Abarth 124 Spider

Abarth 124 Spider specs: the two versions side by side

Power per litre is the same: 170 hp ÷ 1.368 L ≈ 124.3 hp/L on 1.4 MultiAir MT and 1.4 MultiAir AT. Peak power and peak-power rpm do not change with the gearbox.

Power per litre is the same: 170 hp ÷ 1.368 L ≈ 124.3 hp/L on 1.4 MultiAir MT and 1.4 MultiAir AT. Peak power and peak-power rpm do not change with the gearbox.

Torque does. 1.4 MultiAir AT lists 255 Nm at 2500 rpm; 1.4 MultiAir MT lists 250 Nm at 2500 rpm. That is +5 Nm (+2.0%) on the Automatic at the same engine speed. Specific torque: 250 ÷ 1.368 ≈ 182.7 Nm/L (MT) versus 255 ÷ 1.368 ≈ 186.4 Nm/L (AT).

Performance: 0–100, top speed, and what the extra 5 Nm does not buy

1.4 MultiAir MT: 0–100 km/h in 6.8 s, top speed 232 km/h. 1.4 MultiAir AT: 0–100 km/h in 6.9 s, top speed 229 km/h.

The Automatic is 0.1 s slower to 100 km/h and 3 km/h slower at the top. The extra 5 Nm does not appear as a quicker sprint or a higher Vmax in this dataset. If the search question is 0–60 / 0–100 or top speed, the Manual is the faster car on both metrics.

Highway fuel use is a tie: 5.1 L/100 km on both. City and combined are not:

• 1.4 MultiAir MT: city 8.5, combined 6.4 L/100 km
• 1.4 MultiAir AT: city 9.1, combined 6.7 L/100 km

City: Automatic uses 0.6 L/100 km more (+7.1%). Combined: 0.3 L/100 km more (+4.7%). On a 45 L tank, combined range is 45 ÷ 6.4 × 100 ≈ 703 km (MT) versus 45 ÷ 6.7 × 100 ≈ 672 km (AT) — about 31 km less on the Automatic if you run the tank to empty on the combined figure. City-only: 45 ÷ 8.5 × 100 ≈ 529 km (MT) versus 45 ÷ 9.1 × 100 ≈ 495 km (AT). Highway-only is the same: 45 ÷ 5.1 × 100 ≈ 882 km.

CO2 is 155 g/km on 1.4 MultiAir AT and not measured on 1.4 MultiAir MT. Eco class is not measured on both. Do not treat the missing MT CO2 as “zero emissions”; it is simply not in the data.

Weight, mpg, and power-to-weight (only one kerb figure exists)

Kerb weight is 1080 kg on 1.4 MultiAir AT and not measured on 1.4 MultiAir MT. Gross weight is not measured on both. Ground clearance is not measured on both. Wheel sizes are not measured on both. Length, width, and weight distribution are not measured on both — those search queries have no numbers in this catalogue.

Power-to-weight can be computed only for 1.4 MultiAir AT: 1080 kg ÷ 170 hp = 6.35 kg/hp (or 170 ÷ 1080 ≈ 0.157 hp/kg). For 1.4 MultiAir MT that ratio is not measured, because kerb mass is missing. Do not assume the Manual is lighter; the file does not say so.

Combined consumption in L/100 km is the mpg-related figure we have (imperial mpg is not in the data). 1.4 MultiAir MT at 6.4 combined is the lower-use car; 1.4 MultiAir AT at 6.7 is the higher-use car. Highway 5.1 is identical.

Engine: same 1.4 MultiAir, different gearbox pairing

Engine size is 1368 cm³ on both — that is the engine-size answer. Horsepower is 170 hp / 125 kW at 5500 rpm on both. Layout is Front, longitudinal; cylinders 4 Inline; Turbo; Direct injection (direct); 9.8 compression; 72 x 84; 95 fuel.

What changes is not the block but the transmission label: Manual, 6 speeds (1.4 MultiAir MT) versus Automatic, 6 speeds (1.4 MultiAir AT). Engine oil, engine bay, engine sound, engine cover, engine swap, and engine-for-sale details are not measured. Engine reliability as a scored figure is not measured; the two versions share the same displacement, cylinder count, layout, boost, injection, compression, and fuel grade, so the catalogue does not give a reliability split between them.

Generations: nothing later to wait for

1 generation (2014-01-01, stop not measured): Cabrio, 2 versions — 1.4 MultiAir MT and 1.4 MultiAir AT. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation. Buying “the later generation” is not an option in this data. Both versions share the same start date.

Which version to choose

Choose 1.4 MultiAir MT if you want the better measured sprint and the better measured economy: 6.8 s to 100 km/h, 232 km/h, 8.5 / 5.1 / 6.4 L/100 km, 250 Nm at 2500 rpm, Manual 6, RWD. You accept that kerb weight, CO2, eco class, gross weight, clearance, and wheels are not measured on this version.

Choose 1.4 MultiAir AT if you want Automatic 6 and the only measured mass and CO2 in the line: 1080 kg kerb, 155 CO2, 255 Nm at 2500 rpm, 6.9 s, 229 km/h, 9.1 / 5.1 / 6.7 L/100 km, same 170 hp engine, RWD. You pay 0.1 s, 3 km/h, 0.6 L/100 km city, and 0.3 L/100 km combined versus the Manual, and you gain 5 Nm.

Do not choose on body, generation, or cylinder count — both are Cabrio, both are 1 generation from 2014, both are 4 Inline Turbo Gasoline 1368 cm³, both RWD, both 45 L tanks, both Independent, spring front and rear, both Ventilated disc front and Disc rear.

Cannot choose on price, 0–60 mph as a separate test, dimensions, kerb of the Manual, weight distribution, or reliability scores — those are not measured here. The arithmetic that is allowed is already above: same hp/L, +5 Nm and +2% torque on AT, AT slower by 0.1 s and 3 km/h, AT thirstier in city and combined, AT the only car with a kg/hp figure (6.35).

For sale listings and new prices (including Australia, India, Bangladesh) are outside this dataset. The buying split that the numbers support is gearbox versus tenth-of-a-second and tenths of a litre — 1.4 MultiAir MT for the measured performance and mpg figures, 1.4 MultiAir AT for Automatic plus the only kerb and CO2 we can quote.