Fiat 500e Driveaway from $38,990​ @ Fiat Dealers

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Fiat Australia has slashed $20,000 off the asking price of its slow-selling 500e electric city car, with buyers now able to drive away in one for just $38,990.

The full recommended retail price of the model is $52,500 before on-road costs for the sole La Prima variant, translating to about $58,180 drive-away in Victoria.

The 500e is powered by a single electric motor, sending 87kW/220Nm to the front wheels for a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of 9.0 seconds.

Abarth ups to ante to 114kW/235Nm, cutting the claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time to 7.0s, while the same 42kWh battery yields a 252km range on WLTP lab testing.

PS: Abarth 500e Scorpionissima is also on specil with DRIVE AWAY FROM $43,990​

God knows why it was that high but there is few $K savings as of today.

Drive away offer available on new and demonstrator Fiat 500e La Prima in Ice White purchased and delivered between 10 July 2025 and 30 September 2025 or until stocks last. Excludes government and rental buyers. Offer includes 12 months registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Other colours and options available at additional cost, visit fiat.com.au for more details. Participating Fiat Dealers only. Fiat Australia reserves the right to change, withdraw or extend this offer.

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  • +58

    Cheaper than the ICE variant now. Nice.

    However the range is abysmal. It should be closer to $30K driveaway in my opinion. Yes it has more flavour than say a BYD Dolphin or GWM Ora or MG4 but the demographic for this is so small. It won't sell at this price either.

    • +28

      Fiat 500 used to be $14,000 new 10 years ago.

      • +16

        I literally bought one off this deal 12 years ago:
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/106138

        • +1

          Same here.
          Thanks OzBargain

          • @cashless: What's your thought on this car? reliable? expensive to maintain? fuel economy?

            • +1

              @Fooyoo: Cheap to run, good fuel economy, don’t use stealership for servicing and it’s reasonable to maintain. But that was a few years ago now. Upgraded to the 595 Abarth about 6 years ago….

        • Why the hell did 4 people downvote me?

      • Facts!

    • +20

      the range is abysmal.

      What part of "city car" don't you understand? Range is around 300km. And it has fast-charging, so occasional country trips are OK if you plan ahead.

      Oh, and the ICE version is $32,000 .

      Fiat 500 used to be $14,000 new 10 years ago.

      It was $1,380 in the 1970s. That model also had a "frunk" (or "froot" in Australia) , and did 0-100k/hr. (what do you mean "in what?")

      • +9

        Agree this narrative around "smaller range than petrol is entirely unacceptable for anyone" needs to go out the window. Humankind will adapt!

        • +20

          I don't think short range is a deal breaker, but they have to be cheap.
          Asking nearly $60k for a 42kWh EV is nuts and even the $20k reduction isn't going to be enough.

      • +13

        Should have made it clear but what I'm saying is 42kWh battery pack (~37.5kWh useable) for a $39K driveaway car is being out of touch with reality.

        At this price it should be 60kWh minimum.

        and that fast charging? 10-80% in nearly 30 minutes, after which you realistically only have ~180KM of driving range assuming 110KM/H speeds.

        Again this is not a bargain buy for most people, the demographic are those hippy/trendy people looking to stand out but also on a budget, which is damn near zero I reckon.

        • +1

          Yes and no.
          This is a 2-door 3.6m long car. You expect it to have a Tesla-sized battery?

          Comparing to the petrol version, you might save $5/100km. Something like 150- 200,000km payback time. It isn't a great value proposition if you ask an accountant.

          • +13

            @bargaino: I don't expect it to have a 60kWh battery. No cars of this size has a 60kWh battery.

            I expect it to have a $30K price tag.

            • +9

              @ZIngerBurgR: So you want, no, demand, an Italian car for a Chinese price? It's not 1970.

              Just get yourself a Dolpin, and leave the Fiat to the cool kids. Don't worry, you'll have your mortgage paid off while they are still renting.

            • @ZIngerBurgR: The Chinese are having a civil price war, nobody is making a profit now. So the strong(investors confidence) will survive and the weak will go. Enjoy the low prices while you can.

          • @bargaino: Servicing cost should be minimal and if you already have solar at home and charging it during the day, the savings isn't insignificant.

      • -2

        Exactly. In 2025, in Australia, the ONLY realistic use of an EV is as a city car given our country's massive size, low population density and virtually non-existent charging network. I wouldn't buy one of these now but as a commuter/city runabout it's perfect - with the added bonus in that it's not made by serfs of the CCP.

