C36 vs fiat500 abarth
11-14-2014, 02:55 PM
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'97 c36
Was trailing a white 500 abarth as we turned onto the highway. Didn't really think anything of it other then it sounded pretty good from behind.
He moved over to the right lane as I moved around him and my fender was about even with his rear wheel when he dropped a gear and punched it. I wasn't expecting a race so I was late with the down shift. But he pulled a about a car length on me before I could get the merc in the right gear and moving.
It was a dead even race, he wasn't getting away but I wasn't gaining either. Till about 80 mph. I slowly started reeling him in till he shut it down around 90 ish.. Would have been nice to take it a little longer. But is what it is, I had no idea those little cars could actually go. Still a girls car
but a quick girls car none the less.
He moved over to the right lane as I moved around him and my fender was about even with his rear wheel when he dropped a gear and punched it. I wasn't expecting a race so I was late with the down shift. But he pulled a about a car length on me before I could get the merc in the right gear and moving.
It was a dead even race, he wasn't getting away but I wasn't gaining either. Till about 80 mph. I slowly started reeling him in till he shut it down around 90 ish.. Would have been nice to take it a little longer. But is what it is, I had no idea those little cars could actually go. Still a girls car
but a quick girls car none the less.
Last edited by Super B; 11-14-2014 at 06:35 PM.
11-14-2014, 03:34 PM
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They make decent bhp and they are pretty small. I think like 0-60 time is around 7Seconds so its not much slower then a C36. Who knows he could of had some minor goodies on it.
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C32 plus some other vehicles
I've driven a couple and they are fun and sound incredible. I think if they had a telescopic wheel I'd have bought one by now (would help with the Italian driving position).
