According to this article by WardsAuto, the FIAT 500 Abarth will be available with an automatic transmission sometime soon. The Abarth, which is currently only available with a 5-speed heavy-duty manual transmission, features 160 horsepower, compared to the regular 500's 101 horsepower, and the 500 Turbo's 135 horsepower. By making the Abarth available with an automatic transmission, FIAT USA is hoping to expand its customer base, as 80% of the Abarth hatchback buyers at this point are males. Tim Kuniskis, the brand’s North American president, said “I think when we’ll see more women is when we have the automatic, and we’re planning to add the automatic in the Abarth at some point, only because we’re getting that feedback from customers.”
You can read the full article here: http://wardsauto.com/sales-amp-marketing/automatic-transmission-coming-fiat-500-abarth
We're very excited to learn that the Abarth will be offered with an automatic transmission. What do you think?
http://wardsauto.com/sales-amp-marketing/automatic-transmission-coming-fiat-500-abarth
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