Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari Retails for $47K

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed)
Aug 4th 2010 at 6:00AM

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then surely value has come to the same. Take the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, for example. It's based on the Fiat 500, one of the most affordable, yet stylish cars on the market.

The Tributo Ferrari edition was unveiled almost a year ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It features a powerful 180-horsepower 1.4-liter 16-valve turbocharged four-cylinder engine, sport suspension, performance wheels, upgraded brakes and a special paint scheme inspired by the Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

The special edition has just gone on sale in the UK, where it is commanding a hefty £29,600 – nearly $47,000 in equivalent US Dollars. That's a big chunk of cash for a car that, in base form, doesn't cost half that much. But then, with only 152 right-hand drive models being shipped to the UK, exclusivity does have its price.

Gallery: Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari

Tags: 695, abarth, abarth 695, Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, Fiat 500, Fiat 500 Abarth

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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DJ Aug 4th 2010 9:57AM

It's not $47,000!!! I wish folks on Luxist and especially AutoBlog would stop trying to convert pounds and euros directly to dollars for products like cars. Most products and ESPECIALLY cars, have high VAT amounts in their European prices that prevent a true conversion. Take out the VAT's and the real US price would be more like $35,000.

Paul Murphy Oct 13th 2010 1:17AM

I agree with you! It has a great difference if they will not consider some variables that will affect the prices of the cars. Anyways, this another impressive Ferrari car is pretty cool and cute gift for my wife.

Paul Murphy from http://www.gotengines.com