Abarth 500 Electric Hatchback Special Edition 114kW Scorpionissima 42.2kWh 3dr Auto On Lease From £569.89

Equipment

- Dark tinted windows: rear + rear side
- Heated windscreen wiper blade area
- One touch up/down power windows
- Rear window defroster
- Rear wiper
- Windows defroster
- ABS/EBD
- Autonomous Emergency Brake (AEB) & Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Protection
- e-breaking
- Electronic parking brake
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (wireless)
- Central Console A+C USB (Charging Only)
- 360 parking sensors (front, rear, side) drone view and rearview camera
- Abarth driving e-mode selector: Turismo, Scorpion street, Scorpion track
- Blind spot warning
- Cruise control
- Intelligent speed assist
- Lane keeping assistant (LKA)
- Power assist steering
- Scorpionissima steering
- Traffic sign information
- Connected services
- e-coasting
- EMF Family Steering Opt
- EV Granted Range (Take Me Home)
- EV Low Battery Mode (Turtle Mode)
- Rain and dusk sensors
- Wireless charger
- 10.25" Uconnect infotainment touchscreen with integrated navigation
- 7" TFT digital cluster
- Drowsy driver detection
- e-Call (emergency call)
- EV indications on instrument cluster and head unit
- Uconnect live service
- Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
- Electrochromic interior mirror
- Titanium grey mirror caps
- Alcantara embossed dashboard with grey matte metachrome ring
- Dark ambience interior (pillars and headliner)
- Premium door panels with sporty double stitching
- Abarth AVAS and key on/off sound
- Abarth sound generator
- DAB radio
- Global telematics box module (TBM)
- JBL premium sound system with 6 speakers
- USB for device mirroring in 1st row
- Abarth lettering in dark titanium grey
- Abarth logo
- Black Day Light opening (DLO) surround
- Body side stripes
- Chrome door kick plate
- Dedicated front sporty bumper with cool white front DAM
- Dedicated lateral skirt
- Door handles with electronic latch
- Fixed glass roof
- Lateral electrified Scorpion signature logo
- Rear diffuser with cool white inserts
- Solid paint
- 3rd brake light
- LED blinker
- LED DRL with Abarth daylights signature
- LED low ang high beam headlights
- LED rear lights
- Rear fog lights
- Welcoming / Leaving lights
- Automatic air conditioning
- Electrically driven temperature control
- 12V power socket in luggage area
- Alcantara upholstery
- Auxilliary 12V power socket
- Cargo box
- Central armrest with acid yellow and blue double stitching and closed console
- Driver and passenger front seat pockets
- Gear selector buttons in piano black finishing
- Kick plate with Abarth scorpion
- One pedal drive
- Premium leather and alcantara soft touch sporty steering wheel with poison blue 12h insert
- Rigid cargo cover
- Sporty steel pedals with Abarth scorpion
- Steel door sill plates with Abarth lettering relief
- Steering wheel with audio controls
- Telescopic steering column
- 1st row dome lamp
- Dashboard white backlight
- LED spot light on central dashboard
- One side trunk light
- e-latch system
- Front and rear seatbelt reminder
- 2 seat bench in second row
- 4 way manually adjustable passenger seat
- 50:50 split back rear seat
- 6 way manually adjustable drivers seat
- Front integrated headrests with satin chrome plate and lasered acid green scorpion
- Heated front seats
- Poison blue strap for front seats
- Premium sporty seats with diagonal scorpion embossing
- Rear head restraints
- Single front passenger seat
- Abarth wearable key
- Keyless Go
- Passive entry
- Electric transmission
- 11KW onboard charger
- 85kW fast charge
- Bag for mode 3 charging cable
- Mode 3 charging cable
- Second life ready battery
- Smart charging
- Smart charging port
- 18" diamond-cut titanium grey alloy wheels
- Fix and go kit