        Fiat also recently announced tat they were reversing their decision to make the 500 as an EV only and are going to release hybrid versions.

        • +1

          I travel from Ballarat to Melbourne about once a month in my EV, which is a standard range Hyundai Kona(2024). No issues going traveling to Geelong either. They're perfectly adequate, bonus is that you always leave home with 100% full "fuel" tank, unlike ICE vehicles.

          Do i wish i had a bit more range, yes. But this class of vehicle isnt really designed for long trips. There are much longer range (upto 600km now) EVs. They're improving every year, as is charging infrastructue - however 95% of your charging will be done at home, either off cheap solar during the day or at a discount overnight rate.

        • +7

          I assume you are talking from experience? you own an EV and have trouble charging you vehicle? You struggle with range anxiety? You find yourself walking home because you ran out of charge?

          I live in regional Victoria. We have 2 EVs as daily drivers and one diesel 4x4 ute for hauling and farm work.

          I can tell you EVs are perfectly fine for our 'massive country'. One EV has a real-world range of 200km/285km (winter/summer - no heat pump) the other has a real-world range of 500km (summer or winter - thanks to a heat pump). The little EV is suitable for all travel in the region. The bigger is suitable for all travel inside the region and to neighbouring regions - it can even drive interstate, wow!

          I commute to Melbourne from the Latrobe Valley in an EV. 342km round trip. Use 35% charge each way. No range problems. I can even charge it for free at work if I like and get home with 65% charge to travel to work for free again after doing some local travel!

          Since switching to an EV, as a work commuter, I am saving $6000 p.a in diesel fuel on the work commute alone. Thats $12k in 2 years, $18k in 3 years, $24k in 4 years - $60k in 10 years plus interest! Its an OzBargainers dream!

          • @Bargain Bin Bernie: Thanks for the great write up.

            Can I ask what car you that gives you the 500km range? I'm looking at EVs for myself but a bit concerned about range.

            • +3

              @caperite: I went with a 2024 BYD Seal Premium. I've had it for 7 Months and done just under 14k km.

              My main gripe with the 2024 is the suspension - it's really not tuned for our crummy roads - I'll be upgrading the suspension (dampers).
              The 2025 model should have fixed this - the 2025 Premium has the FSD suspension which was only available on the Performance in 2024.

              AC charging is only 7kW - which is fine for home with single phase. However, 11kW would have been more convenient as I have access to 3phase charging at work.

              I was holding out all of 2024 for the EV5. It looked the goods. However, it released with no Heat pump available. Which made it useless for my use case - freeway driving in cold mornings and evenings.

              The Seal is the first sedan I've owned in 20 years. I'm actually very happy with it. It's cheaper and better equipped than a Camry SL.
              Good things:
              *HUD - it's fantastic
              *Driver Assist - stuff works and is the least annoying out of any new vehicle I've driven lately. The audible warning is a low dull tone
              *Adaptive Cruse - is perfect (or as perfect as they can be) and can be activated at standstill, only initiating when you accelerate off the line
              *Comfortable - a breeze to drive
              *Plenty of power - I drive is on ECO mode 99% of the time and it still is quicker off the line than move vehicles - in sport its 0-100 in 6.5s

              To be fair - if you drive it in sport mode everywhere you wouldn't get 500km. However, it has the performance of a HSV R8 Clubsport in Sport Mode.
              In Eco mode it has better performance than a Camary

              • @Bargain Bin Bernie: This would have McPherson struts - if you pull them out and upgrade you would risk the warranty and it will cost a fortune

                • @King Tightarse: I don't think I car for a factory warranty on a part that does not suit my expectations.

                  The suspension kit is only $1,850.00 including coils and has a 2-year warranty.

            • @caperite: Check the energy useage at freeway speeds. Different car designs use more/less. Tesla are very efficient at higher speeds due to their slippery design(low co-efficient of drag)

          • +1

            @Bargain Bin Bernie: Agree with everything you said, but its still individual circumstances. There are bucket loads of people your circumstances dont apply too. Not to mention, EV infrastructure even now is not even remotely keeping pace with demand. It's not even remotely subjective and it is a detracting factor along with insurance costs for alot of folks. All sweet for those whose lifestyle and means it suits, but there is still a tone it does not. The cars will get there of course, and alot quicker than out pathetic infrastructure does.

            • -1

              @Xizor: Yep. Horses for courses.

              However - blanket statements such as that, that R4 made, are clearly ill-informed.

              I would say that there would be a significant portion of households were an EV or PHEV is not being considered because of dis & mis information spread by the ill-informed and those with a vested interest for the status quo.

