I've finally bought a replacement for the Coupe... petrolheads look away now, it's a Fiat 500 electric! Before you complain that it can't go more than 180 miles without recharging, that the boot is tiny and the back seat equally inadequate, I already know. It's a city car for driving to the shops and it's brilliant. It has the family small Fiat feel, it's really nippy and the single-pedal driving mode feels totally intuitive. Plus it's really easy to park.

You are not alone wink.

Yesterday I replaced my daily driver with an electric Peugeot 208. The range is similar to the 500e but has more space in the back and it does just what I need for day to day use.

Rosso also has a 500E....

I have a PP3

Neil

Interesting (and not very wonderful) review of the US model here: https://youtu.be/N43mwATceXc

He really doesn't like it...

Hello Wink

Did you consider the new 600 ?

Val's 500L is now 13 years old with 116,000 miles and we are looking for a replacement.
The 500 is too small for us to do stuff. So the 600 is better.

I'm not into electric, so the hybrid petrol is better for us.

Paul

I took a look at the unflattering review - maybe the American market doesn't get small city cars. In the same way that you can't get a decent espresso in the land of 'bigger is better'. I agree that the suspension is on the side of over-sprung and underdamped. Just like all Fiats have been for as long as I can remember. By contrast I recently drove a hired VW Golf diesel and it felt mushy and wallowing. But the 500e doesn't handle badly at all - in town it feels like a go-kart, and the 0-30 acceleration is brisk. In fact I think it would out-drag a Coupe away from the lights, at least for the first few yards. Best of all is the one-pedal 'dodgem' driving mode - it's so friendly that it makes you wonder why all cars aren't this easy to drive.

I worked for Fiat from 99 to 2020 as a Sales Manager in a dealership in Wakefield and they really lost there way towards the end of us having them as a brand. Not seen there latest electric cars but im sure they have come along a long way. Im lucky enough to have a Kia EV9 as a company car and they are a fantastic car.

Looking back the early 2000's we had some great Fiats to sell from the Punto, Bravo, Multipla, Ulysse and 500 just a shame they came too reliant on the 500 towards the end.

I here what you say Daley but we gave our youngest our 500 Lounge 1.2 11 reg almost 3 years ago and it's proved to be a solid performer and has never let her down (that's jinxed it ) Gets it serviced at a specialist in Leeds and I upgraded it with a leather interior last year which was a simple swap out. Fiat certainly hit a sweet spot with the reimagined 500 concept and of course the Abarth version has reached cult status. Practical Classics predicted the MK1 500s will probably reach modern classic status in the not too distant