Fiat Expand 500 Range with New Models
Fiat plans to enhance the 500th range with a variety of new models within the next two years. The first new addition to arrive in USA is the Fiat 500 Abarth. The Abarth 500 is powered by a highly-tuned 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder delivering 180HP and 300 Nm of torque.
The diminutive hatchback sports an aggressive bodykit, stiffer suspension, an electronically controlled limited-slip differential, and 17-inch alloy OZ wheels.
The second addition to the range is a pure electric 500 that will be available next year. Fiat has teased the new model with the 500 BEV Concept at the Detroit Motor Show in 2010. The EV 500 is being developed mainly by Chrysler at its Technical Center, which has undertaken all work for electric vehicles in the Fiat Chrysler alliance.
During the presentation of the 500 BEV Concept, the company’s CEO Sergio Marchionne had revealed that it’s price would be double that of the standard 500 at around $32,000, with the battery pack accounting for half of that price.
A fifth addition to the range which at the time will already include a 3-door hatch, the 500C convertible, the sporty Abarth and the zero-emissions EV, will be a five-door crossover model.
Said to be launched in 2013, it will be based on a larger platform, but will still bear the 500 moniker. The high-riding 500 will most likely debut as a concept, at next year’s Geneva Motor Show in March with the production model to be built at new plant in Serbia.
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