              I'm not a rampant greeny or some EV evangelist. I do make decisions based on Use Case and Financials. Simply put, an EV or PHEV will save a household money (assuming they are planning on replacing a Petrol/Diesel vehicle and have the financial capacity to buy something new or newish).

              I will probably replace the second EV (with 200/280km range) to a PHEV with (110/180km range) at the next vehicle change. If, this vehicle has a 3.5T (useable and realistic) tow capacity, the Ranger will be disposed of at the same time. I only bought the cheap EV (19 months ago) to experiment with an EV and see if it worked as a daily driver - which it does - hence the second EV purchase. I wish I just bought an EV with a 'Proper' range 19 months ago, it would have been more economic over the long run - but that is hindsight.

        • +1

          our country's massive size

          Funnily enough China is bigger in size and EV sales are booming.

          When was the last time you did +5,000Km of this vast country massive size?

          Myself? Max trip of about 330Km in the last 10 years. Max. Return, of course.

          Perhaps generalizing on the utility of EVs is flaw.

          • @LFO: City folk (and probably East Coast).

            Not 5000kms but about 3000kms last year. We're planning a roughly 5000km trip next year. We did the 3k trip in my old 12yo diesel Triton, but we recently got a new MV Triton and will do it in that. We usually do a big Australia trip every 2-3 years.

            I'm ambivalent about EVs - I'm currently neither pro or anti, and EV evangelists are just dicks. I imagine I'll get one, probably for commuting (probably something like this Fiat), in the not too distant future but long distance, they're currently unviable without meticulous planning and a fair amount of luck. My sweet spot will be when you will be able to charge them from 10% to 100% in 5 minutes - basically no more than10 minutes from arriving at the servo until pulling out again - no matter what time of the day - at a cost significantly less than petrol or diesel. And a range of at least 800kms. I also won't buy one that's made by the CCP. For me, right now battery power is just another fuel option, just like petrol, diesel, hybrid. All have advantages and disadvantages and there is, currently, no environmental benefit from driving an EV. There's some EVs that I genuinely like - the Ioniq 5 N (what an absolute monster of a car) and 6 N, the new Renault 5, this Abarth. Most of the CCP-built cars don't do it for me, although some of the BYDs do look good. Teslas are nice too but the dash and controls are awful.

      • +2

        and did 0-100k/hr. (what do you mean "in what?")

        Genuine chuckle.

      • +7

        What part of "city car" don't you understand? Range is around 300km.

        That is still pretty abysmal. Because 300km range isn't 298 km like you'd get in an ICE car. Being EV 300km 'advertised' turns into 250 km 'real world' and 250 km turns into 180km because you're always trying to keep it between 20-80%. Then after a few years 180km becomes 150km, then 120km.

        I get that this is fine for some people, but there a good reason why they have to slash the price of these.

        • -1

          Depends on the manufacturer, no idea about the fiat but not all of them lie

          • @Franc-T: It's not lying it's just not published. The charge numbers are very depressing along with time and that's why depreciation is high with EV. Even sitting there unused it loses charge slowly. Is it acceptable that ICE cars petrol evaporates while parked?

            • @skillet: 'Acceptable' Its the technology. Is it acceptable that ICE's engines wear out? Its different tech and to compare losing charge as unacceptable is just silly

      • +1

        The car has doubled the price in 10 years yet our wages haven't lol

        • The price of the recycled washing machines used to build the cars has increased terribly …🤔

        • -1

          The car has doubled the price in 10 years yet our wages haven't lol

          And did you ever stop and wonder why that is?
          Almost all inflation is caused by Government spending, and the government spends money because the same people crying about cost-of-living also demand that the government spend more money to fix it, thus the circus rolls on.

          • +1

            @1st-Amendment: Inflation benefits the top rich class and it's done on purpose to keep the working class in line.

            • -2

              @donman92:

              Inflation benefits the top rich class and it's done on purpose to keep the working class in line.

              The same people crying about cost-of-living also demand that the government spend more money to fix it, thus the circus rolls on.

              Just stop and think about that for a moment…

      • +16

        Just like FSD, or going to mars, or robotaxis that make money while you sleep.

        • Humans landed on Mars in 2024. Musk said so. LOL.

          • -5

            @kungfuman: neging fact? lol good job

          • +3

            @kungfuman: Is it the same FSD, where you have to be vigilant all the time and be ready to take over the car? That's not FSD (Full Self Driving), it should be renamed PSD (Partial self driving). Won't work in heavy rain or fog and gets confused during early morning/late afternoon sun glare. Tesla is still about 10 years behind Waymo.

