but Fiat employs a turbocharged, 1.4-liter engine – the one from the 500 Abarth. That means there's more power on tap in the 124 Spider, and if our time in the scorpion-badged 500 is anything to ...

The story of the Abarth brand is also told in a work composed of three volumes written by Sergio Seccatore and entitled "Abarth: the Scorpion's tale", created by the Italian Fiat Register.

The FIAT 124 Spider has a base price of just below $25,000. For that money, there are very few convertibles available and fewer still that claim to be actual sports cars. In fact, the only two ...