New Fiat 500e Drop: ‘Inspired By Los Angeles’

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La Dolce Vita Meets the American Dream: FIAT Model Debuts All-New 2024 Fiat 500e for North America — 100 P.c Electrical, 100 P.c Italian

• New Fiat 500e Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin options unique Marine Layer Mist exterior colour, harking back to the coastal marine layer that swathes LA seashores in spring and summer time
• 500e Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin aligns with symbols of Italian and Angeleno tradition – fashion-forward design and exquisite ocean coastlines
• Impressed By Los Angeles, accessible for order this month, will arrive at sellers within the third quarter of 2024
• Pricing for Impressed By Los Angeles, that includes normal JBL audio system and Stage 2 energetic driving help system (ADAS), begins at $36,000, not together with $1,595 vacation spot

Auburn Hills, Michigan — In the present day, FIAT introduced the model’s subsequent drop for the all-electric 500e, the brand new Fiat 500e Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin. Becoming a member of the (500e)RED edition and the Impressed By Magnificence and Impressed By Music fashions, the brand new 500e Impressed By Los Angeles brings one other distinctive variation to the all-electric 500e, one influenced by an iconic west coast American metropolis, the Metropolis of Angels.

“Los Angeles’s special combination of ‘La Dolce Vita’ beach lifestyle, iconic car culture and high adoption of BEVs means it’s the ideal inspiration for our next 500e drop,” mentioned Aamir Ahmed, head of FIAT North America. “The new Fiat 500e Inspired By Los Angeles reflects both Italian heritage, with its classic cinquecento design theme and made-in-Turin origin, and Angeleno culture, reflected in its Marine Layer Mist color and urban mission.”

Impressed By Los Angeles

The one drop that wears the cool, mystic shade of Marine Layer Mist, the Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin is called after the Southern California coastal marine layer that outcomes from air plenty of various temperatures and densities interacting, a pure phenomenon from Might by way of June that offers the Metropolis of Angels a magical and sophisticated really feel, very similar to the Marine Layer Mist paint colour.

Exterior design options embrace matte grey mirror caps and black daylight opening (DLO) molding. On the within, fashion meets consolation with beige eco-leather seats, soft-touch steering wheel and body-color instrument panel. An distinctive JBL seven-speaker amplified audio system with subwoofer comes normal, that includes 4 Digital Venues handpicked by Italian Maestro Andrea Bocelli. The Digital Venues change the acoustic traits of the cabin, relying on the chosen location, transporting passengers to distinctive listening environments.

Impressed By Los Angeles key options:

• Unique Marine Layer exterior paint
• Black daylight opening trim
• Matte gray mirror caps
• Physique-color instrument panel
• 17-inch machined diamond-cut alloy wheels with summer time or all-season tires
• Seven-speaker JBL amplified audio system with subwoofer

Stage 2 ADAS

The Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin options normal Stage 2 energetic driving system, which mixes adaptive cruise management and Lane Maintain Help to help the driving force on choose roads. The Fiat 500e is the one all-electric automobile in its section to supply Stage 2, hands-on driver help expertise.

The BEV Expertise

The lightest passenger BEV available in the market, the 500e boasts an estimated vary of 149 miles (240 kilometers), enabled by a 42-KWh battery with a Stage 2 (11 kW) cost time of six hours. BEV functionality mixed with quintessential design cues make it unmistakably FIAT, with fashion and sustainability at its core.

The Fiat 500e is exceptionally intuitive without having for directions, enjoyable to drive and pleasant. It even sings. Welcoming passengers with a digital melody, the 500e units the tone for an immersive Italian expertise. As well as, the acoustic car alert system (AVAS) “sings” to pedestrians with a music titled, “The Sound of 500,” authored by Flavio Ibba-Marco Gualdi. The unique melody supplies a style of Italian tradition throughout the first moments of each drive.

Each Fiat 500e contains FIAT telematics with three years of real-time Fiat 500e smartphone app connectivity.

On the highway, the 500e boasts 117 horsepower and 162 lb.-ft. of torque, reaching 0-60 mph in 8.5 seconds, offering glorious efficiency whereas managing vary.

Each Fiat 500e features a Stage 2 charging wall unit or cost credit by way of Free2move Charge to ease the transition to electrification. Free2move is Stellantis’ 360-degree ecosystem, delivering seamless charging and vitality administration to deal with all electric-vehicle buyer wants.

The 500e handily tackles the frequent concern of cost time utilizing an 85-kW quick charger system wherein 5 minutes of cost time interprets to a spread of as much as 31 miles (50 kilometers), greater than what’s wanted for common day by day use. The 500e contains an 11-kW AC-DC on-board charger for straightforward charging at house or on the highway, which could be scheduled forward of time by way of Uconnect or the Uconnect cellular app. Estimated cost time from 0-80% is roughly 35 minutes with an 85-kW DC quick cost; estimated time from 0-100% is six hours with a Stage 2 (11-kW) charging station.

The 500e Impressed By Los Angeles mannequin arrives in FIAT showrooms in North America beginning within the third quarter of 2024.

FIAT Model

FIAT model celebrates 125 years as an automaker and a few issues haven’t modified. Iconic Italian design and refinement, plus a fun-to-drive issue, come normal with each Fiat.

In early 2024, FIAT model will launch the Fiat 500ethe primary Stellantis retail battery-electric car providing in North America and the best-selling metropolis EV in Europe. Full launch under.

FIAT is a part of the portfolio of manufacturers provided by main international automaker and mobility supplier Stellantis. For extra info relating to Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please go to www.stellantis.com

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