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Abarth 595 vs Fiat 500

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Abarth 595
Abarth 595

2018 price

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Fiat 500

2023 price

Summary

2018 Abarth 595
2023 Fiat 500
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.8L/100km (combined)

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Seating
4

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Dislikes
  • Terrible driving position
  • Ride not great around town
  • No reversing camera

  • Modest rear room
  • Sub-par safety rating
  • Sub-par warranty
2018 Abarth 595 Summary

Since 1949, Abarth has been giving the venerable Italian brand, Fiat, a patina of performance, based largely on giant-killing feats in small modified cars like the Fiat 600 of the 1960s.

More recently, the brand has been revived to boost the fortunes of the smallest Fiat on sale in Australia. Known formally as the Abarth 595, the tiny hatch packs a bit of a surprise under its distinctive snout.

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2023 Fiat 500 Summary

If ever there was a car that looked ready for electrification from the moment it took shape in the design studio, it was the ‘new’ Fiat 500.

Arriving in 2007, it was up there with the best retro-inspired automotive designs in capturing the spirit of the original it’s based on, and EV power feels instinctively right for its next evolution.

On sale in Europe since 2020, this all-new 500e is the Italian maker’s first ever EV coming to Australia, and it will arrive in July this year.

We grabbed the opportunity of a brief pre-release drive in Fiat’s home of Turin, Italy.

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