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Looks neat, huh?
The esseesse (that's Italian for 'SS', innit) is the hotter version of the already-hot Abarth 500, and gets - as you might just have noticed - the same bodykit as the Abarth (including that funky little rear diffuser) and a set of 17-inch wheels. We like those wheels.
You won't be surprised to hear that the cabin gets bucket seats and masses of scorpion logos with, no doubt, a whole bunch of other personalisation options if you're feeling flash with your cash.
Fastness? You wanna know fastness? How does a 157bhp turbocharged 1.4-litre engine grab you? Putting out 170lb ft of torque in 'boost ' mode, it'll fire the SS to 62mph in just 7.4 seconds, half a second quicker than the standard Abarth 500.
The SS's ride heigh has been lowered compared to the Abarth 500, too, and there's a front-wheel limited slip diff to keep things on the reasonably straight and narrow. Bad news for fans of torque steer, that.
And, as proof that you can be irresponsible in a responsible fashion, the SS will return a fairly miserly 44mpg and 155g/km of CO2, too.
We can't wait to see the 500 SS in Paris next week. And not because it'll likely be flanked by gorgeous Italian models. Definitely nothing to do with that.
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 01:25 pm on 29 September 2009
MY crimbolist: dear santa pleeze bring me: fiat 500, fiat 500 abarth, fiat 500 abarth ss & fiat 500 abarth r3t rally car, and some petrol. Yay 1st comment!!
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airbuggy commented on this article
at 01:26 pm on 29 September 2009
by golly..abarth seem to be on a roll here,sticking their scorpion logos all over the affable 500..just as long as it doesn't lose those looks..
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airbuggy commented on this article
at 01:26 pm on 29 September 2009
damn it.i thought i would be the first comment
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mak599 commented on this article
at 12:48 am on 04 December 2009
SSWWWWEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTT one of the coolest best looking hatch out there. i wish they would bring them over to america. ill just import one lol if i was old enough to drive crap when will that day come.
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