Heard they drive pretty well, with the abarth treatment and AWD could be looking at quite the beast.

And Simcas' 

And Lancia and Alfa Romeo 

(yes I know they were owned by Fiat by then)

You forgot Renault.

According to the latest Autocar the 124 Abarth will look different to the standard Fiat 124 and may gain a 4C derived engine.

If this has been posted elsewhere apologies:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/fiat-124-spider-and-abarth-be-distinct-versions?utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=Enews%20bulletins&utm_content=link2_2&utm_source=20150903

Been spotted again at higher altitudes.....

http://www.tflcar.com/2015/09/all-new-fiat-124-spider-caught-testing-at-high-altitude-spied/

I just hope that they have sorted the sill problem out.

I had several MX5s before switching to Fiat and Abarth. Each one had sill problems, one with the sills starting to rot when only 4 years old, but as Mazda judged it not to be from the inside out they refused to cover it within the  warranty. And this is that despite a rigorous attention to detail in keeping the drainage holes clear etc.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the MX5s, balance, handling and ride quality are superb, but I got totally fed up with the additional cost of rust damage to sills.