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Adrian PatonFiat Grande Punto Abarth SS
September 4th 2007 05:50
Fiat has announced the official unveiling of the (Super Sport) prototype at the forthcoming Frankfurt Show this month.
The SS features a host of upgrades to the standard Grande Punto Abarth including a hugely aggressive bodykit that would surely appeal to the "doof-doof" crowd and a boost in power to 132kW (180hp) for the 1.4-litre turbocharged mill.
The Official Fiat Press Release:
Grande Punto Abarth “essesse” prototype (Super Sport)
The absolute star of the stand is the Grande Punto Abarth “essesse” (Super Sport) prototype. A jewel of assertiveness and elegance, the car is offered with a booster kit that almost doubles its power output with relation to the basic model (up to almost 180 bhp). The ‘“essesse”’ kit also envisages a number of specific elements that accentuate both the sporty look of the Abarth model (for example adhesives with the ‘essesse’ logo or a chequered flag) and its dynamic behaviour, with a particular low stance or a more powerful braking system. This is a feature that maintains a brand tradition: for example, the Fiat 500 of 1958 delivered 13 bhp at 4000 rpm and a top speed of 85 km/h, while the Fiat 500 Abarth of the same year, produced 26 bhp at 5000 rpm and a top speed of 118 km/h.
The Grande Punto Abarth and the Grande Punto Abarth with the ‘essesse’ kit aim to revive the thrill of those cars, offering an opportunity, addressed to the young in particular, of entering the racing world in total safety and at an accessible price.
[Source: Fiat]
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