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What It's Like To DRIVE The Tail Of The DRAGON *Fiat 500 Abarth*
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2019
- I flew to Knoxville, Kentucky to pickup the cheapest Fiat 500 Abarth in the country for only $3,000. If I wasn't happy enough about the smoking deal on the car, Brady lived just one hour from the Tail Of The Dragon (US129). I landed, he picked me up, we grabbed some food and the car then headed straight to Deals Gap for what might be the ultimate test drive. I hadn't driven the car until we pulled onto the Tail. This 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth is powered by a turbocharged 1.4L 4 cylinder Multiair engine from Dodge and it was a ball all the way up and down the Dragon. Plus 129 Photos grabbed a few cool shots of me driving through one corner. I can't wait to drive it 900 miles home and start working on it!
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I'm glad you're enjoying the Abarth! No car on the planet delivers more smiles per mile. I'm fortunate enough to drive one and love it, they're an absolute joy to drive. It's surprisingly capable on mountain roads, autocross tracks or even on race tracks. They're actually reasonably reliable for a performance car and are totally customizable. There are tons of upgrades available for them.
You got one hell of a deal on that 🚙 💯💯💯👍🏽
call da cops, he STOLE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the prices for used Fiat 500's just went up.
....heck now I want one😁
Get one before they’re gone!
Best decision I ever made.
When you passenger giggles, you know you're having fun.
What does it mean when your passenger are nearly passing out from fear of the 1,000 foot drop off beside you on turns like that in the middle of a STEEP hill?
I wish I could get one of those for 3K. What kind of oil are you using Folgers or Maxwell House?
I got the best deal on a 500 Abarth EVER , I bought it in Jan 2019 , I picked it up in S. Carolina , a 2013 model , with 4300 miles , it was damaged in a light accident, it had a clear SC title I spent a total of 20 hrs in body repairs and now need a rear hatch glass $200 and the driver side door and quarter resprayed to match , perfect interior runs and drive like a new car I’ll have a total of $4000 in it and I have a car with 8300 miles now , I have used very little never seen snow or salted roads, I will be modifying it this year for a track toy , it’s an absolute blast to drive .
Was going to bed... Had to come back and watch JR
Bruno Schenkel same
Brooooo nice me too
The devils whip is a fantastic driving road also, it's where the locals go to avoid the tourists and extra traffic on the dragon, love the videos and the channel JR!
Thanks for sharing. Was just looking at setting up a weekend trip for the wife and I and had no idea. I went through Dragons tail in April and the traffic was stupid. So many non driver's just chilling on the other side of the road. Didn't make it fun at all.
AWESOME!!! You bought a cheap Abarth, AND was able to ride the Dragon. I'm INSANELY jealous!! Amazing score on the little Fiat. :)
Ahh the turbo sound.. Now thats music to my ears
I have gone to the dragon every summer for the past 3 years.It feels like home every time i go there with all the speed junkies there. There should be more places like the dragon as it really is special. cherohala skyway is a wicked road too thats close to the dragon.
I love driving the abarths at work it fun just cruising them around
Love those little cars man great buy!!
I just honk every time they do something wrong. Eventually they get the impression that you're judging them and for what.
Scotty Kilmer needs to watch this!!!!!
Adrian Jimenez I don’t think there’s enough booze in Tennessee to get Scotty to like an Abarth!😂
Knoxville is in Tennessee; not Kentucky. I might be one of ten who read the description. 😂
Anand Saxena I read it too. Lol
There is actually a Knoxville, Kentucky.
For everyone in Ontario, Canada, look up Highway 507... It's a baby dragon. Simply awesome driving/riding!
Just recently made that drive all to way from North Carolina down to Gainesville GA. Beautiful road, hands down the best driving experience on the east coast. Can’t wait to go back with a more nimble car. A Honda S2000 or a Miata would be perfect. Doesn’t take a ton of power to have a blast.
James smith s2000 is perfect on it. Took mine twice.
That thing makes all the right noises
That is about one of the best videos I have seen from your channel..Thanks for putting this one out here. Enjoy the long drive home...
THAT looked like one hell-of-a-lot of fun!!!!
I live in Tennessee been there twice I did not want to go home I kept driving until I was like damn I need gas😂😂😂😂
Watch JG Go tame the tail of the Dragon with Ferris Bueller....
Welcome to North Carolina. Home of the Dragon.
Love a good canyon carving dashcam video! Last time i carved in my Mazda CX-3 my passenger ended up needing dramamine 🤣
That looked like one seriously fun road, with the UK being so small, we get a lot of similar roads, but don't have to drive that far to drive them, BUT that said, that one would definitely be worth it.
