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Details on the 2015 Fiat 500, which will feature a handful of updates, have now been released a week before the car is showcased at the 2014 New York Auto Show.

The most significant change is a 7-inch TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) display in the instrument cluster, which places the speed readout prominently in the center, along with an image of the car.

These models are currently available only with a five-speed manual, while other gasoline 500 models are available with either a manual or automatic transmission.

Fiat has not released updated fuel economy numbers for 2015, but the 2014 500 is EPA-rated at 34 mpg combined (31 mpg city, 40 mpg highway) with the manual transmission, and 30 mpg combined (27 mpg city, 34 mpg highway) with the automatic.

The manual-only 2014 500 Turbo has identical combined and highway ratings to the non-turbocharged, automatic 500, but gains 1 mpg city, figures shared with the Abarth models.

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Italian automobile manufacturer Abarth is in discussion nowadays about its upcoming electric car, the company introduced the Abarth 124 GT to the world in the year 2018, after which the company is now planning to launch the Fiat 500 based electric car. Is. Let us tell you, the Abarth 500 will be the company’s first EV. Which will not be the regular Fiat 500 Electric, but a different car.

Going by the pictures leaked on the Internet, the new electric Abarth will almost certainly retain a sporty design. Speaking to a media report, Fiat CEO Olivier Francois said, “We are not providing specific details at the moment, but it is expected that it will be the fastest version of the Fiat 500 Electric.

Italy’s racing and road car maker Abarth will launch its new electric car on 22 November. Its photo has been leaked even before launching. The name of this electric car is Arbath 500. This is a mini electric car. For information, let us tell you that the Fiat brand has a long history in the country (India), and some selected models of the discontinued Abarth Punto are still available in the country. While there are no plans to bring Fiat or Abarth back to India as of now, Stellantis is currently focusing on Jeep and Citroën in India, with both brands set to introduce new products this year.

However, The mid-level and range-topping version of the Abarth 500 will be powered by a 42kWh battery that produces 116bhp of power. Thanks to this, this car will be able to accelerate to 100kmph in 9 seconds. At the same time, its top speed will be 150kmph. Talking about the range, this car will be capable of giving a range of up to 320km in a single charge. Whereas with the performance version of the Abarth, it will have a slightly shorter range, but will see an increase in power and torque.

Talking about the design, the 2020 Fiat 500 is more futuristic than its developed design. Built on the new platform, the car has a 2 cm longer wheelbase and is 6 cm longer and 6 cm wider. One of the key USPs of the new Fiat 500 is 2 autonomous driving and it is also the first FCA car to be equipped with the UConnect 5 infotainment system.

After looking at the car, it seems that it is made for two passengers. Single door is visible in it. The car also gets turbine-style alloy wheels. The front gets a small grille, which is placed lower in the bumper. It looks quite similar to the Electric Fiat 500.

Inside of the car, Abarth 500 EV also includes features like a 7-inch TFT display and 10.25-inch HD touchscreen NAV with navigation, wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto (yet to be functional). Apart from this, all-LED headlights, 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, all LED tail lights, electric parking brake and two-spoke steering equipment are also highlights.

Let us tell you that FCA Motors produces the all-new Fiat 500 in Mirafiori, Italy. It will be imported into India through the CBU route. If this car is launched in India, the price can be more than Rs. 40 lakh (ex-showroom). By then the infrastructure for electric vehicles in India will have improved substantially.

The 2015 Fiat 500 minicar blends practical fun and quirky cuteness, each quality chosen in just the right amount to win over urban commuters as well as those who want a small but distinctive second or third car. It"s an excellent city car for tiny parking places—and its personality can change from fuel-efficient to surprisingly sporty or entirely electric, depending on model chosen. All share a high enjoyment factor; the Fiat 500 is a car that makes owners and onlookers alike smile.

