Recently spotted taking some hot laps around the Nurburgring in Germany, the Fiat 500 Abarth looks like it’ll tickle the right areas for the retro warm hatch lovers.

Reportedly sporting a 1.4L turbocharged engine the Abarth will deliver around 150bhp, not too shabby for a car that is much smaller and lighter than it’s probable competitor the BMW Mini.  The car also sports larger rims with low profile sports tyres and will enjoy a sportier tuned suspension setup.

Fiat are on a good thing with the Abarth and given the overall positive reaction to the Punto’s hitting the market there is no doubt this warm but capable hatch will receive interest from performance houses across Europe.

[Source: Cars Online]