Garry Walker Dude those roads are EVERYWHERE over there! Once I got over jet lag and figured out right hand drive (ie reflexive) it was an absolute blast!
200hp?! Must be one hell of a turbo he put on there
Hobartthedolphinboy nope! Factory. Just a few mods
Hobartthedolphinboy i have 230hp in my competizione with only 200cell cat, cold air intake and a bigger intercooler and a stage 2 remap. It goes like a rocket in 3 gear in dry it spinns. Its a car that makes me smile everytime i am driving it.!
Had to look it up last video as I didn't have a clue what you were saying when you talked about it last video. I live nestled in the valley of a similar road here in Brisbane (Aust) that is the Mt Nebo Rd. It's about 36km (22miles) from my place up the range and around back towards Brissy and it is just as twisty and hazardous although the dragon looks like it has a lot better places to pull off to allow cars pass. Very similar in elevation too. As always mate, cheers for the content.
Kinda reminds me of PCH between Cambria CA and Carmel, except PCH js prettier but plagued with traffic lol. Damn tourists
We have something similar here between Apollo Bay and Forrest, Vic, Australia. It's an awesome fun road when you're left to your own devices but bogged with tourists that are just like that Accord, only never pull over and go even slower but gun it on the straights so you can't overtake
I love my abarth. I have a lot of fun when I drive it. Not much cars are so fun like this one
Here in Arkansas we have a road just like that called the pig trail and the bikers love it. Every year we have a bike rally called Bikes Blues and BBQ and bikers from all over come to ride the pig trail and all the other fun stuff going on. Its Sept 25-28 and you can find out more at bikesbluesandbbq.org. And its not just for bikers because their is fun family stuff all day.
Good Ol Boy #76 The KC Fiat group went to Harrison several years and we ran Push Mountain and The Pig Trail. Awesome country, fun runs!
Since this is the last year Fiat is bringing the 500 Abarth to the states I had to buy a 2019 500 Cabriolet Abarth to go with my 2012 Sport. Love the cars!
That small car is perfect for a road like that. My big Dodge doesn't really handle sharp turns that well.
That's what these little go-kart cars are for... Buy one. Keep it for fun days!
Sweet!!! JR in East TN... Has Knoxville, Kentucky in the description C'mon dude....lol
Haha, I wondered why everyone was saying Kentucky. I’ll fix it 🍻
Love that car!!
Definitely a cool car for $3,000!
Awsome little car, almost a gokart! Tail of the dragon looks like soooo much fun! 😈 Would never had worked here in Sweden though.... they would have put speed cameras on every straight section... ☹
Looks like a fairly fun road, even if fairly level. Hills add a whole new dimension to the fun. You should try the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River between Quebec City and San Simeon. Just make sure you have ceramic brakes and clutch! I had great fun in a 79 Thunderbird. The old girl loved that kind of road.
Wow that thing pulls like a savage!
Very different videos here - travel and testing in Kentucky. Best of luck and safe drive going home.
Pretty cool how you two became instant buddies! Wow, what a great road, seen a lot of videos of it actually but I think this is the best, I was glad when the “none drivers” finally moved over for you!😉😂👌👍
Thanks Matt! We had tons of fun 🏎💨
hey jr when we gonna see that audi r8 motor!!!
Jason Meulendyk: soon!
Best passenger ever!!!
That looks like fun, we have a similar road in sydney, Sutherland national park, I've destroyed 2 gearboxes in the same car driving it.
roads with bends are fun!
That road reminds me of one from my home town. It runs from Charleston Wv. To Fayetteville Wv. It runs down Gauley Mountain.
Abarth.... A Boat. Abarth... A Boat.
That sounded so awesome! I would've watched the whole trip back, but you went and wrecked it with music. Sheesh. :-)
This had me on eBay yesterday, I think I would have the Punto Evo abarth though, there is a tuned one with a td04 running 270bhp on eBay UK ATM, it's quite an engine. Ragazzon exhaust ftw.
I love Italian cars, I'm currently owned by an Alfa Romeo. 😉
Recently subbed to you and seeing this car almost makes me want to get one. I'm just an hour south of you just south of the ok/ks state line.
My hometown!!! I drive the Dragon as often as I can. And so, I loved the shots of downtown Maryville. I used to have an apartment like 2 minutes from there.
When you get the r8 fixed come back with it to nc and do a meet and greet and drive the dragon with it.😁
Holy shit I thought I recognized you! I was up there at the same time for MATG!