We"re particularly fond of the Abarth editions, which have picked up the nickname "Hellrat" (in homage to the new 707-hp "Hellcat" versions of the Dodge Charger and Challenger). The 500 Cabrio offers open-air runabout style without the hassle of putting down a full cloth top, and the 500e is an amazingly perky and sweet-handling electric car that"s regrettably unavailable to drivers outside California.

The pert, upright styling renders the 500 in simple, yet somehow characterful lines (and provides lots of chances for customization), making the Fiat 500 look like no other minicar. Its very small footprint and almost toy-like dimensions have already carved out an impression of the 500 for most Americans who"ve seen one. On the outside it manages to pull off short, tall hatchback proportions without looking awkward; and inside, it pulls off high style with relatively low-cost materials -- without necessarily looking it.

The Fiat 500 maxes out its interior space within its particularly small footprint, but the passenger package isn"t nearly as roomy as a Ford Fiesta, or even a MINI Cooper. Seats are well-formed, but they"re a bit on the short and firm side and we wish they didn"t push up so high, limiting headroom. For those who miss a real back seat, we recommend the 2015 Fiat 500L, which is covered by a different review. Perhaps confusingly, the 500L is almost entirely a different car, and actually built on a different platform.

The 500 is engaging to drive by almost any measure. Base cars get a 101-horsepower engine that"s not quite as peppy or perky as you"d expect in something with the 500"s design; but the Turbo models and their 135-hp engine are the ones that make good on the promises of the exterior. Above that, it"s the 160-horsepower Abarth that actually feels truly sporty, especially in the first three gears of this manual-transmission-only model. The Abarth also supplements that impression with an especially raucous exhaust note.

As you work up the power range, you also work up to more sporty visual cues and more firmly tuned suspensions. Even in the sporty Abarth, however, ride quality is quite good for a lightweight, short-wheelbase car. Throughout the lineup, you now have a choice between an automatic transmission or manual gearbox. Our driving time has exclusively been spent in manual versions, so far; but for 2015 the 500 Turbo, Abarth, and Abarth Cabrio models all gain the option of a six-speed automatic transmission.

For 2015, a new, 7-inch LCD display replaces the previous instrument cluster in every model except for the base Pop 500, where the display is optional. There are again three main variants: the 500, the 500C, and the 500 Abarth. Base 500 Pop models include a five-speed manual transmission, 15-inch wheels, air conditioning, a CD player and an auxiliary audio jack, power windows/locks/mirrors, and cruise control. With Sport models you get larger 16-inch wheels, a fixed glass roof, and a sport-tuned suspension and sport-bolstered seats. Fiat 500 Sport models revert to 15-inch wheels and hang on to the glass roof but add a six-speed automatic and rear park assist, along with satellite radio, premium speakers and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.

The Abarth brand earned its place in the annals of motoring history firstly by introducing its iconic mufflers and subsequently due to its ability to revolutionise the concept of sports cars. From telling the story of Carlo Abarth, his unforgettable cars and the incredible records that created the legend of his eponymous brand, to providing Restoration and Certification of Authenticity services, FCA Heritage preserves and champions the history of the Scorpion marque.

Vulture at the Wheel As I wound the 900cc turbo up to 5,000 rpm, my teenage son noted that while it didn"t have the look of a powerful car, “it’s got balls”, in a line describing the Fiat 500S to an absolute T.

One of the reasons for his surprise was the colour. Fiat call it “Electronica blue” and it’s only available on the 500S. It"s a convertible, too, which doesn"t do much for its rugged credentials.

I didn’t ask Fiat for the 500S, I asked for the engine. I’ve looked at a lot of very small capacity cars recently, including the Fiat Panda Cross, Ford Fiesta Black and Renault Twingo, and liked the 90hp Twin Air powerplant in the Panda Cross the best of the three. I preferred it to the bigger capacity diesel model.

At the Fiat launch, Simon Park from Auto Italia magazine said that he much preferred the 105hp version in the Alfa Romeo Mito, so I asked for one of those. Fiat was, however, keen for me to try that engine in the 500S and so the very blue car you see here arrived.

