Paris Preview: Abarth launches EsseEsse versions of 500C and Punto Evo
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</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">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">Fiat</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/web630-1246856092969374920.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Abarth 500C and Punto Evo EsseEsse - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Following the introduction of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/abarth">Abarth</a>-tuned versions of both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/24/abarth-500c-punto-evo-geneva-preview/">Fiat 500C and Punto Evo</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva Motor Show</a>, the Scorpion brand is preparing to roll into <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris</a> with even <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/17/hotter-versions-planned-as-abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-hit-the-mar/">hotter versions of both</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/#3355847"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/web250-12646771381659157630.jpg" /></a>Carrying the EsseEsse moniker, both models get a substantial boost in output and a variety of upgrades to match. In the case of the 500C - the semi-convertible version of the popular retro hatch - we're looking at 160 horsepower (up from 138 in the "base" Abarth 500C) for a 7.6-second sprint to 62 mph. The Abarth Punto Evo EsseEsse, by comparison, is tuned to 180 horsepower, resulting in a run of 7.5 seconds.<br />
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Both feature an array of upgrades to the suspension, brakes, rolling stock and more, plus Blue&Me connectivity and Record Monza exhaust (for the 500C) and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/11/the-seat-of-power-abarth-corse-by-sabelt/">Sabelt racing buckets</a> (for the Punto). Full details can be found in the press release after the jump, but we'll have more for you from Versailles at the end of the month.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse">Abarth 500C and Punto Evo EsseEsse</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/1246856092969374920_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/3388425091267567523_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/773471282137835032_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/6990447941943024841_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/abarth-500c-and-punto-evo-esseesse/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/4772161892031577049_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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