{"id":34167,"date":"2024-06-06T21:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=34167"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:28:34","slug":"new-fiat-500-hybrid-engine-platform-price-date-all-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/fiat\/nouvelle-fiat-500-hybride-moteur-plateforme-prix-date-tout-a-ete-revele\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fiat 500 hybrid: engine, platform, price, date - all revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We've come to the end of a long soap opera for the Fiat 500, extensively detailed and documented on Italpassion. Initially planned only as an electric version, the new Fiat 500 has undergone a turnaround with the announcement of a thermal hybrid version for 2026<\/a>. Faced with lower sales figures<\/a>Fiat has finally decided to produce a hybrid version manufactured in Italy,<\/strong> in the same factory as the electric version. During a visit by Fiat CEO Olivier Fran\u00e7ois to the Mirafiori plant, many grey areas were cleared up. Here's everything you need to know about the new Fiat 500 hybrid. All good news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \"Made in Italy\" hybrid engine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The heart of this little city car will be a three-cylinder, naturally-aspirated 1.0 FireFly engine, produced at Termoli, Italy (plans to turn the plant into a battery gigafactory have been postponed). This engine, already used in the Fiat Pandina Hybrid<\/a> and the Polish 500 Hybrid, will be updated for the new 500 Hybrid. It will deliver 70 hp and 95 Nm of torque, combined with a six-speed manual gearbox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The new Fiat 500 hybrid will be produced entirely in Italy. The engine will be manufactured in Termoli, while the manual gearbox will be assembled at the Mirafiori plant, where the eDct6 automatic is already produced. This localization of production underlines Fiat's commitment not only to the Italian automotive industry and its workers, but also to customers who will have an authentic Italian car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platform and design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fiat has confirmed that the new 500 hybrid will be based on the STLA City platform<\/strong>STLA Small is an evolution of the platform used for the electric 500 (called Mini). There is therefore no migration to STLA Small. This updated chassis will enable significant modifications to be made inside the vehicle, including the integration of a new gear lever for the manual transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To coincide with the launch of the new hybrid version, Fiat also plans to restyle the electric 500<\/strong>with aesthetic and technological enhancements. As a reminder Stellantis invests 100 million euros<\/a> to upgrade its electric motor and battery. Both versions will share these updates, ensuring design consistency within the 500 range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launch date and price<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Olivier Fran\u00e7ois, head of the Fiat brand, and Francesco Morosini, head of Fiat & Abarth, announced that the new Fiat 500 hybrid will hit the market between late 2025 and early 2026<\/strong>. Orders will certainly begin in 2025, with deliveries scheduled for early the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of price, the new 500 Hybrid will cost \"a few hundred euros more\" than the recently withdrawn Polish 500 Hybrid, which had a starting price of 17,700 euros. We can therefore expect a base price around 18,500 euros<\/strong>This is due in part to the additional safety features and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybrid until 2029<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fiat also specified that this hybrid version of the 500 will remain in production until at least 2029<\/strong>just like the Fiat Pandina. Let's not forget that by 2030, Stellantis' Dare forward pan forecasts 100 % electric cars in Europe... but when you see that in 6 months everything can change, 2030 is still a long way off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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