The primary electrical Abarth 500e ‘Scorpionissima” will land in Australia this 12 months at a value of $60,500, plus on-road prices, the corporate says.
The Turismo trim will are available 2024 and is priced at $58,900 plus on-road prices.
Abarth, a former unbiased Italian automotive maker that was purchased by Fiat and is now a part of the Stellantis Group, debuted the 2 fashions in Might, that are basically sporty variations of the Fiat 500e, however solely as we speak revealed how a lot they’ll value.
The pricing is close to the highest of what small electrical hatchbacks are going for in Australia as we speak, with the 15 present fashions on provide priced from $38,890 for the BYD Dolphin Dynamic, proper as much as $64,975 for the Mini Cooper SE Yours.
The electrical Abarth mannequin comes with some new perks and a throwback to its petrol historical past.
The corporate guarantees that aficionados won’t be displeased by the sound results within the zippy replace on a Fiat 500, which makes use of a sound generator to breed the “iconic roar” of the Abarth engine.
Town runabouts can have a 42 kWh battery with a spread as much as 252km and assist DC quick charging of as much as 85kW.
Abarth says the electrical motor, mixed with a wider wheelbase and extra torque, means the automotive is “extra responsive, sooner and arguably extra pleasing than its petrol-powered counterpart”.
The motor can put out 113.7 kW of energy and a peak torque output of 235Nm, sufficient to push the 500e from zero to 100km/h in seven seconds.
The corporate will carry into Australia 219 hatchback fashions of the Scorpion this 12 months – obtainable in acid inexperienced or poison blue.
True consideration seekers will probably be blissful to notice the Abarth decals will probably be color matched with the lurid new exteriors, with black for the acid inexperienced version and white for the poison blue mannequin.
The Turismo can even be obtainable in white, black and purple in addition to the brand new color schemes.
Security and autonomous driving options supplied on the Abarth embrace a forward-facing digital camera for adaptive cruise management and lively lane centring.
Dimensions-wise, this is able to be one of many smallest EVs to hit the Australian market thus far. In response to the ev-database, it sits at:
Size: 3,631 mmWidth: 1,683 mmHeight: 1,529 mm
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