It's a pity, then, that full - throttle runs are dominated by an intake system that sounds like it could suck paint off a house, while the deep
exhaust blat has about as much personality as Paris Hilton.
The exhaust blats and pops at idle; it sounds even more grating than the 500's agricultural note, turning into a less - awful whine only as your right foot sends the Abarth's turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder past 2,500 rpm or so.
The exhaust blats on hard upshifts like most new high - performance turbocharged cars, but the exhaust is never overwhelming and, compared to some top - performance cars, somewhat remote.
Not exact matches
It's hard not to be smitten by the faint turbocharger whine, the spine - tingling intake rasp, and the
exhaust note that varies from
blat -
blat to thunderous.
The turbo four
blats to life with a distinct and characterful
exhaust note (fitting, given that aftermarket
exhaust kits were one of the Abarth company's earliest and most successful products).
The engine wah - wahs impatiently on the approach to redline, the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission's every gearchange is accompanied by a waste-gate whistle and a deep
blat -
blat from the flame - spewing trapezoidal
exhaust.
Its pumped - up, hard - beating heart avoids puerile part - throttle
blat -
blats, electronically generated fake heel - and - toe noises, and that notorious from - bad - to - bad - ass two - stage
exhaust blare.
The percussive
blats from the titanium
exhaust we felt as much as heard.