I think there is a market in older generations for the electric Abarth because it's sentimental. I knew a 70+ year old who bought a petrol Abarth 10 years ago. The 500 is a iconic car.
Most new cars are going to be bought/leased by older drivers. That market demographic will continue to age and shrink until automakers eventually get hit with the reality that a sea of crossovers and premium-performance vehicles ends up pricing most people out. Hence the hot demand for second hand where there is not enough plugins. China's electric cars are going to wreak havoc on the auto industry and that's the consequences of western automotive executives.
shame that it is so expensive. Here in the US we do not have many choices, I think that once the electric car manufacturers stop marketing these cars as luxury items, more people will actually buy them.
@@christopherguzzi1316 Er, what?... With the full US Federal Tax Credit ($7,500) a base Tesla Model 3 ($40,240) is $6,320 (24%) more than a base model Toyota Camry ($26,420). But most people (like me) that complain about EV prices also don't qualify for the full tax credit, which means a Model 3 can be as much as $13,820 (52%) more than a Camry. You could almost buy a Toyota Camry and a Nissan Versa for that amount. Even with fuel savings and the full Federal Tax Credit the Camry is still cheaper than the Model 3. However, the Tesla Model 3 can indeed become nearly the same price a Camry in states like Colorado that add on state incentives IF you qualify for both the full state incentive as well as the full federal tax credit. In Colorado that incentive is $5,000, making the Model 3 only $1,320 (5%) more expensive IF you qualify for all EV incentives in that state.
It’s so nice to see the fun being built into these compact EVs , once the price drops down and more used ones come available, then it a no-brainer for the younger generation …
Great review again, love the non serious but informative content, I want this car the sound projection is a great idea at low speeds to assist us cyclists in awareness, most electrics are close to silent and surprise the cyclists at last minute.
We had the 1st generation 500E that we bought used here in the states. My kids learned to drive in it and loved it. Unfortunately the AC broke and no one in the area would work on it. It was only sold on the west coast and we bought it used on the east coast, and all the fiat dealers paniced when they saw it instead of just replacing the compressor. Traded it in on an ID.4 when we heard the 500 E wasn't coming to the us anymore. It's a great little car, hope they ship it here.
Great fun review. I have a 500e and love it but I will be considering getting something with a bit more range soon. I had an ICE Abarth previously and it was great fun. However this, at this price, is not for me. I think you would have to love the badge and look of the car to pay 2k more for this than the MG4 X Power. The MG performance will leave this trailing.
Thanks Guys best electric car review I have seen. Great laugh and you 2 captured the feel of the car😊. I would buy this car after watching this video but I just ordered a EV6 .
Love it! One of the first electric cars I would consider! The Mini e, the Pugeoet 208 even the Corsa. Makes so much sense if?? Electric is the future. As for the likes of Tesla, Kia etc and yes VW and Audi producing SUV EVs at well over £60 grand! Forget it!
Brilliant little car but like all EVs expensive. Having read that now they are saying that EVs are not going to deliver zero emissions and if the UK was to meet all its targets the difference globally will be 0.044%. Thus at the age of 73.5 my last car purchase will be petrol.
I’m in the same boat at 64.5. Just got an Odyssey (petrol) to carry teens and elderly family across the ‘States from Iowa to Florida and back, and this week Iowa to Seattle then back via Missoula - and all five of us plus luggage barely fit!!! Would love an electric passenger van, but none are readily available in the US, and I honestly shudder at the potential cost. We’re only poor artists and teachers, and $200,000 used to be the price of a pretty fancy house across the lake from Prince’s place.
Agree, engine noise needs gear change simulation. Alternate engine noise would be cool. How about add a handbrake, a fake clutch and fake gear lever, all software mapped?😂
Looks like a great little car for tight roads and European cities, yet nimble and sporty enough for quick jaunts out of the city... I drove an early (small) honda civic hatchback for years and really enjoyed it for getting about, this would probably do fine as a replacement. A bit out of my price range now, but I could see doing a fractional purchase or it being part of a "electric club car fleet". It got me thinking that it would be kind of fun to have an Electroheads club, perhaps with a club card(visa) that offered deals/discounts on eProducts and an App to help find the right gear. Might be a way to help some customers make payments on bikes as well.
