2024 Fiat 500e | Priced Out of Existence 

Last time I was this early I got a mortgage at 3% and got a manual transmission with no dealer markup

RIP Red Lobster

I wish my parents loved me as much as Mark loves putting goofy Italian music in these Fiat and Alfa Romeo videos.

Nobody in the history of RU-vid ads has made a better ad for Factor than Savageesee.

It costs 24.5k in Germany and cheapest Tesla is 41k

They should be congratulated, they made a car with a much higher price and an even worse range than the Nissan leaf

1:03 A company falling to design something as simple as a door handle without it breaking so instead they replace it with an electronic button is the perfect representation of the modern automotive industry.

As a compliance car, Stellantis can sell one Hellcat for each 500e on the road. That was the thinking a decade ago. Now, only the 500e survives.

Every hot 21 year old European girl drives a 500 btw. They're designed for Euros who live in congested cities, small roads, no parking, etc etc. I've no idea why they're selling this in a country where the average vehicle weighs the same as an average Euro's studio apartments.

If this had a 200 mile range, was $10k less, and had a glass roof, I'd consider it as a city dweller in the sunbelt.

I'm with Mark, I love that this exists and it certainly fills a niche for folks who live in urban areas and can charge at home. America needs more cars like this, everything is turning into an NPC CUV blob or a heavy duty pickup truck. We need small, simple cars, but they need to be affordable. For $20K I would seriously consider it. But this price is crazy.

Didn’t know hotdogs had a urethra. Thank you.

Great car for a Francesca that grew up well off in Long Island but moved to NYC. Car bankrolled by parents, will inevitably end up hammered at 1am at the bar with a dead battery, crying for her ex Shayydenn

There is absolutely no reason to buy this over any other vehicle

First ad read I've watched all the way through quite possibly ever...🤣

"Savagegeese promotions are the only promotions I never skip through." -Abe Lincoln

Fiat looked at the bZ4X, actually thought it was a good concept, and said "hold my gelato"

While this car is probably too small and pricey for the U.S., I really hope we start getting Corolla-sized hatchback EVs instead of endless EV SUVs and crossovers. The Tesla Model 3 and Chevy Bolt EV are the only “mainstream”, normal car sized EVs on the American market

Fiat for when you want to troll your bank account.

So this will $15000 in 6 months.

What other channel makes the ads as enjoyable as the actual video? SG is the best in the biz

The best driving experience I've ever had was driving a manual Fiat Panda and Fiat 500 Hybrid through Tuscany, Piedmont, and Lake Como. The worst driving experience I ever had was going through the wrong toll booth outside Milan. I nearly had a heart attack as I held up the entire freeway for 4 minutes while fifty angry Italians yelled profanities at me. If you are reading this, for the love of god, always go to the white booth!

Can’t wait to receive my factor so I can stay sat down at my desk while I dominate my corporate enemies. Proving that I am in fact the apex predator. Thanks to factor, now my wife’s boyfriend lets me sleep in my own house.

I drive a Fiat 500 in San Francisco and it's literally the perfect City car. I can fit into parking spots No other car in the world can. In a city as packed as this, I've never had to park more than two blocks away from my destination. A Fiat 500 in any form really is a superior City car. And mine has a beats stereo system to annoy the neighbors too

The red lobster in downers grove, IL still does endless shrimp on Monday's if your interested. I'd call first to confirm before going. That doesn't include the special shrimp however. Dragon shrimp, mexican corn shrimp and shrimp with scallops. Those are pick 3 for $20. Endless shrimp is $25.

I love this car but the price is a problem here in Europe as well. I’ve been looking at the ID3 lately and it’s cheaper (used market). I have to say btw, it was actually built to be an EV from the ground up. (There was an older 500e that was only built for compliance in California I believe). Whenever I see this car my heart says yes, but my brain say NOPE.

This needs to be $15K less than a Model 3. That's the only hope.

I got a 500e as a rental just last week. I was incredibly pleasantly surprised! I was also in Portugal, where it makes a lot more sense. That said, they did warn me I was at risk of diabetehss.

I’ve had one in the UK for 2 years now and love it. We were looking for the smallest EV that can do 100 miles in winter, and it’s perfect for us. I drive it everywhere on its doorhandles and park it in the tiniest spaces.

I bought the 500e Icon in white about 18 months ago for 26K just clicked over 20k miles on the odometer. Absolutely love it.

Factor is definitely not giving these guys another ad 😭😭😭😭

I’m glad you guys tried the sponsorship route for a video you know isn’t going to pay for itself with high quality content you guys produce. Keep up the great work and consider it a success.

