Fiat lost about $14,000 on every 500e it sold — CEO Sergio Marchionne said the only reason it built the electric 500 at all was to satisfy California zero-emissions quotas.
Median 86 hp across 299 similar cars
Lead trim: L · up to 177 hp
Fiat 5002012–2023
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Fiat 500 yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactFiat lost about $14,000 on every 500e it sold — CEO Sergio Marchionne said the only reason it built the electric 500 at all was to satisfy California zero-emissions quotas.
Collectors Spotted in the Fiat 500 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Fiat 500 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 2019–2020 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 135 hp | 150 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 6-spd | — |
| X AWD | 2019–2023 | 1.3 L 4-cyl | 177 hp | — | — | AWD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the X AWD trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Fiat lost about $14,000 on every 500e it sold — CEO Sergio Marchionne said the only reason it built the electric 500 at all was to satisfy California zero-emissions quotas.
Did you know the pocket-rocket Abarth 500's turbo wasn't Italian at all? Its 1.4L engine breathes through an IHI turbocharger, made by a Japanese corporation.
Fiat's own CEO admitted this one was a loss leader: Sergio Marchionne said Fiat lost $14,000 on every 500e sold, building it only to satisfy California's zero-emissions quota.
About 1,000 Abarth 695 SS versions of the Nuova 500 were built — only around 150 are believed to survive today.
Dante Giacosa's 500 won a Compasso d'Oro in 1959, the first time the design prize went to a carmaker.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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