Abarth 124 Spider Specifications Confirmed For Australia

Fiat’s 124 Spider will soon be in Australian showrooms, available only to local buyers as the up-spec Abarth model.

As such, customers can expect a range of performance goodies to not only enhance the 124 Spider but potentially grab the attention of would-be Mazda MX-5 shoppers - given the 124 is an MX-5 underneath.

For starters, the Abarth Spider gets a slight boost in power and a decent dollop of extra torque over the Mazda’s 118kW/200Nm 2.0 litre engine option, with 125kW and 250Nm on offer in the 124 Abarth from its 1.4 litre turbocharged MultiAir four-cylinder engine.

Underneath the 124 Abarth is a set of Bilstein shock absorbers and standard Brembo brakes, along with a chrome quad-tip sports exhaust or an optional Monza exhaust for “truly earth-shattering sound” (says Fiat).