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The Advertiser
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- 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. MORE: Everything Fiat 500e Content originally sourced from:
Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Fiat 500 Hybrid: Electric hatch re-engineered for petrol engine, manual transmission
The second-generation 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. Supplied Credit: CarExpert 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 new 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). Supplied Credit: CarExpert 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, and Fiat's share of the city car segment has dropped dramatically. Supplied Credit: CarExpert 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. 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
7NEWS
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Fiat 500 Hybrid: Electric hatch re-engineered for petrol engine, manual transmission
The second-generation 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 new 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, and 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. 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.
Canberra Times
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- Canberra Times
Fiat 500 Hybrid: Electric hatch re-engineered for petrol engine, manual transmission
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).
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Fiat unveils new petrol car after EV sales tank
Fiat has unveiled its latest car having been forced to introduce it in response to underwhelming demand for its electric vehicles that has seen sales slide in recent years. The legendary Italian marque has revealed the new 500 Hybrid - a car it said just five years it would never produce. It is largely based on the Fiat 500e, which when launched in 2020 bosses said would be exclusively sold as an EV as part of the brand's plan to accelerate its shift to battery power by the end of the decade. But with sales in freefall due to low public demand for EVs - and older drivers in particular shunning the electric city car - the company has been forced to backtrack on its previous promise. As a result, it has redeveloped the 500e's architecture to incorporate a hybrid drivetrain to provide customers with the petrol cars they want. Olivier Francois, chief executive of Fiat, said last week that the decision to shoehorn a combustion engine into the 500e's platform is a 'bet on the customer and the future'. He confirmed production of the 500 Hybrid will start in November, with the intention of delivering 5,000 units in 2025 before upping output to 100,000 cars per year at its Mirafiori factory in Turin - the same plant where 500e is built. Both the conventional 500 hatchback and 500C cabriolet will be available with the hybrid drivetrain, which is the same 1.0-litre three-cylinder powertrain in the previous-generation 500 and Panda. It is married to a six-speed manual transmission, as Fiat opts for a traditional route to appease customers who have refused to switch to its electrified 500. From the outside, it looks almost undistinguishable from its EV sibling. In fact, the only major difference is the reworked grille, with additional venting to cool the engine. Inside, the cabin is completely reworked from the last petrol-driven 500, with a new 10.25-inch touchscreen taking centre stage. The motor industry's EV U-turn When the 500e first emerged on the scene in 2020, Fiat insisted it would be sold only with battery power. Any customers who wanted a 500 with a petrol engine were informed they would need to make do with the older version, which would remain in production - and on sale - simultaneously. However, its plans were scuppered last summer when the old 500 - a car that dates back to 2007 with little development since - no longer adhered to European safety regulation, leaving Fiat no option but to discontinue it. The introduction of the EU's General Safety Regulation II on 7 July 2024 - rules that mandate for all new models to be fitted with a suite of safety features, including Intelligent Speed Assistance ( ISA ) speed limiters - effectively killed off the old 500 with immediate effect. This created a significant problem for Fiat, given the worrying lack of appetite for the 500e in recent years. Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of 500 deliveries in 2023 in Europe were the older model, with customers wanting a conventional petrol engine despite the 500e offering the latest tech and a far more advanced package that the near 20-year-old variant. In July 2024, Francois confirmed the company would have to take appropriate measures to modify the 500e's architecture to take a petrol powertrain for European buyers who have 'turned their back on the sustainable solution,' he said at the brand's 125th-anniversary celebrations in Turin that month. He said the car company had anticipated that the 'world would go electric faster and the cost of electrification would go down faster,' but says the impact of Covid and shortage of raw materials took a significant toll on the EV revolution. He added that the company 'couldn't imagine' that all but 'the youngest' drivers would 'turn their backs' on electric cars as a result. 'This is the reality. We have to face those realities,' he said. Just two months after Francois confirmed the new 500 Hybrid would arrive by 2026, Fiat announced in September that appetite for the 500e had sunk so low that it had a surplus of cars and would suspend 500e outputs at the Turin factory for seven weeks. 'The measure is necessary due to the current lack of orders linked to the deep difficulties experienced in the European electric (car) market by all producers, particularly the European ones,' Fiat's parent group Stellantis said at the time. Official figures for 2024 show that Fiat's registrations in the UK alone fell by 14 per cent year-on-year, partly driven by its EV ambitions. Fiat's U-turn on exclusively selling new models as EVs isn't unprecedented. In fact, sister brands under the Stellantis banner have done the same in recent months. Jeep's Avenger SUV was - like the 500e - was originally intended to be sold only with battery power in the UK but in 2024 the brand opted to make a mild-hybrid petrol variant available having seen limited orders for the EV.
