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My little brother owns an Abarth and had a 500 sport prior to that. The Twins and the Fiats are two very different cars even though the pricing is similar.
The BRZ/FRS definitely have a more "serious" feel about the handling and seating position. The Abarth just screams with italian flair and stupidity (essentially no exhaust, loud colors etc...). If I had one gripe about the Abarth is that after spending seat time in a 500 sport you realize that the Abarth gives you more power, but really doesn't fix any of the problems the standard car has. The shifter is vague (combination of lousy linkage and a stupid shift knob), steering is overboosted at low speeds, and the seating position is hilarious(ly bad). Also, the car has two VERY italian qualities; the nav unit clearly looks like someone was assigned to find a way to attach it to the car, decided to take the day off instead, and came up with something 20 minutes before the morning meeting. And how they ended up with a giant blind spot in a car the size of a shoe I will never know.
I'm not really sure where I am going with this haha. I guess you could say if you love the Fiat you will love the Abarth haha and if you don't get it, you'll never get it.
If you met my brother and I you would instantly understand who has the BRZ and who has the Abarth.
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