page_title: Fiat New 500
section_title: Limited production
hierarchical_section_title: Fiat New 500 / History and design / Limited production
caption_attribution_description: English: Fiat 500e 2020 Cabrio Kartell Milan
context_page_description: Fiat unveiled the battery-electric vehicle Fiat New 500 on March 4, 2020, in Milan, Italy; it was scheduled to be launched at the Geneva Motor Show, but that event was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The New 500 car is manufactured at the Mirafiori plant in Turin and will be sold alongside the conventionally-powered 500 that was introduced in 2007, which will continue to be manufactured in Tychy, Poland.
  The New 500 sports a 320 km range on the regular European WLTP test cycle, rising to 400 km on the more favourable WLTP urban cycle. It is powered by an 87-kilowatt electric motor, fed by a 42-kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery pack. The preceding battery-electric Fiat 500e, based on the 2007 model, was sold only in the United States from 2013 and had a much smaller range and battery pack.
context_section_description: Three additional one-off models styled by well-known designers were announced with the launch of the New 500; proceeds from the auctions of the 500 Giorgio Armani, B.500 "MAI TROPPO" ("never too much", by Bvlgari), and the 500 Kartell will benefit environmental organizations set up by Leonardo DiCaprio. The Kartell and Bvlgari models were created though a partnership between FCA and Altagamma. These were not the first Fiat-fashion limited editions; previously, Frida Giannini of Gucci had collaborated with Fiat Centro Stile to produce a special edition of the preceding Fiat 500 (2007 model), released in 2011.
  Lasers were used to engrave the steel body panels are used on the Armani, which is finished in a "silk effect" grey-green matte finish which includes anti-pollution and anti-bacterial technologies. The seats are finished in a similar color leather from certified sources. After the car was unveiled in front of Duomo Cathedral, it was moved throughout Milan "to send a strong message of positivity to Italiy, and to Milan in particular".
  The Kartell is finished in a monochrome "Kartell blue" color, extending to metal, plastic, and rubber exterior surfaces. The wheels, front grille, side mirror housings, and dashboard are covered in a plastic texture derived from the brand's "Kabuki" lamp, and the seats are upholstered with 100% recycled polypropylene.
  An "Imperial Saffron" orange paint finish is applied to the exterior of the B.500 from Bvlgari, using gold dust reclaimed from the firm's manufacture of jewelry; inside, recycled silk scarves from the marque cover the dashboard and are used to trim the leather seats. The steering wheel features a removable brooch set with amethyst, topaz, and citrine stones. In addition, a special hatbox and jewelry case were made for the B.500, and the gold key to the automobile (set with an ancient coin) may be worn as jewelry as well.
caption: Kartell, unloading from trailer (2020)
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