Subsequent-Gen Fiat 500e Teased For North America Forward Of LA Auto Present

Fiat unveiled the current-generation, electric-only 500 again in March 2020 however the cute hatchback has but to be proven in US specification. Based on teasers shared on social media channels, the wraps are coming off tomorrow on the daybreak of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Present. Keep in mind these official previews depict the Euro mannequin however we’re anticipating the North American variant to look nearly the identical inside and outside.

Though Fiat additionally sells a barely extra sensible 3+1 model on the Previous Continent with a tiny suicide door on the passenger facet, People are more likely to get solely the traditional physique fashion. Not that we’re complaining contemplating the Italian marque is presently right down to only one mannequin, the 500X, so any new additions to the lineup are greater than welcome.

Technical specs stay shrouded in thriller in the meanwhile, however we’ll remind you new Fiat 500 offered in Europe might be had with a selection between a 24- or 42-kWh battery pack. Its electrical motor sends 117 horsepower and 220 Newton-meters (162 pound-feet) of torque to the entrance wheels in an electrical hatchback that weighs roughly 3,100 kilos (1,400 kilograms) in its heaviest specification.

With the smaller battery, the Fiat 500 is rated at 115 miles (185 kilometers) of vary within the WLTP cycle. Stepping as much as the bigger pack, you get sufficient juice for 199 miles (320 kilometers). If historical past has taught us something, it is that EPA’s ranking shall be smaller than WLTP. The US-spec automotive will probably get the larger of the 2 batteries, however ought to it even have the entry-level pack, its vary might eco that of the 100-mile Mazda MX-30, the shortest-range EV presently offered within the US.

As a remaining observe, the previous-gen 500 and 500e bowed out of the US within the second half of 2019 when Fiat ended manufacturing of each variations for North America. The Abarth by-product was additionally phased out, and talking of which, a high-performance by-product of the brand new EV will break cowl on November 22 for the European market.

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