Fiat 500 Hybrid 2020 Comprehensive review | Does it still have what it takes against newer rivals?
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- Fiat 500 Hybrid 2020 Comprehensive review | Does it still have what it takes against newer rivals?
Ten Second Review
Fiat's cheeky little 500 is a stylish citycar that remains as appealing as ever. It's recently gained clever 1.0-litre mild hybrid petrol power and Fiat has just added in yet another package of mild cosmetic tweaks. Otherwise this car hasn't been fundamentally changed in recent times - and loyal buyers didn't really want it to be. These people will like the smart look, the various media options and the very individual feel. You can tell that Fiat knows its market.
Background
If ever a car has built its brand, it's this one, Fiat's 500. In fact, it's done so twice. First at its original launch back in 1957. And more recently with this modern era version, first launched in 2008. Ever since, it's been a money-spinner for the Italian brand, who've never stopped trying to improve it. We got quite a wide-ranging package of updates in early 2014 that gave buyers of more expensive versions the company's 'UConnect' infotainment technology. Then in early 2020, the brand announced a 1.0-litre mild hybrid three cylinder engine and decided that this combustion-fuelled model would, for the time being anyway, continue to sell alongside the all-new electric EV version.
Fiat's also put considerable thought into a wide range of personalisation options. It all means that on paper at least, this car remains a strong proposition. The small, fashionable citycar segment though, has changed substantially since this model's original launch. Does this Fiat still have what it takes to compete? Let's find out.
Writer - Jonathan Crouch
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Fantastic, thank you, best review I’ve seen to date. I’m waiting on my new Fiat mild hybrid to be ready for collection. 🎉
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Great review, thank you
Thanks for watching!
Thumbnail font design is now much nicer. Good job! Unfortunately "Purchase" is spelt wrongly though. Great review as ever, but why re-upload old reviews from 2020 and before?
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Equally, I have taken against the juice burners!! I’m a SEVERE ASTHMATIC who has had the diagnosis of pollution caused Asthma which is fast becoming worse than mere Asthma.
You shouldn't live in city.
I just despise how phoned in this hybrid is from Fiat. It could easily have had the charming but overwhelmed TwinAir, the electric motor be a moderate, beltless pancake motor like the old Honda IMAs. It was also converted into an EV for California only...
This 500/Panda mild hybrid is a boosted 12volt system fit for the 1980s. If it were not for the dead and infamous CEO of FCA plugging his fingers up his holes, Fiat would've had hybrids and EVs competing in tge market for as long as Hyundai/Kia.
Would I want a little Fiat 500? Sorry!! Not likely at all!! Lovely, certainly, but not quite practical for either camping or as a small camper. The latter is what I’m getting in July in the form of a Vauxhall Combo Life Electric with the Wheelhome Vikenze III camper conversion.