The Abarth 595 Competizione, Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) tries his hand at driving this pocket rocket… Small Italian cars are always exciting, but sixty years after Carlo Abarth created his iconic pocket rocket the latest 595 Competizione version from Fiat lifts that to a new level. When he started tinkering with the diminutive baby Fiat a pint of beer in Britain cost the … [Read more...]
Brief Impressions – Cars driven at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ Test Day South 2018
Testing, Testing… Kim Henson assesses a few new models. Over many years I have found useful, and have enjoyed, the annual SMMT Test Days, which are held to provide accredited motoring writers with the opportunity to test drive a variety of new models from a wide range of manufacturers. (All words and photos by Kim). In the autumn each year the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders … [Read more...]
Abarth 595 Competizione 180 – Road Test
The Abarth 595 Competizione 180 Manual pocket-rocket. Fun in the city – test-driven by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency)... Brits used to relish small high performance cars, and thank goodness the Italians still build them like the Abarth 595 Competizione. While the UK may have grown up and developed a taste for family hot-hatches, there is still a lot to be enjoyed behind the wheel of … [Read more...]
