Fiat Abarth 500
09-22-08 | 08:55 PM
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Fiat Abarth 500
I've been following these little cars since they were reintroduced last year. I like them a lot!! 
There's many out there that look very nice modded. Wish they came over here. So much cooler than a SMART car IMO.
There's many out there that look very nice modded. Wish they came over here. So much cooler than a SMART car IMO.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
09-23-08 | 08:55 AM
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That is a great car and would make a lot of sense with oil prices up and down, but mostly up. Sadly, I believe Fiat and Alfa Romeo have both had their fill of the US market's EPA regulations. I doubt we'll ever see their cars here again with the exception of very few gray market imports.
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