ABARTH 500e – Fiat unleashes its INSANE pocket rocket / Electrifying

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Are you all set for fun? The small automobile sector will get an shock with the arrival of the new Abarth 500e. Produced by Fiat's sporting sub-brand, the Abarth 500e is the very first all- 500 to wear the famous scorpion badge and adds a high performance choice to the award-winning 500 variety.

The Abarth 500e will be available in both hatch and cabrio kinds with both designs including a host of additional functions. The first model to show up will be a Minimal Edition Scorpionissima, which will be followed by a standard Abarth version. Just 1,949 examples will be made– a number that pays homage to the brand name's birth year.

The Abarth 500e comes with a 42kWh battery – which is the very same size as the pack fitted to the typical 500. However do not be fooled – it's not exactly the very same battery. In order to provide 155bhp to the wheels, Abarth had to develop a new specification that allows for a bigger transfer of energy.

As for variety, well, there are no official figures at the time of recording. But considered that the basic Fiat version returns 199 miles on the WLTP cycle, we 'd anticipate the Abarth to be around the 160 or 170 mile mark.

Sign up with Nicki as she has a look around the Abarth 500e ahead of its arrival at UK merchants. Do you like the look of it? As constantly, we 'd like to hear your views and opinions in the remarks listed below.

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27 responses to “ABARTH 500e – Fiat unleashes its INSANE pocket rocket / Electrifying”

  1. Robert Smith Avatar
    Robert Smith

    That’s only £5k cheaper than a model 3

  2. Mika Davies Avatar
    Mika Davies

    The most pointless EV of 2023… 👍👍👍. Totally love it. Stellantis are knocking out great EV options for 2023. Have sensible or silly… There is something for everyone.

    1. Aswin Anbarasan Avatar
      Aswin Anbarasan

      There’s the 600E coming aswell lol

    2. Nik JAc Avatar
      Nik JAc

      155 km/h of top speed with FAKE sound?? It’s a ridicolous car…🤣🤣🤣

    3. admol73 Avatar
      admol73

      Awesome

    4. Mika Davies Avatar
      Mika Davies

      @Nik JAc Rediculously brilliant…

  3. Spaceman Avatar
    Spaceman

    These car prices are bonkers 🤯,
    Only 155 hp 😂.

  4. Phil Baxter Avatar
    Phil Baxter

    The price and range will be deal breakers for most, it’s just bad value for money. It’s not far off Tesla Model 3 money.

    Had it been genuinely insanely quick, and by that I mean sub 4 seconds to 60, and had a range of at the very least 200 miles then perhaps some might go for it. But even then, it’s a niche of a niche.

    1. admol73 Avatar
      admol73

      Why are you comparing it to a tesla 3

    2. Phil Baxter Avatar
      Phil Baxter

      @admol73 Probably because it’s the UK’s most popular EV and represents vastly better value for money than this Abarth. More range, more space, more performance, and the super charger network. If you’re looking to spend 40k on am EV then it’s kind of a no brainer.

  5. Jeff Ruebens Avatar
    Jeff Ruebens

    Since their gasoline version is so unreliable, it makes sense that they switch to all electric sooner. Likely too small to fit a hybrid battery and gas engine. An all electric Renegade little SUV would likely sell better here in Murica, especially if they improved the existing terrible Fiat suspension under it.

  6. Malph Avatar
    Malph

    155 mile range is poor, considering this will be practically unacheivable…..and if you take into account that FIAT themselves have said that if you use the heater on the standard 500e, the range will be reduced by around 40%. So that leaves well under 100 miles of range. So we have what is, in practice, a 2+2 that will cost nigh on £40k that makes a ridiculous noise and can’t really take you anywhere but on the weekly shop……which probably won’t fit in it anyway. A city car maybe, but not many living in cities have home charging facilities.

  7. Hans Avatar
    Hans

    The fan base bought their Abarths based on passion and were willing to pay a lot and I mean a lot for the amazing sounding 1.4 Turbo engines. I have nothing against EVs, but an Abarth without a combustion engine is no Abarth. They shouldn’t have bothered to try to make an EV. The brand is dead after the last Abarth with ICE unit has been produced. Just cherish the one you have if you have one.

  8. David Colin Avatar
    David Colin

    I rented a FIAT 500 once. IT was, by far, the most uncomfortable modern car I have ever driven, and this may have totally different ergonomics, but I’m not even remotely interested.
    If those prices and specs are to be believed, WTF would anyone get one? The MG 4 LR does the same acceleration times, is significantly larger, significantly cheaper… and has RWD as well as having a MUCH greater range.

