The Fiat 500 Abarth Will Have an Automatic Option for 2015

The quick and crazy version of the 500 now comes in 'Murica-spec.

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We've raved about the Fiat 500 Abarth before. It's certainly not the fastest hot hatch you can buy, but it is indeed one of the most enjoyable to drive. It's a crazy little machine, and if you get to spend any time in one you will step out of that car as a happier person. 

Alas, many Americans don't just not know how to operate the mystical third pedal, but they staunchly refuse to learn how. While this is a truly lamentable fact, it fuels the equally depressing truth that the Abarth doesn't move in terribly high volumes. Fiat estimates that adding a six-speed, paddle-shifted automatic option to the miniature monster will result in about 2,000 additional annual sales. This is indeed a good thing. 

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