Sep 28, 2011

Abarth 695 Competition, Racing in the street experience



Consistent with the philosophy that distinguished Abarth for half a century - Racing to transfer the experience of road vehicles and make accessible the world of racing - the 695 Abarth was born Competition, the first racing car "street legal" Scorpio. A two-seat car that best expresses a concept widely used in the past, which connoted the Abarth cars that were born in the street but with the goal of being easily used in the circuit: for true fans of sports cars with the track DNA and the street in the heart. 

Inspired by the 500 Abarth race trim, the exterior of your car has a unique livery with Grey Matt Competition, enhanced by a livery booster racing and the strong color contrasts, however, renounces in favor of a refined effect "tor sr t ". But the main distinctive feature is inside. Like a real car racing, this is a two-seater in which the rear seats have been replaced by a roll bar of the same Competition Grey Opaque body.

In this way the car purchase additional sporty character as the roll bar will decrease the weight, making it even more powerful. The space vacated by the seats take a finish that recalls the almond of the cars racing that goes on in the boot. The 695 Abarth Competition take seats "Abarth Corsa by Sabelt" in black leather with Alcantara ® inserts and red shell and seat base in carbon. Red stitching, logo "695" graphic and "competition" embroidered on the back, respectively sull'appoggiatesta and round up the seats. 



The steering wheel, black leather, is characterized by the tricolor red inserts and a venue for changing palette of "Abarth Competition "5-speed, while the instrument panel has been designed specifically by Jaeger. The instrument panel in carbon houses the satellite navigation Abarth Blue & Me ™ MAP with Telemetry, developed with Magneti Marelli and, on the center console, the plate chrome consecutively numbered to witness the exclusivity of the Limited Edition version. 

Attention to detail for the pedals, the racing clear imprint, which offers customized with Scorpio. Finally, it also enhances the interior such as heel-carbon graphic "695 Competition" in the aluminum-colored satin. Even this special series with Xenon headlights with low beam function and depth, to ensure a better quality of light output and excellent performance in all weather conditions. To complete the aesthetics external 17 "wheels with designs derived from" 695 Abarth Ferrari Tribute "to the body combined with Brembo brake calipers and hub both red. Faithful to its vocation of racing, the 695 Abarth Competition is equipped with 1.4 Turbo T-Jet 16v - further increased to more than 180 horsepower - mated to "Abarth Competition", an electro-actuated manual transmission with racing-inspired steering wheel, which enhances engine performance with reduced shift times. In detail, this transmission has two modes: "Street" where the gear-changing is automatic and "track" where the hand is changed manually in accordance with the vocation of the car "on the track on Sundays, Mondays in the office." How about Ferrari 695 Tribute, suspension and braking systems have been further enhanced to be suitable: separable brake discs (diameter 305 mm) with four-piston fixed calliper disc, both made ​​by Brembo, and special shock absorbers that provide performance in total safety. It could not miss the discharge of "dual mode" variable back-pressure "Record Monza", able to enhance the performance and the "sound" of the engine above 3,000 rpm / min.