipped with a high-performance braking system specific to Abarth, providing maximum safety courtesy of the 284mm front ventilating discs and the 240mm rear discs.

The Abarth 595 Turismo features refreshed interiors, including exclusive diamond-embossed leather seats available in a number of colour options, including the new heritage brown.

Engines, transmission, mechanics

The new Abarth 595 range is equipped with the 1.4 T-jet engine, available in two output levels. The 595 Turismo features 121kW, while the 595 Competizione enjoys a power rise to 132kW, providing the highest performance output in the Abarth range.

All variants of the 1.4 T-jet engine are paired with a six-speed manual transmission and both the Turismo and Competizione can be fitted on request with an Abarth robotised sequential transmission with shift paddles.

Infotainment

The new 595 range is equipped as standard with the Uconnect system with seven-inch high-definition touchscreen radio and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.

Abarth 595 Monster Energy Yamaha

The new Abarth 595 Monster Energy Yamaha special series is designed especially for young customers and will be produced in a limited edition of 2 000 units worldwide.

The Abarth 595 Monster Energy Yamaha is equipped with a 1.4 T-jet engine with Euro6B homologation, with manual transmission, but it can be fitted with an Abarth robotised sequential transmission with shift paddles on demand, delivering 117kW.

As standard, it includes a racecar-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel and centring stripe on the top part of the steering wheel rim, particularly useful for sports car driving. The Sport button controls the maximum torque delivery, power steering system calibration and throttle response, last but not least followed by the rumble of the Record Monza exhaust with active valve. The braking system – designed especially for Abarth – provides maximum safety when decelerating via the 284mm front and 240mm rear ventilated discs. Also standard is the Koni rear suspension, with Frequency Selective Damping (FSD) technology to increase road holding, handling and stability, making it a unique driving experience.

Abarth 595 pricing starts at R399 900 for the 595 Turismo 1.4L FWD 6MT.

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