Abarth: Successful descendants of the legend
SMALL BUT OLD The abbreviation TC stands for Turismo Competizione and is closely associated with Abarth's history. The first car with this name was the Fiat-Abarth 850 TC, which is now 60 years old and popular in Switzerland. TC by Abarth means combining everyday comfort and racing character in road cars. Accordingly, the name [...]
TC from Abarth means combining everyday comfort and racing character in road cars. Accordingly, the new versions of the Abarth 595 are now called Turismo and Competizione (see gallery).
595 Turismo and 595 Competizione
This year the Fiat-Abarth 850 TC celebrates its 60th birthday. It was the brand's first model to be given the TC acronym. And Abarth continues to grow: After a very good year in 2020, the positive trend in Europe is now also confirmed in the first four months of the current year.
The new models of the range - 595 Turismo and 595 Competizione - enjoy great popularity. They recall with name and spirit this famous creation of Carlo Increased compression and sharper camshaft
Successful racing with the TC
The Fiat-Abarth 850 TC came with a bored engine, increased compression ratio and sharper camshaft to 52 hp, which ensured good performance at an unladen weight of only 610 kilograms. Success on the racetrack came quickly.
The 850 TC and its further developments, the Abarth 1000 and Radiale, demonstrated their reliability above all in endurance races. In a later sporty model, the Abarth Ritmo TC 125 of the early 1980s, TC stood for Twin Cam, i.e. two overhead camshafts.
Color Blu Rally reminiscent of the Fiat 131 Abarth
As a tribute to Abarth's history, the 595 Competizione picks up on several historic design features at once. The matte Blu Rally color is reminiscent of the Fiat 131 Abarth Rally from the '70s, and the 17-inch alloy wheels reference the wheels of the Lancia Delta HF Integrale, the rally icon of the early '90s.
Under the hood is the 1.4-liter engine with 165 hp in the Turismo and 180 hp in the Competizione.
