New Fiat 500e Press Conference

**Rocco Reviews...** · 11-01-2020, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Fiat500USA

The good news is the new 500 can be adapted for an internal combustion engine and that may save them.

Now that's awesome, a manual transmission Abarth in that shell with all new engines is what would put FIAT back on the map as far as hot hatches go.

**Rocco Reviews...** · 11-01-2020, 02:12 PM

Wait, wait, wait. Do you really need a smartphone just to use the radio and navigation on a $30,000 car? What if some senior citizen buys the new 500 and doesn't know how to use a smartphone? Do you see the problem yet? No radio and wheel covers on a $30,000 car. Now, that is in the EU, and the previous gen 500 had no cruise control or blue-tooth standard in the EU and you're stuck with a 1.2L engine, but in America, we got cruise control, bluetooth, and the 1.4L engine standard, but that brought the base price up in the U.S. But aside from those 2 glaring issues, it's a great car. Just imagine a dual motor version of it with more power, that would be fun.

**Rocco Reviews...** · 11-01-2020, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by smark

Yup, 15” steel wheels, with wheel covers.

Well, at least they're bolt-on, it looks like someone finally got the memo that the old 14"s and 15"s used to fall off, so they fixed it. They would probably look better if the steelies were also painted silver.

**smark** · 11-01-2020, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Rocco Reviews...

Now that's awesome, a manual transmission Abarth in that shell with all new engines is what would put FIAT back on the map as far as hot hatches go.

Forget the manual transmission. Make mine a ICE, with a dual clutch tranny, with paddle shifters! Better yet I’d buy a one speed EV right now.

**Rocco Reviews...** · 11-01-2020, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by smark

Forget the manual transmission. Make mine a ICE, with a dual clutch tranny, with paddle shifters! Better yet I’d buy a one speed EV right now.

I love that rendering, it looks so good! I hope that FIAT spends their time on making a good dual clutch because their single clutch is, well... one of the worst single clutches in existence, to say the least. The MTA is OK, and the dualogic is... bad, it needs some major work done to it. The 4C has the MTA in it and it's great, if they can make it great in the 4C, then why isn't it as good in the 500's? I don't understand their logic anymore.

**neubauerjoseph** · 11-10-2020, 05:15 AM

I think that the 3+1 would help sell more cars. One thing I think people are looking for is they want looking for something that can fit multi roles. But what I would really like to see is a biggest line of cars. Would it be too much to ask for if we got almost the same lineup as the uk + and brazil get to enjoy?
like imagine if we had 5 things.....
1. better dealer network....
2. better incentives
3. full line of cars such as....
make the Ram promaters, small sedans, small and compact suv, and a small truck.
4. One if the problem that I have heard some of the FCA excs I have heard "they dont want fiat to succeed" both me and my brother think that FCA should fire any person who doesnt want any brand to do well. I think all of the brand of FCA have something to bring to the table. Fiat make nice and fun cars that also look amazing, Chrysler can be their "lux brand", Ram is there truck brand, Jeep well its there adventure brand, dodge is there muscle brand, alfa Romeo should be the luxury brand of the Fiat cars.
5. Fiat making ads trying to sell cars again.
I dont know if its fake news but it make sense. I mean that they was starting to make some progress then is seams like they fell off a cliff. Maybe it was also the endless supply of negative media attention.
at the end of the day I want the Fiat brand to do well and also sell cars , and have cars that I need.