{"id":389267,"date":"2010-03-04T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/04\/geneva-2010-abarth-punto-evo-takes-the-next-step\/"},"modified":"2010-03-04T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T16:30:00","slug":"geneva-2010-abarth-punto-evo-takes-the-next-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/389267","title":{"rendered":"Geneva 2010: Abarth Punto Evo takes the next step"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Performance<\/a>, Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, Europe<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Fiat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n<\/small><\/div>\n
<\/small>Abarth Punto Evo – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nGetting a lot from a little. That might as well be Abarth<\/a>‘s official slogan, translated into Italian, of course, for that added dose of Mediterranean flair. Fiat<\/a>‘s performance division manages, first of all, to construct an entire line-up of hot hatches based on two models. And what they turn them into are genuine giant slayers.<\/p>\n

As we reported<\/a> just last week in the run-up to this year’s Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, the Abarth Punto Evo takes the recently revised Fiat hatchback as its basis, and upgrades it, first and foremost, with 1.6-liter turbocharged MultiAir four-bangers in either 165- or 178-horsepower guise. Add to that upgraded wheels, brakes, suspension, interior and body kit, and suddenly this scorpion-emblazoned hatchback – a decidedly more modern alternative to the 500 – packs a real sting. <\/p>\n

For better or worse, though, while its much-loved retro stablemate may finally make it Stateside in the near future, no such plans are known for the Punto in any form, so enjoy the live photos from the show floor in the high-res gallery below and the details in the press release after the jump.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

Gallery: Geneva 2010: Fiat Punto Abarth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

Gallery: Abarth Punto Evo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

\nPhotos by Noah Joseph \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading Geneva 2010: Abarth Punto Evo takes the next step<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Geneva 2010: Abarth Punto Evo takes the next step<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/h6>\n

Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Fiat Abarth Punto Evo – Click above for high-res image gallery Getting a lot from a little. That might as well be Abarth‘s official slogan, translated into Italian, of course, for that added dose of Mediterranean flair. Fiat‘s performance division manages, first of all, to construct an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-389267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}