South Africa’s hottest hatch, the Abarth 595 has received a make over
The new Abarth 595 has been refreshed, updated and is now more exciting than ever before with its new special edition model.
According to Quickpic, the new 595 range features a new interior, new colours, and new details for the Abrth 595 Turismo and Competizione hatch and cabriolet models with an exciting new Abarth Yamaha Monster special edition.
The 595 has a flat-bottomed steering wheel, updated instrument panel and the pressure gauge now lights up 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.
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.
New 17-inch alloy wheels, while a body colour body kit is specific to the Competizione in combination with the new rally blue or scorpion black exterior paint.
Inside, in addition to the ‘Scorpion’ mode selector with its new design, a new dashboard covered in Alcantara can be found, paired to new leather seats and a gear lever wrapped in carbon fibre.
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 delivers 132kW.
All variants of the 1.4 T-jet engine are paired with a five-speed manual transmission, while both the Turismo and Competizione can be fitted on request with Abarth robotised sequential transmission with shift paddles.
The new Abarth 595 Monster Energy Yamaha special series is designed for the younger market and motorsport fans and only 2000 units have been produced worldwide.
The exterior of the new special series features a dual colour blue and black livery with the “Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP” logo on its lower side, just above the “595” logo. TIt also has the Monster “claw” on the bonnet.
On the inside, the model features the new Abarth sports seats with blue finishes and the “Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP” logo on the head rests. The blue lining stands out from the black dashboard. Thus mirroring the dual colour livery.
The Abarth 595 Monster Energy Yamaha is equipped with a 1.4 T-jet engine with Euro6B homologation, with a manual transmission, but it can be fitted with an Abarth robotized sequential transmission with shift paddles on demand – delivering 117 kW respectively.
Abarth 595 Pricing
Abarth 595 Turismo 1.4L FWD 5MT R399,900
Abarth 595 Turismo Cab 1.4L FWD 5MT R439,900
Abarth 595 Competizione 1.4L FWD 5MT R479,900
Abarth 595 Competizione Cab 1.4L FWD 5MT R519,900
Abarth Yamaha Monster 1.4L FWD 5MT R469,900
Abarth Yamaha Monster Cabriolet 1.4L FWD 5MT R509,900
Picture: Quickpic