THE Abarth OT 2000 Coupe America , owazalwa ngo-1966, uvela ku-Fiat 850 Coupé ethobekile. Kungumvuthwandaba wokulandelana kwamamodeli wokuncintisana asuselwa ku-850 — OT imele i-Omologata Turismo noma i-Homologation Tourism.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-850 Coupé yasekuqaleni, i-OT 2000 Coupe America yayiyinunu - ngemuva, esikhundleni sokuthola i-843cc (amasilinda amane) kanye no-47hp wenjini yasekuqaleni, bekukhona ibhulokhi engu-1,946cc ekwazi ukuletha i-185hp. Konke kuhlanganiswe ne-featherweight engu-710 kg - cishe ngama-250 kg alula kune-MX-5 yamanje. Umphumela? Ifinyelela ku-100 km/h kuphela ingu-7.1 kanye nesivinini esiphezulu esingu-240 km/h.
Kodwa kuthiwani ngesondo eliyisipele, eliphume likuleso simo esiyinqaba ngaphambili? Njengoba kushiwo, injini ye-Fiat 850 Coupé ingemuva, ngakho-ke i-trunk nesondo eliyisipele kungaphambili. Kodwa endabeni ye-Abarth OT 2000 Coupe America, bekudingeka ukuthi kumiswe kabusha irediyetha ngaphambili, kuphoqe ukuthi isondo eliyisipele liphushwe… ngale komzimba.
“Ukuhlulwa” kuka-Abarth kwaguqulwa kwaba ubuhle, nesondo eliyisipele nalo lathatha indima yobhampa, ngesikhathi lapho zonke zazenziwe ngensimbi.
Mayelana "Nesiqalo Esibandayo". Kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu e-Razão Automóvel, kune-“Cold Start” ngo-8:30 ekuseni. Ngenkathi uphuza ikhofi lakho noma uqunga isibindi sokuqala usuku, hlala unolwazi lwakamuva ngamaqiniso athakazelisayo, amaqiniso omlando namavidiyo abalulekile avela emhlabeni wezimoto. Konke ngamagama angaphansi kwama-200.