Abarth 595

The Abarth 595 arrived as the successor to the Abarth 500, taking its name from the historic 595cc Fiat 500 Abarth that Carlo Abarth's own company built and raced decades earlier. The tribute name signaled Abarth's intent to lean harder into its motorsport roots, and the 595 delivered with sharper handling, more aggressive styling, and a wider spread of performance trims than its predecessor offered.

Buyers could choose between Turismo and Competizione trims, each stepping up power, chassis stiffness, and braking hardware over the base 595. The Competizione, in particular, became known for its Koni FSD dampers, Brembo brakes, and a genuinely raucous exhaust note that made the small turbocharged engine sound far larger than its displacement suggested.

The 595 stayed in production for years as Abarth's core model, receiving regular styling and equipment updates while keeping its formula intact: a lightweight body, a punchy turbo four-cylinder, and a exhaust note tuned to turn heads. It remains one of the most complete expressions of Carlo Abarth's original small-car-big-attitude philosophy.