Paris Preview: Fiat Abarth 500 esse esse revealed
 

<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-esseesse/1050251/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/85_fiat_abarth500_essesse _450op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />The first official images of the production Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse (SS) have made their way onto the Web and as suspected, it's as racy as a hot hatch can get.<br /><br />The esseesse is fitted with a full body kit consisting of a new front fascia, lower side skirts and a redesigned rear bumper housing a diffuser and pair of chrome exhaust tips, while 17-inch (?) wheels and a small spoiler round out the appearance package.<br /><br />Inside, a set of bolstered buckets keep drivers planted in the bends and expect a revised IP, red trim and Abarth logos emblazoned into the dash. No engine specs have been released yet, but expect the turbocharged 1.4-liter to put around 160 hp through a six-speed manual before it reaches the front wheels through a Q2 Torsen C limited slip differential.<br /><br />All the details will be revealed next week when we make the trek across the Atlantic to cover the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ParisMotorShow/">Paris Motor Show</a>. Stay tuned.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="%GalleryURL%">Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse</a></strong></p><a href="/gallery/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/1050247/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/80_fiat_abarth500_essesse _thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/1050255/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/81_fiat_abarth500_essesse _thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/1050248/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/82_fiat_abarth500_essesse _thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/1050249/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/83_fiat_abarth500_essesse _thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/gallery/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse/1050250/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/84_fiat_abarth500_essesse _thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autoblog.it/post/15721/parigi-2008-le-prime-immagini-ufficiali-della-abarth-500-esseesse">Autoblog.it</a>]<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.it/post/15721/parigi-2008-le-prime-immagini-ufficiali-della-abarth-500-esseesse>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/22/paris-preview-fiat-abarth-500-esse-esse-revealed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1321221/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/22/paris-preview-fiat-abarth-500-esse-esse-revealed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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