Abarth 500e review - the noisy EV
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2023
- Abarth has made the loudest EV since, well, ever. But is it good noise, or just political? We drive Italy's tiny electric terrier to find out whether its voice is more than just a gimmick, and if it can be classified as anything close to a real hot hatchback...
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£38k...What are they smoking over there at Stellantis?!? They should make a version without the silly noises and sell it at a more realistic price.
They’re smoking something really potent, it’s ridiculous the ICE Abarth 500 couldn’t live on when less fuel efficient Stellantis vehicles will.
Just to point out that you can shut the noise off only by imobilizing the car - don't need to put in Park. Just stop the car - you can put the menu ready to go and then when you stop on a STOP sign, simply tick the box. Not great, but works.
Nice car, but as always with EV's very limited market appeal due to high cost
i had a chance to drive pas one in France last week from the entry of a toll on the south motorway. I was very disappointed I was with my 595 Comp so we both started flat out at the exit of the toll yep the EV get me on the first 50m then the comp was faster and then I left him back past 150 because it cannot handle more than 155 km/h so what is the point of having something slower than comp on all points ? :( I like the design and interior but it is not an abarth anymore it is a e500 sport
I enjoyed watching the Video Review 😊
looks great, especially the interior is a huge step up, but still would chose my 595 Competizione over this every day of the week
How tiny is this dude? Standing next to the 500, he makes the car look huge lol
Lovely car on the outside , it’s what’s under the bonnet that’s let’s it down.
Some Fiats had 220hp in 1997. And 180hp in 1972. Progress?
Mmm easy decision NO would go for a low miles Competizione at half price or less and its authentic in its driving experience
That this seems like the most fun EV says a LOT about EV’s.
I’ll take you a run on the back roads in my BMW i4. Don’t wear white trousers.
Only that guy says it. But mentally challenged wastes of air like you don’t care, you just want to hate don’t you? :)
My butthurts
After 100+ years of automotive development, this is what we have.........what is going on?. We're going backwards.
These EV's are for city dwellers going back & forth to their jobs. not made for the long haul or to last.
Going backwards compared to what? That phrase has absolutely no meaning. It's all in your head.
Get with the times grandma.
@@tommanley2924they are here to stay, stop acting like any relevant number of people hauls stuff with their car regularly
Is that why the F-150EV like so many others is NOT selling, if they were so great they should sell themselves, that's how you up the bar. Making them better, these are not better. Get then wet with a little salt water and they will self consume, just one example. Battery's don't last but a few years. EV's are now just consumables one disposes of after use..@@MaticTheProto
Wait for all the sad comments from those stuck in the past. Sure steam was far better then ICE.
Keep convincing yourself if you must, but EVs are an environmental disaster... are falling like a stone in value and getting much more costly to insure...
@@simonc2929 environmental disaster? Like lead in petrol?
regular commuter cars are better as EVs, electric sports cars are missing many sensations that make a performance car fun
@@protocetid I have driven fast cars since I passed my test in 1986. And I mean really good fast cars. The best car I have ever had is the one o have now. BMW i4.
@@raftonpounder6696 Not everyone derives their enjoyment of a sports car solely from the speed or the luxury. In fact some (now) slow sports cars from days past are sometimes preferred over the jaw dropping acceleration of an EV (or even faster ICE automobiles) and their market value reflects that. The smell of gasoline, a high revving engine, a great feeling manual shifter, mind reading steering, the sound of the exhaust, hydraulic steering that communicates road conditions, all gone in EVs. People miss the vroom vroom so much that car makers are pumping fake noise into electric cars, and the batteries always mean additional weight that doesn't feel good on a twisty road. The feel of driving can be so important, people can seek completely analog cars. Car enthusiasts have likened newer computer assisted vehicles to driving in a video game.
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EV's should play clown car music as they drive along
dit dit diddle diddle dit dit did deh
Yeah. I’ll take you a run in my i4. You’ll not be thinking about clown music after that.
You would like that in your car too wouldn’t you?
@@JoeyDNetsfan I’d like you in it. Don’t wear your white trousers.
Go back to ICE autos, they are more interesting.
Old hat.
EV's were around in the late 1800's, early 1900's, they didn't have it then and they don't have what it takes today.@@raftonpounder6696
There won't be any soon, and there won't be any fuel to fill them with!
How?@@johnodell5310
Fiat fix it again tomorrow crap
it’s an EV, there’s less parts that can break
Just not a fan of any Fiat 👎