  9. Billy Heywood Avatar
    Billy Heywood

    Love the way the Amarth 500e looks, but the electronic exhaust sound is pointless. A huge advantage of EVs is that they are quiet

  10. Mr SWR Avatar
    Mr SWR

    Imagine if this was £26k there would be queueing round the block – ok at the keyboards refreshing. But at £38k for a small hatch and yes I know the third gen MINI GP was approaching £34-36k. The price point is frightening especially even more Tesla model 3 prices have dropped to starting at £42k for double the range, all that tech, access to the best charging network.

    It’s a bit like the MINI SE level 3 at over £30k and your getting at best 120 miles real world range. MINI will in time have a electric works model even maybe a Electric GP but not until they can pull it off in a few generations of the platform. Fiat should have waited till a least the next generation of battery tech and drivetrain before using one of its famous marque names.

  11. PSJ Virtual Reality Avatar
    PSJ Virtual Reality

    The new mg 4 electric is faster than this and only around 26k. It looks nice as well. I would only buy this abarth if the price was around 32k, but with the sabelt buckets, brembos and black rims. Also needs to have a nice choice of colours.
    Abarth, sort your prices and specs out. The people who can afford this car are in the 40s, do they really want to drive a bright coloured car like that.
    Watch this summer. There will be loads of unsold abarth e on the for courts.

    1. Jon Evans Avatar
      Jon Evans

      I bet they’ll be found in Kensington and Chelsea as one of the smallest cars available for the wealthy kids. Just a wild stab in the dark because they’re are already a bunch of Fiat 500 electrics there, and I’d bet most are top spec.

  12. Mr. James Sin Avatar
    Mr. James Sin

    The quality of the videos is becoming better day by day. Great stuff guys

  13. Mark D Larsen Avatar
    Mark D Larsen

    My first thoughts? Cute! Fun runabout! As for the growling sound… puh-leeeeze, that’s ridiculous. You might as well hang some truck-nuts on the back.

  14. Lemming1970 Avatar
    Lemming1970

    Needed to be 200bhp. It’s not hard, several 2wd EV’s gets 200bhp. EV6, Cupra born, ID3, Niro, MG4 etc etc…..

  15. Ken Davis Avatar
    Ken Davis

    If it comes to the US I’m going to try and get one!

  16. Jon Evans Avatar
    Jon Evans

    I would have preferred a version of the Fiat 500 with the pointless back seats taken out to save weight, give more battery perhaps, or just increase luggage space. But as long as Fiat make a big stack of cash on this that offsets the cost of making other electric cars, I’m fine for people to soon be parted from their money.

    I’m not currently aware of a smaller car that’s still expected to be made for the next few years and is available in Europe at scale. The Microlina is probably a quadricycle, as is the Ami and the Smart is a car but they’re ceasing production if they haven’t already. That leaves the Fiat 500 on my fantasy wishlist and maybe people who like it can pick up this massive downgrade in the future? Perhaps retrofit a better battery than either have currently?

  17. Mark McCombs Avatar
    Mark McCombs

    I’ll say YUK to just about all aspects of the car except the interior. The insides look nice.

  18. Jonathan Taylor Avatar
    Jonathan Taylor

    Bonkers list price aside (😵) I’m all for making an EV that appeals to the emotional connection of the driver to the sound of the car – that’s what the vast majority of die-hard petrol-heads say is the main reason they’re reluctant to go electric, after all.
    But, as well as the sound generator making a quite passable throaty engine tick-over noise – as shown in this video – what you missed out, though, Nikki was to mention that it also makes a ‘rock-guitar lick’ sound as it’s pedestrian warning alert…!
    How effin’ awesome is THAT…!! 🤘

  19. sevensixtysteve Avatar
    sevensixtysteve

    I love the looks but for me, it’s killed by a combination of poor range and performance. This is not especially quick compared to a lot of ICE cars and downright slow by EV standards and therefore not deserving of the Abarth badge. A 500e struggles to get 120-130 miles in real world/cold temperatures and I can see the Abarth being sub-100 miles in the same conditions, which seriously compromises its usability. Finally, a £40k price would be bearable if it was quick and/or had decent range but the lack of either coupled with a high price makes this a very niche car indeed, which is a shame as I would have one in a heartbeat if the range was fixed.

  20. Tore Hansen Avatar
    Tore Hansen

    Cool video and the specs and color looks bonkers!!

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