At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, taking place next weekend, 20 examples of the new Abarth 500 are expected, which will arrive in the form of the Opening Edition.

The special series distinguishes itself from the other 500’s for its design with rooftop chequer board and red leather interior, but especially for the 160 hp, 1.4 T-Jet engine, along with some other technical details.

Check out the photos of the 20 little ones ready to show off to the Goodwood public - what better occasion to see the scorpion return to style?

Abarth 500 Opening Edition @ Goodwood Festival of Speed

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It’s Abarth day over here as the new Abarth 500 was put through its paces for one of the best presentations of a car. Grey and white versions went teté a teté on the track, even flying around on two wheels. The dynamic test at Balocco, which you can see in the photos here, was a whole lot of fun as Abarth releases the first pics of the 500 Opening Edition. Characterised by chequer-board pattens on the roof, the car has red leather interior and will be available in only 149 units for Italy, and 49 for overseas markets.

Only the best has gone into this model, including the 1.4 T-Jet power-step version of 160 hp, compared to the 135 of the original version. 7.4 seconds is all is required to reach 100 km/hr, and it has a maximum speed of 211 km/hr. The only hitch has been the transmission with the 230Nm necessitating a five-speed change. A sophisticated braking system includes perforated discs, a specific “powered by BMC” air filter, lowered springs and alloy wheels with white paint or titanium in 17-inch version with 205/40 R16 ZR 15 Pirelli tyres.

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