Technical Data

- Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty: 70
- Battery Capacity in kWh: 42.2
- Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins): 915
- Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change: 0-100
- Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW: 3
- Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins): 255
- Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change: 0-100
- Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW: 11
- Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins): 35
- Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change: 0-80
- Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW: 85
- Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins):
- Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change: N
- Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW:
- Battery Leased: No
- Battery Type: Lithium-ion
- Charging Port Location: Right Side Rear
- Coupler/Connector Type: CCS Type 2
- Maximum Charging Rate - kW: 85
- Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage: 100,000
- Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years: 8
- Usable Battery Capacity: 37.8
- WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb: 18.1
- WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb: 3.4
- WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb: 253
- WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb: 157
- CO:
- CO2 (g/km): 0
- HC:
- HC+NOx:
- Noise Level dB(A):
- NOx:
- Particles:
- Standard Euro Emissions: N
- CC: 1
- Fuel Delivery: N
- Gears: 1 SPEED
- Transmission: AUTO
- Alternative Fuel Qualifying: Yes
- Badge Engine CC: 0
- Badge Power: 155
- Coin Description: N
- Coin Series: Scorpionissima
- Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 23D
- Safety Concerns?: No
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 12
- Service Interval Mileage: 9,000
- Special Edition: Yes
- Special Order: No
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 100,000
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months:
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage:
- Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
- 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
- 0 to 62 mph (secs): 7
- Engine Power - BHP: 155
- Engine Power - KW: 114
- Engine Power - PS: Yes
- Engine Power - RPM:
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 173
- Engine Torque - MKG: 23.97
- Engine Torque - NM: 235
- Top Speed: 96
- Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
- RDE Certification Level: N/A
- Alloys?: Yes
- Space Saver?: No
- Tyre Size Front: 205/40 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 205/40 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: Diamond-cut Titanium grey
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
- Height: 1,518
- Height (including roof rails):
- Length: 3,673
- Wheelbase: 2,322
- Width: 1682
- Width (including mirrors): 1,900
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres):
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 1,795
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 550
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 185
- Max. Loading Weight: 385
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked:
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked:
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1,410
- No. of Seats: 4
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 9.7

Review

The Abarth 500e sees this tiny Italian brand take its first EV step. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

Ten Second Review
Abarth proves that small EVs needn't be boring with this full-battery hot hatch, the 500e. We're promised it will drive, handle and even sound like the company's previous rorty little petrol models. But that the heart and soul here is pure Abarth.

Background
It's difficult to think of a brand less suited to the EV generation than Abarth. The company's Fiat-based sports models are all about loud, noisy, profligate performance and nimble handling. Everything you can't usually have in most EVs. Except possibly this one, the Abarth 500e. Some parts of the brand's very vocal community of owners have been less than enthusiastic about the prospect of this full-battery model, but the company says the 500e has been developed in the name of performance in the very best traditions of founder Carlo Abarth. Ultimately, this model will replace the marque's 595 and 695 petrol hot hatch models - and not before time, given that they've been on sale in various guises since 2009. But is a 500e a really a true Arbath? Let's take a look.

Driving Experience
Sound is what sells an Arbath. Always has. So to be successful, 500e has to sound like no EV ever has. It does. The brand has installed a set of speakers beneath the car to faithfully reproduce the engine note of one of its rorty petrol powerplants. And the speakers are linked to the throttle so that as you accelerate, the sound builds, just as it would in a 595 or 695. It sounds remarkably realistic too - and you don't have to take our word for it; a sound generator on the Abarth website will play the powerplant to you. You might dismiss that as a gimmick, but you can't argue with the performance facts here. Namely that the 500e is an all-round faster car than the 595 petrol model it replaces - which doesn't initially seem very likely given that it's much heavier and has 20bhp less in total output. Set against that though, is that the full 152bhp output is of course available immediately, rather than hampered by the turbo lag you'd get in the petrol versions. That instant torque (234Nm of it) propels the car from rest to 62mph in just 7 seconds flat. Even more significant is the 25 to 37mph overtaking increment time of just 1.5 seconds (a full second faster than the 595). 12 to 25mph takes only a second (50% faster even than the 695). Abarth says the car is a second faster around Alfa Romeo's Balocco test track than the 695. There's the usual single-speed EV auto transmission and you work it through three drive modes - 'Turismo', 'Scorpion Street' and 'Scorpion Track' - which can alter brake regen strength and power output.