Don't leave her in the boot. Because I like to watch all the e-bike reviews. I watched the Eskuta review that you did. I have a good friend who took me to Nuneaton where they are assembled. I had a test drive in there car park. And because I liked it so much, I have paid for it in full I'm waiting for delivery soon. The Eskuta sx250 series iii is a brilliant piece of kit. For your reference I'm 71 but look and act like I'm 51. All the best to the team. 😀👍
I am 60 live in the US we have owned 3 Abarth and love the vehicles. The part of this vehicle that makes me concerned is that it will not have the power and acceleration that the Gas version had. it was a fast, loud, fun vehicle to own. Looking at this vehicles specs, the electric motor seems very under powered to match the gas version. Fit and finish are great, but it it is a turtle, i will have to pass on owning another one. The other problem here in the US is that all of the Fiat dealers closed up so I would have to drive SEVERAL hours to buy one and even worse, get it serviced. That too is a concern.
It's a slap in the face for common sense not the car industry. Stupidly expensive novelty items have been around for years but most people live in the real world.
34k for this thing is insane, given that despite how cool it is, its still small, it only has a 42kwh battery and 160ish hp. It takes alot of work to design a fun car but to mass produce one with such limited specs is not expensive.
Interesting review of a fun car, Abarth is pulling in their favours, reputationally in charging (ha!) so much for this tiny machine. No, no, thrice no, no external loudspeaker-driven fake ICE engine noises to pollute the environment, keep the speakers inside to entertain the driver (like the Fiesta ST). One good thing about EVs is their motor silence, which will benefit society, big time. Love the boot test- this is a classic, so impressive to see you fold into that tiny space.
Loved your unique presentation... i own and love my Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro and was really looking forward to eventually replacing it with this new model, BUT with an ICE engine, i get the idea of a sporty town car EV and it could work for me but not at over 10k more than a petrol equivalent..
Agree. Cars have stopped being fun. They're now too big, too expensive - and yes, too boring. People have become obsessed with SUV's, and the 'mine's bigger than yours' syndrome that it encourages. Our roads are not shrinking.....the cars now are just too b****y big!! Councils are now having to spend unnecessary amounts of money widening roads so as to accommodate these 'tanks' or 'metal blobs'; and are ruining the streetscape and look of areas as a result. This is money that could (and should) be spent on more important things - like weekly bin collections, instead of bi-weekly which most Councils now have. Because the money is being diverted to road widening. 'Electric' doesn't have to mean 'boring' or joyless - as the current Fiat 500 shows (even though it's a tad on the pricey side); but the car industry are basically not imaginative enough to realise this ....and so churn out ever bigger, and ever blander, sterile cars with each passing year. Maybe the entire car industry needs a total rethink of how cars are designed and marketed....and why we even need such huge cars. Do we? ....I don't think so.
In Australia the mg4 cost from 39k, other Chinese base models are mid 40k. So pretty exy here compared to the UK. Could still be worth it for petrol and service savings.
No desire to get one of these (even if I had the money) but Loved the review. I feel the music should be from BAND-MAID though. Cute on the outside, heavy on the inside.
Yes, we're having fun! :D And stop calling this not a review! It's a great review! I'd rather watch you review all different Abarth colours in separate videos than watch another SUV "review", i.e. commercial. Oh, it's proper expensive... I understand that electric cars are lighter on maintenance costs, but you can't explain this to your bank manager when you can't afford a bigger loan...
Hmm. A bit like buying an exact copy made by Fender of Rory Gallagher's battered Stratocaster guitar. It looks like and (if you're skilled enough) sounds like Rory Gallagher's guitar. But it's not the real thing. But hey, back to the Abarth 500e. Can't deny. It does look way cool.
I personally won't be buying an electric until its way more affordable and I don't think they should ever add a sound. If it was my car it would be turned off I love my vivaro-e work van because of how quiet it is
Hmm, I like it. Not at that price though. Still, all of my friends (and my girlfriend and me too) are over 6 ft ... But come on, that price! And 154 hp is still a bit meh? The Fiat 500 Abarth petrol was 180+ bhp and it's lighter... Such a pity....
The last thing this world needs is more noise. It creates stress in people and animals. People are already having a difficult time coping with current levels of noise pollution. The world would benefit from small, affordable, non-polluting cars. Unnecessary vehicle noise should be banned, because it impacts everyone forced to be in the vicinity of the car, not just its driver.
😅 I'm old love the look of it love small fun cars ... but rwd or AWD and zoooom I would need more zooom and definitely would change the noise for more. something like a spaceship noise. not a stinky toxic ice car noise yuk 😂😂✨😂
Frickin electroheads, always pushing the limits. I like the car review format of a guy and a girl. Good to hear about the vibrations and Eilis with the horn.... Maybe more of a 6pm thing rather than 6am thing....
Love the idea of the car. Personally dont need or want the sound…and if it brings some ICE drivers into the car as they would otherwise miss the sound then bring it on!
I can see petrol heads using this feature, but for me its just plain stupid - why would I want to hear an engine while im driving? 😂 sounds so annoying
