Abarth 500e review

The Abarth range starts in price where the regular Fiat 500 electric range tops out in upper spec La Prima trim. The Abarth 500e hatch is £34,195, while the Cabrio, with an electrically driven roof, is an extra £3k on top. Turismo spec adds £4k to that to make £38,195/£41,195.

If you go for a PCP deal, Abarth’s own offers are around the £460 mark for a £1k deposit, 8,000 miles a year driving allowance and four years of payments. This currently includes Fiat/Abarth’s long-term ‘e-grant’ deal that offers the same discount as the canned EV sweetener the government was offering until a year or two back.

What are the trims like? 

As standard, you get 17-inch alloy wheels, a matt grey dashboard, 7.0-inch instrument cluster and 10.25-inch infotainment system, and that Abarth sound generator that outputs an exhaust noise modelled on the petrol Abarth 695. Fortunately, you can turn it off to avoid annoying everyone.

The Turismo trim adds 18-inch wheels, a whole lotta Alcantara (think steering wheel, dashboard, seats), heated front seats, mirrors and windscreen, a wireless charging pad, a rear-view camera with 360-degree sensors, keyless entry and go, a blind spot warning system, and glass roof on the hatch. That's a £4,000 uplift.

Which one should I go for?

The standard colour is white, while green, red, blue or black are an extra £600. If it were our money, we’d go all out and get the Turismo convertible in livelier green, red or blue. Not like you’re going to be using one of these as your family runaround, is it?