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Rent an Abarth: Turin's Scorpion-Badged Mischief
Carlo Abarth was born in Vienna in 1908 and didn't become Italian until adulthood, though the appetite for speed and mechanics showed up long before that. He founded the company in Bologna on the 31st of March, 1949, alongside racing driver Guido Scagliarini. Although the origin story begins in Bologna, Turin is where Abarth has called home since 1949, the city where the scorpion badge, chosen as his own zodiac sign, has marked every car built since. For seventy years that badge has stood for exactly one idea, that size was never the thing that mattered. Our team handles delivery and logistics with the same precision that idea demands, so all that's left for you to do is find the nearest set of hairpins.
Turin is where the scorpion badge has called home since the beginning, decades of racing pedigree built into the same streets the cars are still delivered from today. Leaving the city on the SS35, the road climbs south through the Ligurian Apennines via the Passo dei Giovi, tight switchbacks threading through chestnut forest as the plains around Turin disappear behind you, exactly the kind of road a car this size was built to enjoy rather than merely survive.
Genoa announces the coast long before the road reaches sea level, the port sprawling out below as the route drops toward the water, then turns southeast onto the coastal road for the run down to La Spezia. Hairpin after hairpin gives way to a steadier coastal rhythm, the air carrying salt well before the first proper glimpse of open water.
From La Spezia, the roof folds back for the final stretch, the cliff road above Cinque Terre narrowing to a width that turns most SUVs and saloons into liabilities within the first kilometre, laid out for mule tracks and fishing paths long before anyone imagined a car this size.
Riomaggiore and Manarola announce themselves the way they always do here, in colour before anything else, pastel houses stacked into a hillside above harbours barely big enough for the fishing boats that still use them. Park above the village, since driving any further in isn't an option for anyone, and walk down through lanes that have never once been widened for traffic.
Push on toward Vernazza and Monterosso as the light lowers, terraced vineyards climbing the inland slopes in narrow bands. This is a road that rewards a car built small on purpose, one that treats a passing space barely wider than itself as routine rather than a small emergency.
Spain's northern coast doesn't get the attention the south does, which is most of the appeal. Leave Oviedo behind and the roads climb fast into limestone foothills, green pasture giving way to switchback after switchback as the Picos de Europa rise jagged in the distance.
Cangas de Onís makes the natural stop, a medieval bridge arcing over the Río Sella below a town built for slow mornings rather than fast transit. Narrow lanes that would demand three-point turns from anything larger become a non-event here, roof down regardless of the mountain air outside.
Continue toward the Covadonga lakes as the road thins further still, hairpins stacking toward high pasture where livestock outnumber cars most days of the year. A drive like this belongs to a car that treats the twisting road itself as the destination, not an obstacle standing between two better ones.
These two routes only scratch the surface. Beyond Liguria and Asturias, we deliver across Europe: the medieval lanes of southern France, the switchback coast road down to Amalfi, or wherever your itinerary takes you. Wherever you want to arrive, we'll get the right Abarth to you.
A Small Car With Something to Prove
Every badge on this fleet carries a story, but Abarth's is the only one built entirely around being underestimated. Carlo Abarth didn't set out to build a comfortable car or a practical one. He set out to build something that would embarrass drivers who'd paid far more for far less, and that chip-on-the-shoulder attitude never left the badge, even now, seven decades and several owners later. Booking the scorpion isn't about besting anything else in this fleet on paper. It's about the specific pleasure of a car that was never supposed to be taken seriously making its case anyway, one hairpin at a time.
We ask for drivers between 25 and 70 years old, holding a full license for at least three years, plus a valid passport. If your license was issued outside the EU, bring an International Driving Permit along as well.
Wherever the trip calls for it: the airport, your hotel, or a private address in Europe. Let us know the location and we'll take care of the logistics around it.
Every Abarth in our fleet carries full comprehensive insurance. Our team will walk you through exactly what's covered and what deposit applies before you set off.
Yes, one-way rentals are available across our European network, so the trip doesn't have to end where it started. Distance-based fees may apply, so just ask when you book.
Carlo Abarth spent nearly eight decades proving that a small, unassuming car could out-perform manufacturers many times its size and budget, on hillclimbs and circuits across Europe long before most of today's marques looked anything like they do now. That reputation was earned through genuine performance, not badge value, and it's the same standard every car in our fleet is held to. The 595C carries that legacy forward: proof that staying power matters here as much as horsepower.
Get in touch with our team to choose your Abarth and get a tailored quote for the trip ahead.