Hell yea notification gang
Way early 🏎💨
45 minutes from my front door. ridden it many times. btw i think killboy does hte pictures. if theyre still around
Brilliant piece of road. I would really enjoy that run (unfortunately too far away!)
September 14th i will be visiting Hutchinson ks Cars and Coffee, would be great to meet ya'll out there ;) not sure how close it is too you, then im off to the fair and local stuff check out around town,
Grew up riding the Dragon - in the early 80's I don't go near it now. Too many bad drivers who kill motorcycles by crossing the double yellow.
as much as i want to hate on that fiat that sounds awesome and looks fun!
I've taken all my cars on the Dragon - it's a riot! I actually prefer Moonshiner 28 though - it's a little more picturesque and less technical with sweeping turns. Great car and great channel - keep up the good work!
On today's episode of WatchJRGo...We watch JR go.
Responsible squad here that have to get up and go to work in the morning 😂🤣
Think it's coming up the fall fiat on the dragon thinking about it.. love these little cars. Fun huh? So want to do it either this fall or this spring with the group cant wait.. love that blow off valve
What about the jd crawler
These cars are made for roads like these. Lots of fun. You mentioned you've done The Pig Trail a lot, but surprised you haven't done Jasper Disaster which the motorcycle guide book says is very technically challenging. Also, Push Mountain is another fun road. Speed limit is 55mph on both also. A good scenic drive, but with some fun parts is the Peels Ferry run from just east of Springfield MO (near Rogersville) and down to Arkansas. So many great roads in the Ozarks.
So, until they outlawed it, truckers, me included, used to drive that as a shortcut. 60'-65' tractor & trailer combined.... fun. Test your skills & concentration. Sometime during the '80's. And, yes, the whole unit went here to there & everywhere. It was a blast. Come to think of it, I think we were not supposed to drive it then, before it was outlawed, but, hey..... you only go around once in live. That, and monkey see monkey do. 👍👍👍
Awesome video of the Dragen (got to watch out for the Miata gang lol)
These sounds made me very happy. Hurry up and bring it in! Want to hear it in person and go for a ride!
My favorite road! A blast pushing it to the limit.
I wonder if Jared notices he crossed the double yellow line like multiple times in this video
What's done to that for that blow off holy crap. I'm picking one up this friday
This is the first time I’ve ever seen you drive or buy a car that’s a stick shift!
i was just there and it sucks soo much when your going a good pace and people wont pull over..i was behind one guy who would not pull over even to save his own life.. there was 5 cars behind me we were all honking revving and we finally were able to pass the idiot
Driving my Abarth on the dragon was the best thing ever. I kinda miss it. Also, you're gonna want ear plugs for the drive home. Stock is bad enough, but catless is legitimately awful on long trips, lol
Hwo tall are you? how do you find the fit?
Just did 200mi in my 2015. Pretty sure I need poly bearings
Only ever driven my E90 330i there...what an amazing road.
August 1-4th is Miatas at The Gap.
That looks like so much fun, enjoyed the ride JR
It’s Knoxville, Tennessee...
Give that car to amberghini
Listen to that with base enhanced ear buds ....sick!!!
I think i was there the day you went! The dragon is 30min from my house
Drive it home and dont go pull a Tyler by breaking down in KC!
IF he breaks down in kc I'll rescue him in the big fiat (500L). Oddly enough, its been the most reliable car I've owned. My 500 Abarth was great as well...
Makes me want to buy an Abarth now!
200 that's kinda my aim. There 160 stock and thinking a few little mods and hopeing 200 still a daily well when I'm not on the road driving the semi.
Likely already knows to do so, but as a reminder, I sure hope JR gave/gives that Turbo time to cool at idle for a few minutes after those fun drives before shutting the car off.
What's going on with the r8
Bruce Mercier: We’ve scheduled time off just to work on it. Updates coming soon.
I'm told that to do the dragon properly in a Miata it requires a naked coed top down pass after dark. 😁
I gotta get over to those roads...
I drive Pig Trail twice a month. Awesome road.
Why was this so cheap? What an amazing deal. Minimum $12,000 AUD for an Abarth 500 in Australia :(
Even cheaper here in the UK. About £5000 will get you one.
They've honestly never caught on in the US. While he got a great deal, you can find them pretty cheap here.
Great little car, great video
Okinawa, Japan hardcore bikers fly around on Sunday. Unbelievable.
That exhaust would drive me nuts.
Seems like legitimately fun
Knoxville, Tennessee..... not Kentucky
I thought you guys are filming the sequel of"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
Did you get a headache from all the cabin noise? I sure did.
10:39 it's just like my old 02SE 😥😥😥😥