I was sceptical. I drove the 500 when it first came out. I hated the electric power steering and thought the retro painted metal interior was cute but not something I’d want to live with.

The 500S came as a welcome surprise. The steering is still electric – there is no getting away from that, even Porsche do it on the GT3 – but it has a good feel, helped by a great leather-trimmed, flat-bottom Abarth steering wheel. And the interior has become up-market sporty rather than utilitarian chic.

I know that the retro feel of the 500 is part of its ethos and, having driven the original 17hp version, I feel a lot of affinity for that. However, it’s not a day-to-day car and there is a skill in taking that and bringing it up to date.

It feels modern with satin detailing on the “sports” upholstery, with the 500S logo embroidered into the seat back and what Fiat calls “a sports gear knob”.

Perhaps the most up to date thing about the 500s is the all-electronic dashboard, which has a round seven-inch TFT digital instrument display, developed in collaboration with Magneti Marelli. The layout and execution of the speedometer, rev counter and trip computer is an analogue of the mechanical versions. Being digital, it can change to show the gear shift indicator; highly visible warning messages; and more detailed media player, telephone and navigation information readouts, including junction graphics and real-time traffic updates.

The car has a “sport” button which as well as improving throttle response, changes the display. In the standard mode you get all kinds of green stuff but switch to sport and you get a turbo boost meter and the g-forces for braking, turning and acceleration.

Start and stop works better on manual cars than automatic because the engine starts as soon as you press the clutch, so there is power by the time you bring it up. The 500S has a good six-speed manual gearbox as standard, with an auto box available on the 85hp model.

The new 0.9 TwinAir engine delivers 105hp at 5,500rpm and 107lb ft (145Nm) of torque at 2,000rpm in Sport mode, which Fiat claims translates into 0 to 62mph time of 10 seconds and a top speed of 117mph. The other numbers are good too: 67.3 mpg on the official combined fuel economy cycle and CO2 emissions of 99g/km.

Despite the S moniker and the “up for it” engine, there is a bit of body roll, a 500 trait, but steering is good and precise. When I reviewed the Fiesta Black I spent the whole time with a nagging doubt that it was the car you bought if you couldn’t afford the ST. The 500S could have the same stinging sibling relationship with the 500 Abarth – but it doesn’t.

The little Twin-Air is magnificent. And well it should be; this is a very expensive small car. The 500S convertible has a list price of £16,510. That’s pre-haggle, but also without any options, which is a lot of money for something with a small car"s eco-attitude. But it is also a lot of fun.

One of the many clichés in motoring journalism is “I didn’t want to give it back”. Of course, when someone has given you a free car for a week, you want to hang on to it – the exception being when you have something much more exciting pending. While I had the Fiat 500S I knew the next car was something which was three times the price and a lot more glamorous. But still I loved the Fiat 500S and I didn’t want to give it back.

Abarth Australia has added a range of new optional packages adding various design, safety and technology features, while a black roof option (for the hatch only) and new interior detailing have also been added.

Standard equipment includes Koni dampers, a bi-modal Record Monza sports exhaust, Brembo brakes, leather sports seats and steering wheel, a 7.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, automatic headlights, rear parking sensors, 17-inch alloy wheels, and a 7.0-inch instrument display.

No fewer than 10 exterior colours are available, starting the no-cost Gara White. Modena Yellow, Campovolo Grey, Pista Grey, Abarth Red, Record Grey, Podium Blue, Scorpione Black and Adrenaline Green cost an extra $650, while Rally Blue matte attracts an extra $1600.

A black roof is available with Modena Yellow, Abarth Red, Adrenaline Green and Gara White for $1600 in total on the hatch, while red, white or black stripes and mirror caps are available for $450.

