German tuner Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge has produced an upgrade of the Abarth 500 which is reworked visually, in the handling department and under the bonnet where new software coupled to a new exhaust and a bigger turbo boost power to 200 bhp. The Abarth 500 is itself a high performance and dynamically improved version of the Car of the Year 2008 award winning Fiat 500 and Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge aims to take the bold theme one step further.

Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge has increased the visual appearance of the Abarth 500 up by using eye-catching sporty parts. The multi-spoke aluminium wheels from OZ Racing are painted in a distinctive red (Seria Rossa) and are 7x17-inch in size. They cost 1,090 euros and in Germany it including fitting and the vehicle inspection registry. 

The Herborn-Seelbach based tuner promises better road holding for the Abarth 500 as it has developed a special new coilover kit which also lowers the sports model by a few millimetres. It is priced at 1,270 euros including fitting the kit and the putting the completed car through the mandatory German vehicle inspection registry.

To compliment the visual and suspension changes under the bonnet Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge offers to two new power levels for the already-quick Abarth 500. The first step "Power Level I" sees the 1.4-litre FIRE egine's power raised from the standard model's 135 bhp to 163 bhp, an increase of 28 bhp, while peak torque is improved by 45 Nm. "Power level II" however features a more dramatic step up and sees Karl Schnorr Kraftfahrzeuge reworking the engine with realigned software introduced in combination with a new sport exhaust system while the FIRE unit fitted with a large turbo charger, and it all adds up to boost power by additional 65 bhp to 200 bhp. The Power Level I upgrade costs 950 euros while the Power Level II kit is priced at 5,050 euros.