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Boo and hiss all you want, but the truth is that manual transmissions aren't for everybody. When
Fiat launched the hot little
500 Abarth last year, it did so with a five-speed manual as the only transmission available, but according to
Ward's Auto, that might change.
"We're not opposed to doing it. We just didn't think there would be consumer requests for it, and there is," Fiat's North American president, Tim Kuniskis, told
Ward's in regards to an automatic-equipped Abarth.
With the launch of the upcoming droptop 500C Abarth, Kuniskis says that the company is expecting a few more women buyers to opt for the more potent version of the pint-sized cabriolet. "I think when we'll see more women is when we have the automatic, and we're planning to add the automatic in the Abarth at some point, only because we're getting that feedback from customers."
As of this writing, it's still unclear when the automatic option will be available for the 500 Abarth, but it seems all but inevitable.
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