You most likely recognise that the Abarth 500C 595 turismo is the sporty incarnation of the Fiat 500C… Abarth is the performance brand, and there are major differences. Let’s unpack these: the basic body and interior may retain the simple elegant roundness of the 500 while the 500C is in reference to the sliding open roof, but whereas the Fiat 500 is all about city chic, the Abarth (and specifically this 595 turismo) is all about turning a small boutique hatch into a butched-up hatch.

The Abarth brand was introduced to South Africans in January 2012, when the Abarth 500 and Abarth 500C launched here. Whereas the Fiat 500 had 1.2 or 1.4-litre city-friendly engines which were OK for running about, Abarth got a 1.4 turbo engine. Power/torque was 99/206 (on overboost) kW/Nm, but available as a dealer-fit performance and visual pack upgrade, the “esseesse” (you can say S-S) kit brought an uprated version of the 1.4 turbo engine which sent it up to 118kW and 230Nm on torque overboost. The esseesse kit landed in a wooden crate, which just added to the coolness factor. Bigger brakes, different wheels and other technical changes made it much sportier than the normal-spec Abarth.

Which leads up to the 595 turismo, introduced in SA around mid 2015. The Abarth 595 turismo is essentially the same engine and tech spec as the 500 esseesse (meaning the same 118kW/230Nm engine, Koni shock absorbers, uprated brake system with ventilated drilled discs, 17-inch wheels, etc.) including some added upgrades: xenon lights became standard, cloth seats were replaced by the previously-optional leather seats (for a more upmarket interior feel), and the more modern TFT digital instrument cluster replaced the analogue pod.

The cool italised-script esseesse badge on the tailgate might be gone, but in its place you’ll notice the 595 turismo badge to the right of the tailgate, and Abarth 595 logo and text on both fenders, just aft of the doors. Not to cause naming confusion, the tailgate still has the “500” label, and the dashboard still proudly displays the 500C with the letter C overlaid and in red.

The aerodynamic body kit (with plenty of honeycomb grille up front, some air vents in the rear, and even an F1-style rear diffuser with centre block in honeycomb), big wheels, sports seats and a pair of 1-in-1 sports exhausts give the Abarth a sporty and hunkered-down ready-for-action look.

Most people recognise the car as a relative of the Fiat 500, but inevitably move closer to see the Abarth scorpion logo where the Fiat badges used to be. At shops or stops, admirers will likely ask you what it is, if this is some conversion of Fiat 500, and what makes it special. Be ready to answer.

The new TFT cluster allows different displays – in normal mode, you get an “eco Index” display on the right of the cluster, marked from 1 to 5 to show you how eco you are driving; hit the Sport button (still on the passenger side (to the left) of the dashboard) and the TFT display fades away and zooms back in with a new red look and the digital speedometer readout changes to cursive digits (the slanted look giving the feeling of speed) and to the right you have a “Gas %” bar segmented in 0-50-100 to indicate how much gas (accelerator pedal) you are pressing.

Think of the Abarth 500C 595 turismo as a sporty hatch, and as a more exclusive and head-turning “conversion” of the Fiat 500, going up against other small hatches with some sporty power and sporty looks. If you don’t create the expectation of it being a hot hatch, you’re likely to not be disappointed. While the 118kW and 230Nm make this 1.4 turbo an eager performer, don’t wait for the push-you-back-in-your-seat sensation. It is nippy around town, accelerates spiritedly, and with a kerb weight of just 1075kg, this Abarth can corner, stop and go with zest.

You could get the normal 500, a.k.a. tintop, but the 500C is where the fun is. The weight of the open car is only 40kg more, so performance is unaffected. The pleasure is in sliding open the soft-top roof operated by the overhead switches, letting the stack-back roof open up the view and air above, while keeping the sides of the car in place – you get the open-car feel without feeling too exposed (whether to avoid looking too attention-seeking, or feeling vulnerable).