            • -1

              @dealhunter52: exactly the same as the US release. but for right hand driver countries just watch teh videos of sydney and melbourne the shocking thing is it knows how to handle a round about now.

              • +1

                @kungfuman: So Tesla owners have to pay extra to have PSD? Looks like they have more money than sense.

                • @dealhunter52: if they have already bought FSD it will just automatically roll out. with an update.

                  Also if you already paid for FSD you get the HW4 upgrade if you have an older model 3 or Y prior to 2023

                  the other option is the subscription service if you don't' want to own FSD. Most people i know though bought FSD when it was a 5k upgrade 4 or 5 years ago. so they bought it with the car. if you pay for FSD now you would be paying premium for sure. That being said it now includes an upgrade to HW4 which means at tesla service it will be fully upgraded the hardware to the latest. including the camera upgrades too, for peopel that bought FSD outright.

                  • +5

                    @kungfuman: Lol….you still keep calling it FSD. Doesn't matter if they upgrade it to HW4 or…..HW9, it still relies on cameras only. It will never be as good as Waymo and the likes that use cameras, Lidars and Radars for redundancy.

                    • -1

                      @dealhunter52: Can you cite some evidence for this claim?
                      I get that Waymo has been running around part of a few cities in USA for longer. But other than that, to say it’ll never be as good as Waymo is a bit of a garbage response without evidence to support that “it’ll never be as good”.

                      • +2

                        @B Wat: When the best evidence that FSD is coming is "Elon said so" you should probably look up how long he has been saying FSD is coming soon. It must be up to about 10 years by now.

                        And you asked so see this for why cameras aren't sufficient: https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=hkT7crx1EIEEaeCJ

                      • +2

                        @B Wat: There are 100s of videos available online, do some effort yourself. There are even deaths in US due to flaws in FSD. I'm not going to tag every video for you.

                        Even a 3 week old pigeon would know that cameras along with Lidar/Radar work better compared to cameras only.

                      • +1

                        @B Wat: I have to chip in here…

                        Cameras ONLY are an absolutely garbage way to operate full self driving and Elons excuse was "iTs ToO ExPenSiVe" which turns out to be bunk because the cost of lidar/radar has come done hugely in the last few years.

                        Unfortunately for current Tesla owners you simply have a vastly inferior system that doesn't use all the technologies we have available to us for giving your vehicle accurate information on its surroundings.

                        Cameras in addition to lidar/radar will always be superior, as the latter can literally see through things that cameras cannot (fog, low light, heavy rain etc)

                        It might be a tough pill to swallow, but Elon (profanity) up by ditching the lidar/radar additional sensors, and it's absolutely going to come back and bite Tesla in the ass into the future.

                      • @B Wat: I agree when I was last in the U.S. i did ride in a Waymo they are amazing good but I think FSD on a tesla, is alot more fluid in its movement and responses in comparison. FSD seems to react more like a real driver than a Waymo does just from my observations.

                    • @dealhunter52: Dataset os so much bigger to make informed decisions.

                      But dont worry, Teslabots to the rescue! Hahaha

                    • @dealhunter52: Tesla still rate the best in FSD in the world at the moment even a Waymo doesn't do as well as the latest version of FSD. But effectively it is FSD you put in you destination and press start no other actions are required, it does all the driving. you also forget that the older models before the 2024/2025 models had radars and lidar. they removed those features over time because the software and camera system got better. I would encourage trying out FSD in America it will blow your mind how good it is.

                      • +1

                        @kungfuman:

                        Tesla still rate the best in FSD in the world at the moment even a Waymo doesn't do as well as the latest version of FSD.

                        Waymo is operating driverless Robotaxi service since 2020. Tesla FSD is so good that they only started their so called Robotaxi service in very limited geo-fenced area of Austin in June 2025, with a Tesla employee sitting in the front seat ready to take over.

                        you also forget that the older models before the 2024/2025 models had radars and lidar.

                        Tesla never had LiDARs in their cars and they removed Radars from their cars in 2021. I get that you're a Tesla fanboy, but if you're going to sell snake oil, at least get your facts right.

                        • @dealhunter52: Robotaxi doesn't operate in the same way as the FSD functionally in other tesla models. Mainly because its supervised fsd. also teslas have been fited and tested with LiDard sensors https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2125/tesla-vehicles-spotte…

                          I am not a fan boy of anything I just test products and if they amaze me then they are good. I am not saying Waymo is bad its a very good FSD system. I just think with teh latest improvements to fsd this year, it has a slight edge over the say it drives over Waymo. As I said experience it for yourself if you ever have the chance in the U.S. its worth it.

