Basically the Esseesse version (or SS) is a tuned version of the standard Abarth 500, with a beefier bodykit and extra hardware under the bonnet.

The body kit includes a new deeper front bumper, side skirts, and a chunkier rear. Sticking out of the new rear bumper are two fantastic chromed exhaust tips, while the 17-inch (or maybe 18-inch) wheels come in bright white.

The kit arrives in genuine wooden crates, and is expected to boost the 1.4-litre engine to around 170bhp, just above the Abarth 500 Opening Edition. The front wheels will be doing all of the hard work, but there will be a limited slip differential to stop the Abarth from getting too unruly.

Expect more details to emerge at the Paris Motor Show next month.

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