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The new Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro (pictured) pays homage to A112 Abarth Gold Ring.
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
4 Aug 2021
2 min read

Just 30 Australians will be able to get behind the wheel of the new special-edition Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro, which has now arrived in the country.

A tribute to the A112 Abarth Gold Ring from 1979, also known as the Targa Oro, only 2000 examples of the 595 Scorpioneoro are on offer globally, and it's priced at $31,450 plus on-road costs locally.

The 595 Scorpioneoro has the same black and gold colour scheme of the classic A112 and features a gold scorpion bonnet decal, a matte-black chequered roof, gold 17-inch alloy wheels with Scorpion centre caps, gold Scorpioneoro exterior badging and tinted windows.

Inside are Abarth Scorpionflage leather sports seats, the dashboard has matte-black details, and there’s a gold limited-edition plaque and a Beats sound system. 

Under the little bonnet is a 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine making 121kW and 230Nm, which can throw the tiny hatch from 0-100km/h in 7.3 seconds. 

In comparison, the regular 595’s 1.4-litre engine makes 107kW and 206Nm (0-100km/h in 8.0 seconds), while the top-of-the-range 595 Competizione can produce 132kW and 250Nm (0-100km/h in 6.9 seconds).

A six-speed manual gearbox is standard in the 595 Scorpioneoro, but a robotised automatic transmission with paddles-shifters can be had for $2150.

Other standard features include a 7.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, climate control and exclusive floor mats.

The Scorpioneoro isn’t the first special edition of the Abarth 595, and it certainly won’t be the last. Over the years, we have seen the 695 70° Anniversario, 595 Pista and 695 Rivale

Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.  Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.   At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.   Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.  Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.   A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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