                          • @kungfuman:

                            teslas have been fited and tested with LiDard sensors https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2125/tesla-vehicles-spotte…

                            That link you posted does not say LiDARs were installed in production Tesla cars. Tesla never had liDARs in their production vehicles.

                            • @dealhunter52: where did I say it was fitted in a production vehicle? As I said tesla did use Lidar on there cars never said it was production or not.

                              • @kungfuman: Why even provide a link then? What does LiDARs installed on a test vehicle have to do with millions of Tesla cars on the roads without LiDARs?

                                • @dealhunter52: again i mentions it because tesla did test there vehicles with them, if it was in a production model or not is irrelevant it was all hardware they used for FSD testing in the beginning.

    • What more flavour than BYD Dolphin/ GWM Ora/ MG4… it has? Does it have Chinese 5 Spice (star anise, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, fennel seeds)?

    • +4

      2 min silence for anyone who bought it in last month or so for full price.

    • Petrol 500 is coming up at ~33k for me? There's also a better performing and presumably much nicer Abarth 695 for another $10k which I'd prefer over this thing.

  • +2

    The saving is huge😆

    • +4

      Mini did the same when they offloaded their short range EVs.

      • How much did the short range minis go for when on sale??

        • They dropped from $70K to $50K literally overnight. Within a week or two they were all sold out.

          • @Nom: Mid $40k https://www.drive.com.au/news/mini-electric-20000-price-cut-…

            "Until the end of this year – or while stocks last – both variants of the Mini Electric (or Cooper SE) are being offered for $49,990 drive-away nationwide, excluding optional extras."

            They werent sold overnight as the real world range is similar to the Fiat, which would be a $15kish over the equivalent Chinese cars.

            There has been a few deep "discount" amongst the Europeans. MB EQE350 below $96k and BMW iX below $96k as examples. If remember serves me correct, all were 2 year old brand new cars that they all failed to sell.

  • -7

    Slashing the price because nobody wants these electric washing machines!

    • +22

      I think you are doing it wrong if you put your clothes into a car and expect them to come out washed.

    • +4

      @Duece1995 Didn't realise you had non-electric washing machines

  • +13

    translating to about $58,180 drive-away in Victoria

    And they're probably still wondering why they didn't sell.

  • +6

    How is Fiat as a brand even still around in Australia?? They sell ONE passenger model, plus the Ducato van.

    • +1

      Stellantis

      • Stellantis just buys up car companies and then sits on them.

        • Sounds about right. The brands sit on cars too.

        • +4

          Stellantis just buys up car companies and then sits on them.

          Sir, you spelled "shits" incorrectly.

  • +7

    Thats a cute vacuum

  • +7

    Wake me up when a good electric vehicle with 500km range is $22-25K

    • +2
      • in winter :P
    • +2

      I managed to get an extended range GWM ORA for $24800. They have 420Km range, but I managed to get close to 460Kms on a few occasions.

      • Where did you get it at that price?

        • In China I guess.

          • @Vater Woods: Wanneroo GWM in Perth. It was a 2023 Demo with 6000Kms on it. Bought it last October. They were also selling new ones for $29,900 and with the WA rebate of $3.5K it would end up costing $26,400 new.

        • Probably in the 2nd hand market.

      • How's the Ora? I'm keen to test drive one once the dealership by me opens

        • I love it. Its fun to drive and cheap to run especially if you have solar. I do 2000 Kms a month commuting and I'm averaging $40 a month using a mixture of electricity from solar and grid. Servicing is cheap with $99 every 15K

          • +1

            @zenandgary: Nice, cheap servicing is a plus as it will be a secondary car not driven as much, maybe a couple times a week and never very long distances. We have an Atto 3 as primary.

            I'm hoping maybe half way through next year I can pick up an older or demo model for sub $20k drive away

      • Until you get it on the highway. We took our Ora down to Dunsborough from Perth and barely made it

        • I hardly ever do long distances with mine, but yes high speed will affect the range

    • true that, a no compromises range of 500km

  • +3

    that Fiat looks cool AF

    • +2

      Should check out the Abarth 500e if you like this one..

  • +14

    Get a BYD Dolphin instead for a small electric city car. Much cheaper at $29990 + ORC (~$31000 driveaway)

    • +6

      Fiat is much more trendy though.

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