It sounds like the opening line of a joke … what do you get when you mix this with that? We know if it's oil and vinegar they're going to separate, and now we know if it's the Fiat 500 Abarth and Maserati, it won't just blend, it will explode … into a seriously power-packed, luxurious, punch-you-in-the-nose car: welcome the Abarth 695 Maserati edition.

Combining the lineage of two automotive legends, Karl Abarth and Alfieri Maserati, this small, but wicked car packs 180 horsepower, an electrically operated manual Abarth Competizione gearbox and all the elegance of a fine-tuned Maserati. We’re talking about mixing up one bad-to-the-bone, yet seriously poised car. Check out the picture of the creation below or visit the FlickR set.