What people miss is this is a great City car that is really nice to look at and a pleasure to drive on the daily. You don't dread getting into it. I see all these idiots in land yachts clumsily and unskillfully making frownie faces as they slowly maneuver through tight streets.... Jumping into a little 500e is an absolute pleasure and parking... so easy. But I'll probably grab one in 3-4 years. I got a 2017 in early 2020 for like $11k and just sold it for $7,500 to a local dealer. It was very cheap to own, cheap on insurance, cheap to charge. Registration was double, but no emissions testing and it ate tires rather fast so I just bought cheapies on Amazon and had them installed down the block at a small shop and put 2 in the garage. That was like $500 for all 4 installed w 2 spares which I used one and sold the car with the other. Interior was cheap AF though. It was hilariously cheap interior. Its not a bad value proposition at all. People miss the point of this car and all the arguments are valid but it really depends what your actually solving for with a car.

It's like a Fisker Ocean. When they go out of business, you can pick one up for the price that they should've always had it at, around $10k

I'm glad that the used market has a few of these cheap old compliance cars - so you can get cheap local electric transportation without risking your life on an e bike or zero. The key is to use it as a second car. 100 miles of range is plenty for dropping off at school, shuttling yourself to park and ride, then picking up groceries after work. Small size is a positive here, between tight driveways, street construction and busy parking lots, suburbs very often do not live up to the reputation of having spacious infrastructure.

After a week without electricity... zero, zip, nada, the first thing I see is this - And it fits all my needs - I need food, I need drive aids, in a car I can't charge. Well Done. All is right with the world. P.S. Yours is the only commercial I've ever watched all the way through. and I'm inspired.

That car should be $20K

My ioniq ev in 2020 had more range, with a smaller battery, had 4 doors and a fullsize hatch, more power. The msrp was 29,995 and it had a 7500 dollar tax credit.

I bet this car makes a lot of sense in a tiny European city.

If you like this, you might also like a 2012 Honda Fit, a 2012 Mazda 2, a 2012 Kia Rio, a 2012 Ford Fiesta AND a 2012 Mini Cooper. You can have one for each week day and they will all be 500-800lbs lighter and more fun to drive. Get them while you can.

So this will make a great used car.

i was gonna skip the sponsor but then remembered how they did it last time. needless to say, was worth the watch

1:55 literally the most unappetizing hot dog I've ever seen.

Pretty sure the cheapest cost of a Factor meal is $12. And that's buying in bulk. It is a microwave meal.

What is the matter with cloth seats? Any day over leather, but a personal preference. For $34K, there are a ton of choices.

Truly the underrated GOATS of the automotive youtube world

Last generation door handles snapping TF off... sure, that inspires quality

Back seat, "Nobody's going back there." That simply isn't true. It's got a great back seat. Maybe bad door handles, but the back seat is outstanding. A city car is an awesome thing. This one is just a converted ICE car, not a purpose built EV. But I love it, and I'm rich as hell.

I live in Rome, basically the best place on earth to find these kind of cars and I saw just a few electric ones since the launch. The charm of this car is the heritage it brings from the history of fiat 500 of the past, but thats it. Nobody is buying it, only rich fathers for the college daughter, no one else. Price is outrageous.

Props to SG for producing commercials that I will voluntarily sit through. Whatever these companies are paying you, it’s not enough.

I had my family (once) in our Abarth, and I’m 6’4”, the scale of the car makes it super fun to drive and add to that the low centre of gravity = 😊

Love Mark going the extra mile with the ads 😂 the random stock footage always kill me, where does he get all these lmao

If lease-loophole-tax-credit results in $200/mo 24 month leases for this, I'm gonna be all over it. Would be a great third car and fun toe-dipping entry into EVs for us, and by the end of 2026, we could replace it with something far more compelling. I want an EV, but I also want to wait for the next gen stuff before making a purchase to own. The next-gen Mini Cooper SE was looking like the superior vehicle (even though it now weighs much more), but with the likely China tariff hikes to 100%, there's no way the new Mini is coming to the US until they get production back online in the UK. I hope Stellantis is forced to lower the MSRP on this. $34k after destination is just too much for what it is. I could make the excuse at more like $30k, but it still wouldn't be terrific value.

I drove one of these when they relaunched in Italia and it was a blast. Driving down alleys was a simple task, cutting across Turino’s ultra wide vards ahead of a trolley was thrilling. Now if only I could run laps in the 500/EV on the FIAT factory rooftop test track with the power cord still attached, this would close out my experience with the 500.

you have the best factor ad ever. Savagegeese humor is too good.

Very iconic looking. I really like the appearance.

I thought they completely left the US market? I’ll never own an FCA product for how they treated me. Bought a new Abarth, and it was making a throw out bearing noise since day 1. Bone stock car. They refused to do anything about it.

This is the only yt channel where I watch the sponsored segments on, just cause they are so good. The effort put in them is just top notch.

