( http://www.TFLcar.com ) The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth is one of the smallest and most fun cars that you can buy in America. It competes with the MINI Copper S for the hearts, minds and wallets of American small performance car shoppers. So how is the Fiat Abarth to live with on a daily basis?

We decided to take the tiny Fiat 500 Abarth on a road trip across Colorado. But to make things a bit more interesting we set our sight on Durango, Colorado and the annual Iron Horse Classic...an epic bike race that pits a steam train against man across two high mountain passes from Durango to Silverton, Colorado.

So which one is faster....man or machine when the going gets very step. Check out this Fiat 500 Abarth road trip review to find out and to see if you can even fit a bike into this small Italian import?