Fiat's Punto 'Evo' Abarth has been given the 'E&S' treatment, with the Esseesse conversion finally arriving on these shores, almost 10 months after the kit was revealed at the Paris motor show last September.
The performance kit, which increases the 1.4-litre turbocharged engine's power to 180bhp (from 165bhp) can either be specified when you order the car, or can be fitted within 12 months or 12,500 miles of ownership (as long as it's done by an Abarth-appointed dealership).
The kit costs around £3k (prices vary depending on regional labour rates - sounds like a fine excuse to charge people more in certain areas, to us) and should take the price of an Abarth Esseesse to a whisker under £20k.
For that, you get that extra power, which is enough for the Punto Esseesse to hit 62mph from rest in 7.5secs and a top speed of 134mph. You also get uprated brakes, springs and dampers. Oh, and the wooden crate in which all the bits and bobs come? You get to keep that, too as 'an interesting memento'. Would make a decent-enough coffee table, we suppose...