The Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse is a front wheel drive road car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1110 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 211 km/h (131 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 8.5/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 155.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1413 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Length | 3657 mm | 144 inches | |
| Width | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1110 kg | 2447 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 7.7 [9.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | 312 A 1000 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1368 cc (83.48 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 84 mm
2.83 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 86.1 kW/litre 117.1 ps/litre 115.5 bhp/litre 1.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
168.13 Nm/litre
2.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2112.8 kPa (306.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 342 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 IHI RHF3-P turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.42 kg/kW 15.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/18.5/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/52.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/43.6/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 155.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/45 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/45 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 246752 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse added 2011-06-14. Last modified 2025-03-31. |
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