You cant really put the Abarth in the same category as a 350z, Scirocco, TT, RX8 all of which are sports coupes that cost twice as much as the super mini hatchback Abarth when new
And i totally disagree with the build quality, in fact everyone that has been in the car comments how well made it seems, nice heavy clunks from the doors, very stable at motorway speeds etc.
Mine has the uprated suspension, brakes, remap so its 160bhp and 170lb ft of torque and weighs just over 1000kg. It is therefore more than nippy and although on paper the figures aren't that impressive, for overtaking and out of roundabouts it is far punchier than the Zed (i appreciate turbo cars will be) but it really is impressive.
So to sum it up, i am loving the experience of a small car, that costs me nothing to run yet puts a smile on my face as much as the Zed did.