Novitec dials up the Fiat 500
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tunertuesdays/" rel="tag">Tuners</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a></p><em><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804836/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_lead_10.jpg" /></a><br />Click above image for a gallery of the Novitec Fiat 500</em><br /><br />Fiat's retrolicious 500 is designed to transport people with panache, if not punch. Novitec's specialty is both bringing the punchbowl to the party and then spiking it. Sure, the tuner tweaks the likes of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/19/sharp-gets-sharper-novitec-alfa-romeo-159/">Alfa</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/06/novitec-rosso-f430-race-gets-in-your-face/">Ferrari</a>, but the everyman isn't left out either, as evidenced by the new collection of mods it's now made available for the Fiat 500. <br /><br />500 drivers can add a subtle front chin spoiler, new wheels and tires, and suspension updates to improve the car's already appealing looks. On the performance side, Novitec has come up with an exhaust upgrade and a pair of power packages. The 1.3L Multijet turbodiesel gets bumped from the stock 70 horses to a stouter 83, and the 1.4L gasoline engine gets an even more substantial boost. In standard form, it makes 100 horsepower and 96 lb-ft of torque. With Novitec's supercharger, it jumps to 131 horses at 5,200 rpm and 126 lb-ft of torque at 6,200 rpm. <br /><br />Yes, these numbers are topped by the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/geneva-08-preview-official-specs-leaked-on-fiat-500-abarth/">500 Abarth</a> (quite dramatically, in fact -- the Abarth makes 155 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm), and the factory hot hatch probably makes more sense for new shoppers looking to combine the 500's looks with better power the moment they drive away from the showroom. with the Novitec mods, however, early adopters who grabbed the huggable little hatchback as soon as it arrived now have some power options of their own, too. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/">Novitec Fiat 500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804821/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_1280_01_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804822/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_1280_02_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804823/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_1280_04_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804824/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_1280_05_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/novitec-fiat-500/804826/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/novitec_500_1280_07_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Novitec]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/14/novitec-dials-up-the-fiat-500/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1193869/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/14/novitec-dials-up-the-fiat-500/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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