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Fiat 500 Under £8,000!

Fiat 500 Priced Below £8,000 – Again!

Fiat’s award-winning 500 city car starts at an on-the-road price of less than £8,000 again – thanks to the Chancellor’s recent cut in the VAT rate.

The 500 range stunned customers and industry commentators alike when it was launched with an entry-level price of just £7,900 for the 1.2-litre Pop in January. The list price rose to £8,100 in the summer. However the new VAT tariff of 15 per cent means that the price has dropped again, to £7,929.

All the other cars in Fiat’s range have also benefitted from the 2.5 percentage point cut in VAT. For example, the Panda range now starts at just £6,859 for the 1.1 Active, the Grande Punto range opens at £9,056 for the 1.4 Active, while the Multipla people carrier now begins at £13,751 for the 1.6 16v Dynamic Family.

"It has been praised for its style, eco-friendliness, road manners and economy," says Elena Bernardelli, marketing director, Fiat UK. "Now the Fiat 500 has re-affirmed its terrific value for money with this latest list price."

 

Fiat 500 Arbath

ABARTH 500 ROARS AWAY WITH TOP GEAR.COM AWARD

It’s not even on sale in the UK yet, but the eagerly-awaited Abarth 500 is already picking up top industry awards. The 135 bhp turbocharged supermini has just roared off with Top Gear magazine’s Best Hot Hatch prize.

Due into Abarth’s UK dealer network next February, the potent 500 version has already stirred up excitement among British customers – 200 examples of the car, which were set aside for sale exclusively via the Internet, have already been snapped up, three months ahead of plan, while Abarth UK showrooms have been inundated with inquiries and deposits for cars.

Described by Top Gear as “frisky and fun” and “an irresistible piece of Italian tailoring”, the Abarth 500 is praised by the magazine’s judges for its retro styling, sports looks, turbo-boost acceleration, grip and handling.

“This is a good start for the Abarth 500,” says Ivan Gibson, manager, Abarth brand UK. “We have had considerable success already with the Grande Punto version, and now we are looking forward to launching the 500 in the UK. Endorsements from important and influential media such as Top Gear magazine are great news and show us that we are doing things absolutely right with this exciting Abarth brand.”

Powered by a 1.4-litre 16-valve turbocharged engine similar to the one in the Abarth Grande Punto, the Abarth 500 delivers a maximum 135 bhp at 5500 rpm and has a peak torque of 206 Nm (152 lb ft) at 3000 rpm, when ‘Sport’ mode is deployed.

Built to Euro 5 environmental standards, the Abarth 500 returns 43.4 mpg on the combined cycle and has CO2 emissions of just 155 g/km.

It goes on sale in the UK in February priced at under £14,000 OTR. An uprated esseesse version, boosting power to 160 bhp, will also become available here.