Start with the Fiat 500C TwinAir – pricing is in the R235k-R274k range. The Citroën DS3 Cabrio comes only in the 81kW 3-cylinder, and costs R 349 400. It is the single DS3 Cabrio left, after Peugeot Citroën SA decided it is a good idea to stop importing the DS3 Cabrio Sport with 1.6 turbo. The MINI Cooper Convertible is a fully-open convertible (not just half-open like the 500C, though it also has a partial slide-sunroof mode). It prices from R 389 000 for the Cooper Convertible manual, to R 459 622 for the Cooper S Convertible manual (add R18k to R23k for the auto options).

Other 3-door sporty hatches: the Opel Adam S is priced at R 330 000, the too-big-to-still-be-a-MINI Cooper S 3-door starts at R 395 552, the Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde was recently discontinued (the MiTo range is no longer imported) while at R 348 990, and the other sport small hatch is the Audi A1 3-door 1.8T Sport selling for R 419 500.

The cost to have the C is R 52 000: a new Abarth 500 (tintop) 595 turismo is R 362 900, while the Abarth 500C 595 turismo reviewed has a price of R 414 900, effective July 2016.

Put the price into perspective – if someone asks how much this car is, you need to soften the blow. The above comparisons show that the Abarth is not excessively priced. Its price does not need to sting.

Where another sporty hatch may seem a bit boy-racer-ish, or this type of compact (semi-)cabriolet a bit soft, the Abarth 500C manages to overcome both these potentially negative perceptions – its breadth of talents makes it endearing, and widely accepted and adored/appreciated.

You like the look of the 500C but needing some conversion without going aftermarket tuning… something butched-up, not botched-up? Then the sporty looks and extra performance plus those scorpion badges will do the trick.

Sting in its tail? Yes, its got! The Abarth 500C 595 turismo is a car with oodles of fun factor. It has the looks, is a joy to drive (as long as you don’t expect a hot hatch) and it will prove nippy and sporty. The sting is in the appreciation – think of it as a characterful(l) compact cabriolet with exclusivity, and you (and yours) will have hours enjoying this little pet scorpion.

If it ain’t broke… These are the first official pictures of the newly facelifted Fiat 500, the first major visual overhaul for the smash-hit city car since its modern-era launch eight years ago.

Though you might need to squint to notice them, Fiat claims to have lavished as many as 1800 detail changes throughout the car to keep it fighting fit against its younger city car rivals. Apart from a gentle styling evolution, the Cinquecento’s also undergone an interior overhaul, various equipment upgrades and a detox session to curb its thirst and emissions.

At the front, underneath a new doe-eyed look for the upper headlights there’s now a larger pair of oval auxiliary lights, a little like those of the larger 500L model. Incorporated a ring of LED daytime running lights, they’re intended to mimic the ‘0’ shapes in the 500 logo. The rejigged grille gets extra splashes of chrome and an intricate pinboard-style treatment for top Lounge trim models.

Yes, the interior’s also had a revamp. As our prototype spyshots predicted, the ‘U-connect’ infotainment system from elsewhere in the Fiat/Alfa/Jeep range now makes an appearance mid-dash, somewhat dwarfed by a curiously large surround which doubles as a home for the relocated air vents. Top Lounge models sport a larger touchscreen interface with smartphone connectivity – the kind of functionality that’s essential for the 500 to retain its target audience of youthful urbanites.

The distinctive circular instrument cluster behind the wheel now includes a digital TFT display in its centre with trip info and media displays, though it’s an option rather than standard fit.

From launch, it’s a petrol-only affair with the familiar 0.9-litre two-cylinder TwinAir turbo with 85bhp or 103bhp, along with the 69bhp 1.2-litre four-cylinder. Impressively, the 85bhp TwinAir emits a tax-dodging 90g/km of CO2, and Fiat will shortly release an ‘eco’ version of the 1.2-litre petrol which will dip under the 100g/km mark – though it’s still mulling whether or not to bring that version to the UK.

And for those who really must stand out, there’s a new ‘Second Skin’ decal pack option including the dubious camo option pictured in the gallery, which Fiat describes as  ‘fashionably military.’