All I can add is that a friend who has had a series of Mx5's wanted an Abarth so bad, he sold his Mx5 (in two days privately), travelled a huge distance to road test an Abarth (both autos), and was so underwhelmed by it that he came straight home and bought another Mx5.
He was a bit vague about why but did say he didn't rate the engine. Funny old world, because on looks the Abarth is streets ahead.
DaveW '05 Red Roadster S1 '16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
