500 Abarth esseesse

While Fiat’s 500 and 500 Abarth are already making waves across the globe, Fiat has added more performance to the tiny 500 Abarth hot hatchback with a retrofit kit that boosts power and upgrades the chassis. This hot hatch is christened as Abarth 500 SS. Fiat recently made a tuning kit for the Punto Abarth and is doing the same for the 500 model. Owners who want to take their Abarth 500 even closer to the tuning firm’s ‘racer for the road’ ideal, can plump for the esseesse specification.. The word esseesse means ‘SS’ in Italian and lives up to its name by giving the car a supremely sporting twist. The £2500 conversion has to be carried out within 12 months or 20,000km of the car’s first registration and can only be undertaken by Abarth’s skilled network of technicians. Their first job is to upgrade the engine’s Electronic Control Unit so that the 1.4-litre turbo pumps out 160bhp at 5750rpm – more than double the power output of the regular Fiat model and very much in keeping with historic Abarth practice. To help with this power upgrade, a new air filter made by Italian specialist BMC is fitted.

To match the additional power, drilled and ventilated 284mm x 22mm brake discs are fitted at the front, together with new pads, while 240mm x 11mm drilled discs replace the already powerful standard items at the rear. Uprated Abarth springs are fitted front and rear too, and so that the esseesse looks even racier, the regular 16-inch wheels are replaced with 17-inch white or titanium colour alloy rims and 205/40 R17 tyres. A tyre pressure monitoring system and unique key cover are the final touches in this transformation to the ultimate road-going Abarth 500. Even though this upgrade relies heavily on modern technology, the esseesse kit stays loyal to the legend of Abarth by being delivered to customers in a high quality wooden crate. Once its contents have been emptied, the crate then becomes the property of the customer as a charming memento.

Your favourite car maker Fiat is back with a bang.

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