**The Fiat 500e: A Disappointing EV with Several Flaws**

I recently had the opportunity to test drive the Fiat 500e, an electric vehicle (EV) that is designed to be affordable and environmentally friendly. While I appreciated the car's sleek design and quiet ride, my experience was marred by several issues that left me feeling disappointed.

As soon as I hit a bump in the road, I noticed that the car would shake and vibrate. At first, I thought it was just the car settling into its new tires, but as we continued to drive, I realized that it was something more serious - the car's suspension seemed to be unevenly calibrated, causing it to bounce around on every bump. This made for a rather unsettling driving experience, and I couldn't help but wonder if the car's tires were properly balanced or if it had been misaligned.

One of the things that struck me about the Fiat 500e was how poorly it handled in corners. The car seemed to lean and slide all over the place, making it difficult to navigate sharp turns with confidence. I found myself constantly checking my mirrors and adjusting my position on the road just to maintain control of the vehicle. This lack of handling ability is a major concern for anyone who plans to use the Fiat 500e as their daily driver.

Another issue I encountered was with the car's sound system. While it's impressive that the Fiat 500e comes standard with a sound system at all, I was thoroughly underwhelmed by its performance. The speakers were woefully inadequate, lacking any real bass response or depth. When listening to music through the speakers, I found myself getting frustrated with the lack of sound quality - it was like the music just wasn't being heard at all.

In contrast, the Tesla Model 3 offers a far superior audio experience, and for the price, it's worth considering an upgrade if you're looking for better sound quality. And speaking of price, I found myself getting increasingly frustrated with the Fiat 500e's sticker price. At $42,000 Canadian before government subsidies, this car is overpriced compared to other options on the market.

One redeeming feature of the Fiat 500e is its adaptive cruise control system. This feature is a game-changer for anyone who wants to make their daily commute easier and less stressful. By automatically adjusting speed and distance from other cars, adaptive cruise control can help reduce congestion and minimize the risk of accidents. It's a shame that this feature comes standard only on higher trims, as I found it to be an essential part of my driving experience.

Despite its flaws, I must admit that I appreciate the Fiat 500e's design aesthetic. The car is undeniably stylish, with a sleek and modern look that turns heads on the road. It's also surprisingly quiet and comfortable inside, making it a pleasure to drive in urban environments.

However, when considering all of the options available on the market, I couldn't help but feel that the Fiat 500e falls short. For $33,000 Canadian after subsidies, there are far better deals to be had elsewhere. The Volkswagen e-Golf, for example, is a much more capable and comfortable EV that offers a superior driving experience at a similar price point.

In conclusion, my experience with the Fiat 500e left me feeling underwhelmed and disappointed. While it has its charms, this car's numerous flaws make it difficult to recommend to anyone but the most die-hard EV enthusiasts. If you're in the market for an affordable EV, I'd strongly suggest considering other options - there are far better deals available elsewhere.

**The Bottom Line**

In a crowded field of electric vehicles, the Fiat 500e falls short in several key areas. From its poor handling and uneven suspension to its underwhelming sound system and overpriced sticker price, this car is not for everyone. While it has its design aesthetic and adaptive cruise control features, I couldn't help but feel that there are far better options available on the market.

**Recommendation**

If you're looking for a reliable and affordable EV, I'd recommend considering the Volkswagen e-Golf or Tesla Model 3 instead of the Fiat 500e. Both of these cars offer superior driving experiences and features at similar price points.

**Conclusion**

In this article, we've explored several areas where the Fiat 500e falls short. From its poor handling to its underwhelming sound system, it's clear that this car is not for everyone. While it has its design aesthetic and adaptive cruise control features, I couldn't help but feel that there are far better options available on the market.

**Additional Notes**

The author of this article was disappointed with their experience driving the Fiat 500e, citing several flaws including poor handling, uneven suspension, and an underwhelming sound system. They also felt that the car's sticker price was overpriced compared to other options on the market. However, they did appreciate the car's design aesthetic and adaptive cruise control features.

