The Abarth 500e arrives as Abarth starts its EV journey as a more powerful and dynamic Fiat 500 Electric with performance better than the Abarth 695. Abarth has been rolling out endless iterations of its 595 and 695 hot versions of Fiat’s 500, but now it’s time to join the EV party with the arrival […]
Fiat will be all electrified in the UK from July by dumping pure ICE engines
All Fiat’s offerings in the UK will be electrified from 1 July 2022, as Fiat decide to stop offering pure ICE engines. Fiat has vowed to go all-electric by 2030, but as a step to that goal they’re going all electrified from 1 July 2022 in the UK. The announcement doesn’t mean any new electrified […]
Fiat Panda and Tipo Garmin Editions REVEALED – and Fiat chucks in a Smartwatch
Fiat reveals Garmin Editions of the Panda and Tipo, with cosmetic titivations for both and a Smartwatch chucked in to monitor health and fitness. Fiat‘s offerings in the UK may seem only to consist of seemingly endless variants of 500-badged cars, but they’re not the only Fiats on offer. You can still buy a Fiat […]
A wave of 600 Fiat 500 Electric cars heading for ONTO to try instead of buy
Fiat has partnered with Onto, the electric car subscription service, with 600 electric Fiat 500s to try instead of buy. There is no doubt that electric car sales are booming, but plenty of those new EV sales are down to businesses snapping them up to provide them to employees with, currently, hardly any tax cost. […]
Electric Fiat 500 La Prima by Bocelli – it’s an OPERA special from Fiat
The Electric Fiat 500 La Prima by Bocelli arrives as a limited-run electric 500 special featuring titivations and high-end JBL Sound. Carmakers love a ‘Special Edition’ model promising extra kit at bargain prices, and they come up with colour themes, anniversaries and more to give their specials a hook to garner interest. But one thing […]
Fiat (Panda) RED and (Tipo) RED join the (500) RED for a full (RED) range from Fiat
Fiat extends its model offerings supporting the (RED) charity by rolling out (RED) editions of the Panda and Tipo to join the (500) RED. In case you missed it when the Fiat (500) RED was revealed back in September, (RED) – brackets and all – is a charity set up by U2 frontman Bono, and […]
Fiat (500) RED – an electric 500 with titivations and Pandemic-fighting aims
The Fiat (500) RED arrives as the first (RED) car from Fiat, with pandemic-fighting (RED) benefiting from Fiat’s (RED) models. (RED) – yes, brackets and all – is an international charity set up in 2006 by Paul Hewson (better know as Bono of U2) and Bobby Shriver to partner with big companies to raise awareness […]
Fiat 500X Dolcevita – a ‘soft-top’ 500X – on sale in the UK
The Fiat 500X Dolcevita – soft-top take on Fiat’s 500 Crossover – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £23,975. The Fiat 500X arrived back in 2014 as Fiat’s answer to the MINI Countryman, and although it still seems incongruous to encounter a super-sized 500 on the road (and the same applies […]
New Abarth F595 gets a Formula 4 engine and vertically stacked tailpipes
There’s another new Abarth ‘Special’ Edition – the Abarth F595 – with a formula 4 engine and vertically stacked exhaust pipes. Costs from £20,305. We’re not entirely sure what Abarth has planned when the Fiat 500 is electric-only, but they’re certainly making the most of things with their take on Fiat’s 500 ahead of that […]
Abarth 695 Esseesse – a new limited-run of Abarth’s take on the Fiat 500
The Abarth 695 Esseesse arrives as a limited run Abarth 695, adding styling tweaks, reduce weight and more downforce. Fiat may be heading down the EV road with its new electric Fiat 500, but its performance brand, Abarth, isn’t up for that, at least not yet. Instead, it continues to make hugely fun performance models, […]