UK SALES SEPTEMBER - ABARTH - The sporty arm of FIAT continues to out perform the market, +113%

Abarth’s continued growth in the UK is illustrated in this weeks new car registrations figures, which show the best September, and the best month ever, in the UK for the performance car brand.

In a fantastic September, Abarth sold 706 cars – up 113 per cent on the 331 sold in the same period last year. Year-to-date, the brand’s 2029 units was 57.8 per cent up on YTD 2014 (1286), and more than the total sales for last year (1642) and, indeed, any previous year.

Market share rose to 0.15 per cent for September 2015, up from last September’s 0.08 per cent, according to figures supplied by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

“We are delighted with this latest result,” says Gerry Southerington, Abarth Brand Manager. “People might look at these figures and say it’s because we have recently increased the number of Abarth dealers in the UK, but that’s not the whole story.

“Sales figures for our existing dealers from last year are up 35 per cent for September and 18 per cent year-to-date. So, even though we have appointed new dealers the important figures have come from our existing network.

“I now look forward to continued growth, which I am sure will come as we announce some exciting new products in the coming months.”

Beautiful Abarth 500 Bi-colore, very limited so get one now, there will only be 50 worldwide.

A new version of Abarth’s stunning 500, the Bi-Colore Edition, will cost just £15,990 OTR when it goes on sale from today (2 March).

Just 50 of the striking 500 Bi-Colore will be built, the high performance brand has just announced. A unique Scorpione two-tone Black over Record Grey paint finish, 17-inch 10-spoke diamond finish alloy wheels, Abarth sports seats with natural leather trim, and rear privacy glass all feature as standard on the special edition.

Abarth 500 Bi-Colore

Other Fiat/Abarth 500 Bi-Colore models.

Based on the Abarth 500 Custom, the Bi-Colore is powered by a 1.4 Turbo T-Jet 16-valve engine with a sporty five speed manual gearbox. With 135bhp of power available and a maximum 206Nm of torque at 3000 rpm, the Abarth has a 0-62 mph time of just 7.9 seconds and a top speed of 127 mph, yet it returns 47.1mpg fuel economy on the official Combined Cycle.

Fog lights and satin steel rear twin exhausts complete the sporting look, while inside, the leather steering wheel, Dualdrive^TM electric power steering with Sport function, climate control, CD and MP3 with six speakers and Blue&Me^TM hands-free system are also all standard equipment.

“The Bi-Colore colours across the Abarth range have already proved popular with our customers, and this exclusive Black over Grey edition is a particularly good example of how striking the cars can look,” says Gerry Southerington, Head of Brand, Abarth UK.

“So with just 50 available in the UK, anyone looking for something special, with top quality equipment included as standard, should move quickly to secure this latest Abarth Bi-Colore.”