Design and Build
We're looking here at the fixed-top model, but there's also a cabrio version offered too with a folding fabric sunroof-style top. Either way, you might be surprised just how different this Abarth 500e is from its Fiat 500 EV donor model. Even under the skin where it has a wheelbase 24mm longer and a track 60mm wider. As you'd expect, stuff you can see looks more aggressive too - lights, diffuser, skirts and bumpers are all of course Abarth-specific. Inside, just as with the old car, there's a sportier take on the donor Fiat model. There's scorpion branding everywhere, lots of Alcantara trimming and a satisfyingly chunky 3-spoke sports steering wheel. Plus you get a 'wearable' Abarth key and there are bespoke graphics and dedicated 'Performance Pages' for the 10.25-inch central infotainment screen. This display runs Fiat's latest 'U connect 5' media system and can deliver navigation, a Wi-Fi hotspot and 'Apple CarPlay'/'Android Auto' smartphone-mirroring. There's a circular instrument panel as before but, as you might expect from EV, it's now fully digital. Those condemned to a seat in the rear will find that this EV generation model's 2cm wheelbase increase means that things aren't quite as cramped as before. Out back, there's a compact 185-litre boot with either body style.

Market and Model
Expect pricing to be around £37,000 upwards. All initial 500e production is based around a special edition model, the 'Scorpionissima' priced from just under £39,000. To try and regain empathy with disgruntled Abarth brand owners, the marque is dedicating the first month of 'Scorpionissima' 500e sales to Abarth community members, over 160,000 of whicjh can be found around the world. Which should see those cars snapped up quite quickly by 'Abarthists' because only 1,949 examples of this special edition will be made (a reference to 1949 when Carlo Abarth created the company). The 'Scorpionissima' version of the 500e is elaborately kitted out - and brightly painted, with a choice of either 'Acid Green' or 'Poison Blue' paintwork. And 18-inch diamond-cut wheels, plus the usual Arbath graphics. Inside, there's an alcanatara-trimmed dashboard, a sports steering wheel, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, branded sports pedals and premium alcantara racing seats. Media kit includes a 10.25-inch 'Uconnect' centre touchscreen, with wireless 'Apple CarPlay' and 'android Auto' smartphone-mirroring. Plus there's the emotive 'Sound Generator' that'll audibly make this like no other EV. The 500e also gets an Abarth-branded version of the 'MyFiat' app, through which you can remotely interact with your car. Via this app, you can also schedule charging, find a public charger and check battery status.

Cost of Ownership
Don't expect the driving range figure to quite match the best-possible 205 mile figure of the Fiat 500 EV donor car - given the racier electric motor and the weight of all those bodywork add-ons. But it won't be far short of that. And the charging system (like this car's 42kWh battery) is of course just the same. The Abarth 500e features an 85kW DC rapid charging system that can recharge from empty to 80% capacity in just 35 minutes and can provide the car with 31 miles of driving range in just 5 minutes. Buyers can also get a wall charging box that offers 3kW charging and apparently doesn't need to be professionally installed. This wallbox can be upgraded to allow for 7.4kW charging at home. That 7.4kW wall box allows you to fully charge this electric Abarth in just over 6 hours. The car also comes with a mode 3 cable for charging at up to 11kW from a public charging point. It can be charged via AC or DC power points. As usual with an Abarth, this car is covered by a three-year, unlimited mileage warranty and there's 36 months of breakdown cover included as well. Should you have a problem on a journey, you can use the 'Uconnect' infotainment system to contact roadside assistance. What else might you need to know? Well, servicing intervals are every year or every 12,000 miles, whichever comes first. Owners can keep up to date with their car's maintenance schedule via the 'My Car' section of that 'MyFiat' app, which briefs you on the time of your next service and various maintenance issues.

Summary
This is but the first episode in a brand-new Abarth story, one that founder Carlo Abarth could never have dreamed of. And it'll help this fledgling Italian brand that, for the time being anyway, this 500e has a clear run at the market for small EV hot hatches. That's emboldened them to charge plenty for this little battery-powered shopping rocket; for the money, you can obviously get a much larger EV. But in terms of fun-per-kilowatt-hour, there's nothing to touch this car at this price point and we're not sure if there ever will be. The best Abarth EVer? Future faster versions of this car will more clearly challenge for that title. But this one stakes a creditable claim.

Abarth 500 Electric Hatchback Special Edition

114kW Scorpionissima 42.2kWh 3dr Auto

£569.89 _{inc VAT Per Month}

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