If you know anything about the European Abarth, you’ve probably heard of the Esseesse (SS) kit. It is essentially a stage one upgrade kit, with a combination of suspension, brake, wheel, and engine upgrades. The main difference between this and an aftermarket tuner kit, is that the SS comes straight from Abarth (and in fact [...]
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The Fiat 500 emerged into the U.S. market amid much anticipation. Now that the favorable reviews for this compact, whimsical car are in, the general consensus is that the Fiat 500 is a keeper. In 2010 hotfiat.com was created as an online store for parts and accessories specifically geared towards the Fiat 500, to allow drivers [...]
Road Race Motorsports is well-known and well-respected in the automotive world for both racing victories and for the products the company has designed. Robert Tallini, owner and founder of Road Race Motorsports, has worked since the company’s inception in 2000 to merge his successful career in racing with his passion for creating products for street [...]
For some car enthusiasts (myself included), the best part of owning a car is putting your own special touch on it by customizing it with aftermarket parts. Most popular, sporty cars have a large market of upgradeable parts that either increase performance or add unique styling. The Fiat 500 may be new, but the aftermarket [...]
Anyone who thinks the Fiat 500 is just a cute little city car needs to watch these videos! Thanks to the partnership with Abarth and contributions from Rally professionals and the tuning community, the tiny Fiat gets some much needed punch. Watch the videos below: Drifting in a Mid-engine RWD Abarth Fiat 500 Abarth Rallying
Have you ever heard of Gumball 3000? If you’re a fan of sports cars, you probably have. Just watch this video for a sample of some of the amazing cars in this cross-country high-speed rally: Basically once a year a bunch of uber-rich, adrenaline junkies take their super-cars across country (or countries in Europe and [...]
The Esseesse (Italian for SS) is an aftermarket kit available directly from Abarth that turns the Fiat 500 up to 11. While the European Abarth comes standard with 135 HP, the SS provides an upgraded ECU which boosts power to 160 HP. The kit also includes upgraded suspension, brakes, and wheels. Here’s the description from [...]
We probably won’t see this in the states, but Pogea Racing has taken the Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition and punched it up to 264 horsepower with the addition of a new turbocharger, custom ECU, and exhaust system. Check out egmcartech.com’s flickr set for some beautiful photos of the tuned car. Autoblog also has a [...]
Abarth is to Fiat as AMG is to Mercedes, as the M models are to BMW, as the GTI is to the VW Golf. They take a cute little car, throw on better brakes, better suspension, bigger rims, a stylish paint job, and gobs of horsepower. They take a car that I’m mildly interested in [...]