The market has been waiting for a signal for some time from Abarth, and now the brand’s re-birth has really taken off and hit an incredible speed. The biggest challenge will happen over the next couple of years, though, when a completely new project will be launched rather than an elaboration on an existing Fiat.

We have already heard about a possible collaboration between Abarth and Lotus for a chassis and the use of the 1.4, 135 hp Tjet on the Abarth 500, but Worldcarfans provides further speculation. It has been suggested that we could see the heir to the Fiat X1/9, but also a possible alternative to the defunct Smart Roadster, all of which could see a price of less than 20,000 euros.

The leightweight body and serious mechanics should guarantee genuine driving pleasure, but the wait is still long - we’re now talking 2013, rather than 2010 as previously thought. We show you the captivating design from some students at the European Design Institute in Turin. By now from 2007, it still looks quite modern.

Via | Worldcarfans (Thanks to Bugatti&91)

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