Launched in 2008Abarth 500 is going to replace a whole new generation after 14 years of career. At the presentation in 2020 of the new generation Fiat 500, equipped only with a 100% electric engine, there was no longer any doubt that the future version of the Abarth was going to abandon the small sharp four-cylinder thermal engine, as well as its Record Monza exhaust line with a characteristic roar…
This information has now been officially confirmed by Abarth: the future generation of the Abarth 500 will be 100% electricbut the Italian firm announces that it will “More Abarth than ever!” »… This will be the beginning of a new era for Abarth, with “New places, new projects and new energy”free of any exhaust gases.
Abarth 500 electric: a truly electric sports car?
According to the latest rumors, the upcoming electric Abarth 500 should be available, as tradition demands, in three options which will receive the names 500, 595 and 695. Power should be around 170-200 horsepower, which would make it the most powerful production Abarth 500 in history, while the last electric Fiat 500 was content with 118 horsepower.
However, the sports version signed by Abarth will resume the same Battery 42 kWh than the latter, and should therefore offer a range slightly less than the Fiat 500’s 320 km, according to the WLTP cycle.
The upcoming 100% electric Abarth based on the recent Fiat 500e has leaked online! Here is the first photo of the 595th. https://t.co/ssz3hmfNTv
— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) October 29, 2022
Abarth 500 electric: surprising even without camouflage
In social networks, the new generation Abarth 500 has already surprised with several stolen photos in which the electric sports car appears without camouflage, probably during an official image session. It comes with a yellow tint, a specific front bumper with a gray blade at the bottom and Abarth lettering, not to mention the scorpion crest that can be found on its hood as well as the rear fenders.
The package is completed by specific wheels with an aggressive look, as well as an “Abarth” sticker on the lower part of its sides, not to mention a specific interior equipped with bucket seats with Abarth signature. At the back, the skirt of the shield is equipped with a sportier pseudo-extractor, but there is obviously no exhaust…
Abarth 500 electric: see you on November 22, 2022
To discover the new generation of 100% electric Abarth 500, the Italian firm will meet with us November 22, 2022for a presentation that will take place at 2:00 pm on his YouTube channel.
The market launch of the new Abarth 500 should take place between now and mid 2023. At this point, we don’t yet know if the current generation thermal Abarth 500 will continue its career alongside a new electric version like Fiat is doing for the 500… But there’s a good chance it will!
Stop everything and get ready for an amazing experience:
1️⃣ See you on November 22
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3️⃣ Get ready to fall in love with the new Abarth 500#NewAbarth500 #abarth #abarth500 pic.twitter.com/kbdrBrLzx0
— Abarth France (@AbarthFrance) November 9, 2022
Source: Auto Plus
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