Although not due to be officially unveiled until the Paris Motor show, the Abarth 500 Esseesse is ready for the cameras, as these images prove. 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 ...

While the 135bhp Abarth 500 is grabbing all of the headlines, here in the UK there’s a tuning company working on an even more powerful Fiat 500. JCR Racing, based in Hertfordshire, have been working on a supercharger conversion kit for the 500’s 1.4-litre 16V engine. The kit includes a ...

Abarth are celebrating the launch of their hot new 500 by releasing the Abarth 500 Opening Edition. More than a set of fancy stickers, the Opening Edition features significant mechanical changes. The 135bhp 1.4-litre turbo engine has been further tuned to produce 160bhp at 5750 rpm and 170lb-ft of ...

The Novitec Fiat 500 is the latest in a long line of tuned Italian cars from Novitec. They’ve previously tweaked Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and other Fiats, now it’s the turn of the baby 500. First of all Novitec tackled the 500’s engines. The 1.3 diesel gets a mild power boost with...

If the official pictures are anything to go by, fans of little hot hatches should get very excited at the prospect of the upcoming Abarth 500. Following in the footsteps of the Abarth Grande Punto, the Abarth 500 is a substantially tuned version of the Fiat 500. Taking the standard 500 as a startin...

Abarth was formed as a tuning company by its founder, Carlo Abarth, back in 1949. Through the years it produced a string of very successful racing cars until in 1971 it was bought by Fiat, when it became the company’s racing division. Over the years it produced some wonderful little cars, inc...