The new Fiat 500e arrives as a new Fiat 500 with an electric powertrain delivering 116bhp and a 42kWh battery good for a range of 199 miles. Fiat has had a bash at an electric Fiat 500 before, but it was a car Fiat felt they had to produce for regulatory issues in the US, […]
New Fiat 500 Hybrid and Panda Hybrid UK prices announced
The Fiat 500 Hybrid and Panda Hybrid – Fiat’s very modest electrification of their city cars – cost from £12,655 and £13,855 respectively in the UK. The impending death of the affordable City Car seems a likely scenario as the cost of electrifying them is just too much to make them profitable, but despite that […]
Fiat 500 and Fiat Panda go Mild Hybrid
Ahead of the arrival of the electric Fiat 500e, Fiat dip another toe in to electrification with mild hybrid versions of the 500 and Panda. Fiat has played with electrification in their cars before, but the original electric Fiat 500 was a car Fiat didn’t want anyone to buy as they lost money every time […]
Is Fiat really planning to DROP the Fiat 500?
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley has suggested Fiat will drop its city cars and concentrate on profitable B-segment cars. The end of the Fiat 500? If you want to buy a Fiat in the UK there isn’t a huge amount of choice, with the Fiat 500, Panda and Tipo. But, if FCA CEO Mike […]
PSA and Fiat Chrysler MERGER looks to be a GO
The boards of PSA and FCA have agreed to pursue the merger of the two companies, aiming to create the world’s fourth largest car manufacturing group. Following the confirmation yesterday that PSA and FCA are in merger talks, things have moved on apace with both companies now approving the plan to merge, in the process […]
PSA and Fiat Chrysler MERGER talks confirmed
PSA and FCA are in merger talks to potentially create one of the biggest car groups in the world, with both companies confirming the talks are ongoing. FCA – that’s Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram – have been looking for a partner to get in to bed with and share the […]
Abarth rolls out the 695 70th Anniversario special edition – another Abarth 70th special
The Abarth 695 70th Anniversario special edition arrives as another 70th birthday celebration from Abarth, with manual spoiler and vintage paint job. Abarth doesn’t have a great deal to play with anymore, and basically churns out sporty takes on the Fiat 500. So as 2019 is their 70th anniversary range they can be forgiven for […]
New Abarth 595 Pista adds another option for Abarth’s only UK offering
Abarth extends it Fiat 500-based offerings with the arrival in the UK of the Abarth 595 Pista offering some extra power and additional titivations. We noted yesterday, when we revealed the new Fiat 500X Sport, that it’s now got to the point where if you want a Fiat you only have a choice of the […]
The Fiat 500X Sport – Fiat’s ‘Sporty’ take on the 500X – goes on sale in the UK
The new Fiat 500X is Fiat’s ‘sporty take on the 500X SUV, and it is now on sale in the UK with prices starting from £22,500. If you want a Fiat, and it’s a Fiat with more than two seats, you really don’t have a huge amount of choice any more; it’s either the Fiat […]
New ELECTRIC Fiat 500 e WILL go in to production next year
A new electric Fiat 500e will go in to production in Q2 2020 as Fiat confirms a £630 million investment in a new production line for the electric 500. Last year, shortly before he died, then Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne declared that Fiat’s future was going to be electric, and that an electric Fiat 500 […]