Paris 2008: Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1075405/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-ss_dsc_1852_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Click above for high-res gallery of the Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse</small></span><br /></div>
<br />Abarth, the high-performance wing of Fiat, got to finally unveil its hotted up version of the 500 hatch at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/22/paris-preview-fiat-abarth-500-esse-esse-revealed/">500 Abarth esseesse</a> (that's "SS" in Italian) takes Fiat's throwback three-door and adds a road-hugging ground effects kit with a new lower front fascia, Abarth-spec 17-inch white wheels, a lowered sport suspension and, most importantly, a turbocharged 1.4L four-cylinder producing 160 hp and a peak torque rating of 170 lb-ft in "sport mode". We thought Abarth would fit the 500 esseesse with a six-speed transmission, but the specs reveal that it will be one cog short with a five-speed manual. Still, Abarth claims it will claw its way to 62 mph in 7.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 131 mph. Performance specs aside, we bet drag racing and runs to the rev limiter aren't half as much fun in the 500 esseesse as simply dashing down a twisty mountain pass. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/">Paris 2008: Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse LIVE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1075405/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500abarthesseesse1_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1075404/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500abarthesseesse2_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1074614/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-ss_dsc_1852_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1074613/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-ss_dsc_1850_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-esse-esse/1074576/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-ss_dsc_1841_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Paris 2008: Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1332174/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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