Rinspeed's tuned Fiat 500 Abarth

[.Lefteris.]

Swiss tuning firm Rinspeed has created a modified Fiat 500 Abarth with two power modes to save fuel: a 59bhp setting for urban driving and a 158bhp mode for driving on open roads.
The Rinspeed E2, which will be launched at Geneva next week, has a dashboard-mounted button that allows the driver to choose between commuting and highway modes.
In commuting mode the car is claimed to return 70.6mpg, and in highway mode that decreases to 40.3mpg.
Rinspeed boss Frank Rinderknecht reckons that products like this are future for the tuning industry. “Just like the auto industry has to adjust to the demands of a new era,” he said, “tuners have to look for new ways to do business as well."

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[ewandougie]

59 bhp?? Thats a bit too little for town driving lol, thats less than the 1.2

[VilleV]

I love the look of that car! Great looking alloys!!

[Cadbury]

From one that knows not a lot about engine performance... why is commutng considerably higher than motorway ? I would have thought it would have been the other way around:confused:

[.Lefteris.]

From one that knows not a lot about engine performance... why is commutng considerably higher than motorway ? I would have thought it would have been the other way around:confused:
a 59bhp setting for urban driving and a 158bhp mode for driving on open roads.

[5OO]

I think this is a cool thing, you can have your cake and eat it too. If someone cut me off this is what I would do: "Oh, its on :Hits Highway mode button:" lollol

From one that knows not a lot about engine performance... why is commutng considerably higher than motorway ? I would have thought it would have been the other way around:confused:

Well if you are sitting bumber to bumper traffic you don't really need all that power.

[ewandougie]

Urban MPG is way way lower than the rural MPG. I average 40 in the city and about 65 on the A roads and stuff.

Also do you think those alloys will be able to buy separately??

[.Lefteris.]

Also do you think those alloys will be able to buy separately??
Why not?! ;)

[minime911]

Hi,

For my opinion this is a too big difference between the 2 power modes.

Who will buy this car to save fuel and how often will someone use the mode that only has 1 third of the max power available.

Just ask people who have a series Abarth what mode they use normally.lol


Greetings:

minime911

[.Lefteris.]

Hi,

For my opinion this is a too big difference between the 2 power modes.

Who will buy this car to save fuel and how often will someone use the mode that only has 1 third of the max power available.

Just ask people who have a series Abarth what mode they use normally.lol


Greetings:

minime911

Sport mode all the time! :icon_thumleft: