Anybody seen this video yet? Gotta love that guys pronunciation of those words, especially "Lansha" I still think it looks sweeeeeeet!
General The 500C abarth is here!!!..(maxi):-)
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Ms_Cinq
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I sat in that on Thursday.
The way Fiat bosses pronounce the brand name Lancia is
"LAN-SHE-A"
and not as we Brits might say
"LAN-SEE-A"
The Italian pronunciation is the correct one.
And then the idiot in the vid, after trying to get the Lancia pronunciation correct, says A-bar-TH!!!
I like the little cabriolet though - cute.
And then the idiot in the vid, after trying to get the Lancia pronunciation correct, says A-bar-TH!!!
I like the little cabriolet though - cute.
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Abarth being a German name, it is not meant to be said ei-barth like that guy did, but Ah-bart.
Here's an Italian version of it with the rolling "r", sort of second nature of the name: http://www.forvo.com/word/abarth/
And don't get me started on those who think that a 500 can't be called a Cinquecento, because it is a Cinquecento! :bang:
And yes, Lancia (that means "spear" in English) is said "Laaanchia" (insisting on the first a )
Edit, here goes: http://www.forvo.com/word/lancia#it
Here's an Italian version of it with the rolling "r", sort of second nature of the name: http://www.forvo.com/word/abarth/
And don't get me started on those who think that a 500 can't be called a Cinquecento, because it is a Cinquecento! :bang:
And yes, Lancia (that means "spear" in English) is said "Laaanchia" (insisting on the first a
)Edit, here goes: http://www.forvo.com/word/lancia#it
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It looks a lot nicer on video than in the photos I've seen. I really like that paintwork too. Might be a nice idea to get my own top half repaint sorted out during the summer...
If you like the two tone that much you could always get a vinyl wrap? Cheaper, better finish and if you decide you hate it then just peel it off!
Good idea - I'd really only be looking at the top of the boot lid, roof pillars and rear roof anyway - The door tops and bonnet can stay as is, and I've already got a big chunk of glass covering half the roof.
Then again, I could go 1970s Gene Hunt style and get myself a nice vinyl roof kit!
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Hmmm i think with a vinyl roof it could look like you're trying to imitate a 500C. The 2 tone idea, stick to that! It really would require very little vinyl wrap indeed, i may have even talked myself into it now!
No, i'm not sure it would work on a standard Abarth 500...Similar threads