THIS..... is how you incorporate a sponsor ad into your video. I normally just skip through them but this was entertaining.

Why anyone would get this over a mini is beyond me

I actually didn’t skip the ads even though I think overpriced microwave food is a stupid idea…

Just wanna let you know that I’ve never skipped passed any of your commercial endorsements. 👍🏾

SavageGeese and Donut are two channels where I actually look forward to the ads.

That ad was so unbelievably funny and frankly so true

Could i actually take this on the golf course. We could create a market for them around the Greens

Mark is the best advertiser, ever! 😂😂

That Bono marketing is the nail in the coffin. Except in California, of course. I didn't come for the EV, stayed for YOUR commercial.

The 500 is a great car, for 10-15k, not this much lol

This car still exists?

This is the best Factor ad I've ever seen. I'm not sure if you're bashing them or advertising them, but it's good.

The premium brand integrations is the only reason I watch these films.

I think id rather drive the box your Factor came in

How on Earth they expect to sell this for the same price as a Kona EV--with ~200 miles EPA, and WAY more practicality--I cannot understand. I really do like this car...for 20-25k, no more. I will--once again--take issue with Mark calling just about every cheap EV a compliance car; for a lot of people, a small, cheap, quiet, efficient car is perfect. That this lacks the "cheap" part of things kind of ruins the deal, but there's definitely a market for this TYPE of car in countries that price their gas the right way.

Finally, I was wondering when you guys were going to do this car.

Used 2022 or 2023 models are already at aroud 15k here in Germany. I got mine on a lease for 26k after subsidies, with almost all features. Drove 12k km in the first year and I absolutely love it. Yes the range could be improved but the mileage is good and if you turn ESP off it can be a lot of fun. Weight distribution is also on point. I don't see the 85kW charging as an issue, since the battery is rather small. So it`s still at 85% within 25 minutes, which makes it suitable for travel. At least here in Germany.

Abysmal range for the price

44 kilowatt hours? It would be like manufacturers selling cars with 5 gallon fuel tanks, saying its for weight savings. Yeah the smaller tank save 15 pounds.

Glad to see the music easter eggs are still on fleek.

Dude a bidet is no joke. Go the extra mile and run the hose from the shower so you're not shocking yourself with cold water.

The clown-mobile we always wanted ❤

I can't believe these things are still around. I expect it to go the way of the Smart Car.... and Bono.

Best Factor I’ve seen of any creator, period!! 😆😆💯💯💯

The best part of this video was the Factor 75 shill. Thanks Bill! Now my wife won’t legally leave me for her healthier, younger boyfriend.

Love from Vietnam, where I too have millions of dong!

Jesus christ Almighty not another Factor sponsorship

An abarth e would be one of the coolest electric hot hatches but they messed up so bad on it, it's a shame.

That ad read is next level spatula shoveling

So in the UK these came in at about £30k in 2021...now you can get one with low mileage for around £12k. That's a pretty good deal IMO if you never plan on driving more than 100 miles in a day, it is well suited to our towns and cities and it's pretty cute.

If it's going to be like this, EV's are DOA. Either they have to seriously step up their game with efficiency so that a 44kwh battery makes more miles, or make them cheaper. The price is what it is, because EV's were subsidized here in europe, and companies were almost mandated to buy their fleet in EV. So they basically just jacked up the prices. Now that they actually have to sell them on merit, it falls apart.

Why would you compare a BASE Model 3 with a LOADED 500e? Nobody buys a naked Model 3. Nobody. Completely different use cases, too. Why would you compare this to larger cars of the same price? It's small-ness is its biggest asset, it's what you SHOULD pay extra for. And doesn't have the US large metro areas, for which this car is ideal? Guys, really, I expected better from 'motoring journalists', which I understand you are now, full-time.

Listen, no-one likes sponsor ads in a video.. But my hats off to you, at least you make it ridiculous and it does generate smiles.. So, I don't mind , at all...

that factor ad was insane

We need Chinese cars in the states. The fact is that cheapest new shit box is $20k out of the door and shit is only getting more expensive.

That was the most beautifully cynical factor ad I have ever seen. I don't need or want factor, but I want to give them my money to celebrate you and this art.

That Patagonia outerwear looks sweet sitting at your desk

savagegeese (noun, plural): possibly the only RU-vidr who unapologetically and savagely trolls his sponsors to make paid in-video spots entertaining for his viewers. As Python would say, "and there was much rejoicing."

That ad for Factor didn’t even feel like an add. It was art. Much like the 2020 Chivy Equinox 1LT.

Best Factor commercial yet.

Had two first gen ,never broke a door handle.

Mark is insanely hilarious - Jack's a lucky lil fella to be mentored by him - hehehehehe