Fiat 500 Hybrid: Electric hatch re-engineered for petrol engine, manual transmission
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- 7NEWS
Electric Fiat, Abarth 500e prices slashed by upwards of $20,000
Fiat has slashed thousands off the prices of its electric city car lineup amid slow sales. The Fiat 500e is now being offered for $38,990 drive-away nationwide, compared to $52,500 before on-road costs before. Taking into account on-road costs, the 500e is almost $20,000 cheaper in Victoria. The Abarth 500e Scorpionissima has been slashed to $43,990 drive-away, down from $60,500 before on-road costs – a saving of over $20,000 compared to the usual drive-away price. The $38,990 drive-away offer is for both new and demonstrator examples of the Fiat 500e La Prima in Ice White delivered until September 30, 2025. The 500e La Prima comes with a single electric motor making 87kW/220Nm, driving the front wheels. Electric driving range from the 42kWh lithium-ion battery pack is officially 311km on the WLTP cycle, with 85kW charging capability meaning an 80 per cent top-up in around 35 minutes. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. As well as its iconic shape, the 500e La Prima also comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, a 10.25-inch centre touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity, and 'eco-leather' seat upholstery. The hotter Scorpionissima version from Abarth – Fiat's high-performance tuning division – can be had in Acid Green or Poison Blue for its $43,990 drive-away price until September 10, 2025. The Scorpionissima sits above the Turismo in the two-variant Abarth 500e lineup. Fiat announced only 219 Scorpionissima would be coming to Australia when the punchier 500e was launched in 2024. There's more grunt – and a painstakingly tuned synthesized 'engine' note to match – with outputs of 113kW/235Nm, and a 0-100km/h sprint in 7.0 seconds but with the same 42kWh battery reducing driving range to 253km. For the sacrifice, the Abarth brings 18-inch alloys, unique digital instrument graphics and Alcantara trim among its upgrades. In the first half of 2025, 500e sales totaled 72 across both Fiat and Abarth versions, compared to 135 examples of the petrol-powered Fiat/Abarth 500 lineup. This means Fiat/Abarth 500e sales are down 45.9 per cent compared to the first half of 2024. While small numbers, the 500e made up 34.8 per cent of total 500/500e sales, making the seventh-highest penetration of electric for models also offered with internal combustion engines. Production of the 500e was halted in 2024 amid slow global sales, with a hybrid version now in the works with production planned to start at the end of 2025.
Perth Now
3 hours ago
- Perth Now
Electric Fiat, Abarth 500e prices slashed by upwards of $20,000
Fiat has slashed thousands off the prices of its electric city car lineup amid slow sales. The Fiat 500e is now being offered for $38,990 drive-away nationwide, compared to $52,500 before on-road costs before. Taking into account on-road costs, the 500e is almost $20,000 cheaper in Victoria. The Abarth 500e Scorpionissima has been slashed to $43,990 drive-away, down from $60,500 before on-road costs – a saving of over $20,000 compared to the usual drive-away price. The $38,990 drive-away offer is for both new and demonstrator examples of the Fiat 500e La Prima in Ice White delivered until September 30, 2025. The 500e La Prima comes with a single electric motor making 87kW/220Nm, driving the front wheels. Electric driving range from the 42kWh lithium-ion battery pack is officially 311km on the WLTP cycle, with 85kW charging capability meaning an 80 per cent top-up in around 35 minutes. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert As well as its iconic shape, the 500e La Prima also comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, a 10.25-inch centre touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity, and 'eco-leather' seat upholstery. The hotter Scorpionissima version from Abarth – Fiat's high-performance tuning division – can be had in Acid Green or Poison Blue for its $43,990 drive-away price until September 10, 2025. The Scorpionissima sits above the Turismo in the two-variant Abarth 500e lineup. Fiat announced only 219 Scorpionissima would be coming to Australia when the punchier 500e was launched in 2024. There's more grunt – and a painstakingly tuned synthesized 'engine' note to match – with outputs of 113kW/235Nm, and a 0-100km/h sprint in 7.0 seconds but with the same 42kWh battery reducing driving range to 253km. Supplied Credit: CarExpert For the sacrifice, the Abarth brings 18-inch alloys, unique digital instrument graphics and Alcantara trim among its upgrades. In the first half of 2025, 500e sales totaled 72 across both Fiat and Abarth versions, compared to 135 examples of the petrol-powered Fiat/Abarth 500 lineup. This means Fiat/Abarth 500e sales are down 45.9 per cent compared to the first half of 2024. While small numbers, the 500e made up 34.8 per cent of total 500/500e sales, making the seventh-highest penetration of electric for models also offered with internal combustion engines. Production of the 500e was halted in 2024 amid slow global sales, with a hybrid version now in the works with production planned to start at the end of 2025. Supplied Credit: CarExpert MORE: Explore the Fiat 500e showroom MORE: Explore the Abarth 500e showroom MORE: Australia's best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025
The Advertiser
08-07-2025
- The Advertiser
Fiat 500 Hybrid: Electric hatch re-engineered for petrol engine, manual transmission
