The race is on to get your name down for one of just 50 flagship versions of Fiat’s 124GT models.

The Abarth-badged car, that was launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, is now on sale in the UK priced from £3,625, but just 50 cars are being made available to British buyers.

The Abarth 124GT boasts a carbon fibre roof, 17-inch ultra-light alloys, a pitch perfect Bose sound system and a visibility pack that includes dusk and rain sensors, rear parking sensors and adaptive front LED headlights.

The carbon fibre roof weighs just 16kgs, so the car maintains the optimum 50:50 weight distribution of the 124. This removable hard top is lined on the inside to guarantee thermal insulation and soundproofing and has a large rear window with defroster.

Other defining features include a tuned exhaust system and a mechanical self-locking differential for greater traction.  

Power comes from Fiat’s 1.4-litre, 170PS turbocharged engine which offers a 0-62mph sprint time of 6.8 seconds and maximum speed of 144mph. An automatic gearbox is available as an option.