Category: Hot Hatchbacks 
Price Range: £8,700 to £13,605
Storming turbo performance, muscular looks, added traction from electronic diff.
Not cheap, flawed driving position, throttle response poor when not in 'sport' mode.
The most appealing warm hatch money can buy.
Both the standard 500 Abarth and Esseesse average 43.4mpg while emitting 155g/km of carbon dioxide. That means it slips into VED band D while company car drivers are eligible for a very reasonable 19% Benefit-in Kind tax bracket.
To put the 500 Abarth in perspective, the Twingo 133RS is in the same VED tax band, but its 40.5mpg and 165g/km of CO2 mean that company drivers face a higher 21% BIK tax bracket.