The Fiat 500 has finally been given a petrol-powered successor, but its journey to production is twistier than the Stelvio pass. That's because the new 500 Hybrid is based on the third-generation 500 — also known as the 500e — that was designed only for electric drivetrains. Under the bonnet is a mild-hybrid drivetrain with Fiat's 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. It drives the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Fiat has yet to provide the 500 Hybrid's power, torque, performance or fuel economy figures. However, the same drivetrain was used in the second-generation 500, and made 52kW and 92Nm. The 500e is offered with two electric drivetrains: an entry-level 70kW motor paired with a 24kWh battery, and a punchier 87kW motor with a 42kWh battery. Externally there's only one major change: a small rectangular grille in the front bumper, below the 500 badge, to let allow more air into the engine bay. At the rear, the 500e badge has been replaced a Hybrid one. Like the exterior, the interior is basically the same as the 500e, with the Hybrid set to feature a 7.0-inch instrumentation display, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen running Fiat's uConnect 5 infotainment software with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. According to Motor1, the 500 Hybrid will retail for around €17,000 (A$30,700) in Italy. In its homeland, the official list price for the 500e is €29,950 (A$54,000), but the company is currently offering a deal that brings the total price down to €22,905 (A$41,300). It's unclear how much re-engineering took place, but Fiat announced last year it would spend €100 million (A$180 million) to upgrade the 500's factory, as well as upgrade the 500's platform for improved EV performance and to accept a petrol engine. Launched in 2020, the 500e was one of the last products engineered by Fiat Chrysler before it merged with Group PSA — parent of Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall — to form Stellantis. Early in its life the 500e was the most popular EV in Italy, and the car managed around 65,000 sales in Europe in 2023. Sales have tapered off badly, though, with only 25,000 finding new homes last year. Combined with the withdrawal of the second-generation 500 from EU markets due to cybersecurity regulations in 2024, Fiat's share of the city car segment has dropped dramatically. Production of the 500 Hybrid will take place alongside the electric 500e at Fiat's factory in Mirafiori, on the outskirts of Turin. The first showroom-bound 500 Hybrids will begin trundling out of the plant in November, and while only 5000 will be made this year, Fiat is expecting to make 100,000 per year when production ramps up. The 500 Hybrid will be available in all of the 500e's body styles: three-door hatch, convertible, and Trepiuno, which features an additional small, reverse-hinged door on the passenger's side. The latter is only available in left-hand drive. MORE: Everything Fiat 500e Content originally sourced from: The Fiat 500 has finally been given a petrol-powered successor, but its journey to production is twistier than the Stelvio pass. That's because the new 500 Hybrid is based on the third-generation 500 — also known as the 500e — that was designed only for electric drivetrains. Under the bonnet is a mild-hybrid drivetrain with Fiat's 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. It drives the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Fiat has yet to provide the 500 Hybrid's power, torque, performance or fuel economy figures. However, the same drivetrain was used in the second-generation 500, and made 52kW and 92Nm. The 500e is offered with two electric drivetrains: an entry-level 70kW motor paired with a 24kWh battery, and a punchier 87kW motor with a 42kWh battery. Externally there's only one major change: a small rectangular grille in the front bumper, below the 500 badge, to let allow more air into the engine bay. At the rear, the 500e badge has been replaced a Hybrid one. Like the exterior, the interior is basically the same as the 500e, with the Hybrid set to feature a 7.0-inch instrumentation display, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen running Fiat's uConnect 5 infotainment software with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. According to Motor1, the 500 Hybrid will retail for around €17,000 (A$30,700) in Italy. In its homeland, the official list price for the 500e is €29,950 (A$54,000), but the company is currently offering a deal that brings the total price down to €22,905 (A$41,300). It's unclear how much re-engineering took place, but Fiat announced last year it would spend €100 million (A$180 million) to upgrade the 500's factory, as well as upgrade the 500's platform for improved EV performance and to accept a petrol engine. Launched in 2020, the 500e was one of the last products engineered by Fiat Chrysler before it merged with Group PSA — parent of Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall — to form Stellantis. Early in its life the 500e was the most popular EV in Italy, and the car managed around 65,000 sales in Europe in 2023. Sales have tapered off badly, though, with only 25,000 finding new homes last year. Combined with the withdrawal of the second-generation 500 from EU markets due to cybersecurity regulations in 2024, Fiat's share of the city car segment has dropped dramatically. Production of the 500 Hybrid will take place alongside the electric 500e at Fiat's factory in Mirafiori, on the outskirts of Turin. The first showroom-bound 500 Hybrids will begin trundling out of the plant in November, and while only 5000 will be made this year, Fiat is expecting to make 100,000 per year when production ramps up. The 500 Hybrid will be available in all of the 500e's body styles: three-door hatch, convertible, and Trepiuno, which features an additional small, reverse-hinged door on the passenger's side. The latter is only available in left-hand drive. MORE: Everything Fiat 500e Content originally sourced from: The Fiat 500 has finally been given a petrol-powered successor, but its journey to production is twistier than the Stelvio pass. That's because