Is a car with an automatic less fun the same car with a manual gearbox? Well, not if the vehicle in question is a Fiat 500C Abarth and its six-speed auto.

Previously available only with a manual, Fiat is now offering the 500 Turbo, 500 Abarth and 500 Abarth Cabrio with a six-speed automatic transmission supplied by Aisin.

That brings the least-expensive 500 Abarth automatic to $25,495. That's not cheap, but it is pretty well equipped on features and technology. Manual cabrio models start at $27,045, ...

In short, the 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth is a boatload of fun whether you row your own gears or not. In fact the automatic Abarth is even a bit more comfortable to drive, because we don't have sit so ...

That brings the least-expensive 500 Abarth automatic to $25,495. That’s not cheap, but it is pretty well equipped on features and technology. Manual cabrio models start at $27,045, ...

Look what followed us home. The little fella is noisy, a flashy dresser, and, at $32,095 out the door, pricey by the pound. Subtlety is not one of the Fiat 500C Abarth’s virtues. When we tested ...

Fiat has began production on its 500 Abarth models equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission. Read more about the news at AutoGuide.com.

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Chrysler on Monday started building the 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth and Abarth Cabrio (convertible) with a six-speed automatic transmission to broaden the appeal of the performance version of the small ...

Fiat is planning on adding an automatic transmission to the 500 Abarth in an effort to make the car more accessible to a wider range of customers.“I think when we’ll see more women is when we ...

We wonder why Fiat didn’t add a sixth cog, and the Abarth’s lower 3.35:1 axle ratio (compared with 3.73:1 in the 500) perplexes us, too. Seat time will prove how it all gels.

Abarth’s spec of single front motor in the 500e produces 152bhp, and plenty of instant EV torque. ... so we’d be tempted to use the standard wireless Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.