the new 500 Hybrid is based on the third-generation 500 — also known as the 500e — that was designed only for electric drivetrains. Under the bonnet is a mild-hybrid drivetrain with Fiat's 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. It drives the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Fiat has yet to provide the 500 Hybrid's power, torque, performance or fuel economy figures. However, the same drivetrain was used in the second-generation 500, and made 52kW and 92Nm. The 500e is offered with two electric drivetrains: an entry-level 70kW motor paired with a 24kWh battery, and a punchier 87kW motor with a 42kWh battery. Externally there's only one major change: a small rectangular grille in the front bumper, below the 500 badge, to let allow more air into the engine bay. At the rear, the 500e badge has been replaced a Hybrid one. Like the exterior, the interior is basically the same as the 500e, with the Hybrid set to feature a 7.0-inch instrumentation display, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen running Fiat's uConnect 5 infotainment software with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. According to Motor1, the 500 Hybrid will retail for around €17,000 (A$30,700) in Italy. In its homeland, the official list price for the 500e is €29,950 (A$54,000), but the company is currently offering a deal that brings the total price down to €22,905 (A$41,300). It's unclear how much re-engineering took place, but Fiat announced last year it would spend €100 million (A$180 million) to upgrade the 500's factory, as well as upgrade the 500's platform for improved EV performance and to accept a petrol engine. Launched in 2020, the 500e was one of the last products engineered by Fiat Chrysler before it merged with Group PSA — parent of Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall — to form Stellantis. Early in its life the 500e was the most popular EV in Italy, and the car managed around 65,000 sales in Europe in 2023. Sales have tapered off badly, though, with only 25,000 finding new homes last year. Combined with the withdrawal of the second-generation 500 from EU markets due to cybersecurity regulations in 2024, Fiat's share of the city car segment has dropped dramatically. Production of the 500 Hybrid will take place alongside the electric 500e at Fiat's factory in Mirafiori, on the outskirts of Turin. The first showroom-bound 500 Hybrids will begin trundling out of the plant in November, and while only 5000 will be made this year, Fiat is expecting to make 100,000 per year when production ramps up. The 500 Hybrid will be available in all of the 500e's body styles: three-door hatch, convertible, and Trepiuno, which features an additional small, reverse-hinged door on the passenger's side. The latter is only available in left-hand drive. MORE: Everything Fiat 500e Content originally sourced from: The Fiat 500 has finally been given a petrol-powered successor, but its journey to production is twistier than the Stelvio pass. That's because the new 500 Hybrid is based on the third-generation 500 — also known as the 500e — that was designed only for electric drivetrains. Under the bonnet is a mild-hybrid drivetrain with Fiat's 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. It drives the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Fiat has yet to provide the 500 Hybrid's power, torque, performance or fuel economy figures. However, the same drivetrain was used in the second-generation 500, and made 52kW and 92Nm. The 500e is offered with two electric drivetrains: an entry-level 70kW motor paired with a 24kWh battery, and a punchier 87kW motor with a 42kWh battery. Externally there's only one major change: a small rectangular grille in the front bumper, below the 500 badge, to let allow more air into the engine bay. At the rear, the 500e badge has been replaced a Hybrid one. Like the exterior, the interior is basically the same as the 500e, with the Hybrid set to feature a 7.0-inch instrumentation display, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen running Fiat's uConnect 5 infotainment software with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. According to Motor1, the 500 Hybrid will retail for around €17,000 (A$30,700) in Italy. In its homeland, the official list price for the 500e is €29,950 (A$54,000), but the company is currently offering a deal that brings the total price down to €22,905 (A$41,300). It's unclear how much re-engineering took place, but Fiat announced last year it would spend €100 million (A$180 million) to upgrade the 500's factory, as well as upgrade the 500's platform for improved EV performance and to accept a petrol engine. Launched in 2020, the 500e was one of the last products engineered by Fiat Chrysler before it merged with Group PSA — parent of Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall — to form Stellantis. Early in its life the 500e was the most popular EV in Italy, and the car managed around 65,000 sales in Europe in 2023. Sales have tapered off badly, though, with only 25,000 finding new homes last year. Combined with the withdrawal of the second-generation 500 from EU markets due to cybersecurity regulations in 2024, Fiat's share of the city car segment has dropped dramatically. Production of the 500 Hybrid will take place alongside the electric 500e at Fiat's factory in Mirafiori, on the outskirts of Turin. The first showroom-bound 500 Hybrids will begin trundling out of the plant in November, and while only 5000 will be made this year, Fiat is expecting to make 100,000 per year when production ramps up. The 500 Hybrid will be available in all of the 500e's body styles: three-door hatch, convertible, and Trepiuno, which features an additional small, reverse-hinged door on the passenger's side. The latter is only available in left-hand drive. 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