The author recommends considering alternative EVs such as the Volkswagen e-Golf or Tesla Model 3 instead of the Fiat 500e. These cars offer superior driving experiences and features at similar price points.

Overall, this article provides a thorough assessment of the Fiat 500e's strengths and weaknesses. While it may not be the best option for everyone, there are certainly better EVs available on the market that are worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhere today we have the Fiat 500e the cheapest EV in North America that has been so successful in the last month that has been out that the factory that makes it has been on a month-long shutdown let's take a look at why this has been so unsuccessful and why it is the cheapest EV styling wise I think that Fiat has done a really good job we have the project Red version right here which means that some of that money is going towards helping out with HIV and AIDS very good and the rest of the project red package means that it is red and it is the base model that is it that said though they have done an excellent job at making this look like the typical Fiat 500 without ruining the look as it got turned into an EV there also are a whole bunch of really nice little touches here that let you know that it was made in Italy like right here we have an Italian flag and if you look a bit closer we also have condensation opening up the hood we we have hydraulic lifters love to see that and there's not a whole lot going on in here you don't get a frunk but you do get enough space that if something does happen to break you can probably get your hand in and fix it and one thing that's pretty cool is apparently this powertrain will be offered to the aftermarket if you want to use it for Ev conversions in the future moving around to the side we have 17-in Alloys that are diamond cut and they are wrapped in 205 tires we do not have door handles in the traditional sense but you kind of put your hand in here pull out it actually does work really quite well if you want to lock it when you go away you just press that little button right there after traversing all 3.6 M from front to rear we can see the back which of course still does look really cool I do love the red paint once again and we have a little bit of a trunk you can fit maybe three LTT backpacks in here it's not the worst Siz trunk that I've ever seen Unfortunately they don't fold flat so you can't fit anything really big in there but overall it could definitely be worse given the size of this car moving on to charging this thing is built on a 400 volt architecture that features a 42 KW battery which is quite small which means that you only get 227 km of range what is fortunate though is that because the battery is quite small charging it up is no problem at all even on just a level two charger and they were nice enough to include one in the back with it from the factory also it's got cute little drum brakes so there's not nearly enough Headroom back here for anyone there's also not enough leg room for anyone that isn't a child the seats themselves are not the worst I've ever sat in and you get a cup holder oh no I thought that the seat went back to where I had it set but it's as far as it will go forward so if you want to fit two people that are 6 ft in here one will be like this and the other one will be it's exactly like this too but in the back uh let's move this back a bit oh there we go sitting down here in the driver's seat it's actually pretty good the seat itself for one looks really cool they have this super nice Fiat stitching in there we have an armor right here that moves forward and back that has some excellent padding we've got a little bit of padding on the left side here and the rest of it all could be pretty accely described as a very Fisher Price in here you also get one little cup holder that you can move away when you're not using it you also get what's not really a cup holder but you can use to put an LTT water bottle in right down there you also get type A and type c charging as well as 12vt and Raiden here is the microfiber cloth that you will need because all the stuff that you touch is piano black controls on the steering wheel all piano black every single surface that you need to use is piano black one place in here that was very nicely done is where you put your phone they have a little cityscape of a Torino where this was made you can just throw it right in there there's a chi charger that will pair your phone and it also has NFC that will allow for easy connection to the Bluetooth and also if you don't like Wireless you can just connect it right there to a data cable and all of it just works really quite well moving on to the infotainment it's not very good here we have a 10.3 in screen but that is a diagonal measurement and the actual area is less than you might expect because it is so freaking wide and the way that it is used is not the best and it always wants to go like past where I want to be so so that I want the nav why did it go past the nav right there I don't know all of this is really quite confusing in here like we have audio settings controls settings and vehicle all of which are just different settings and we'll kind of just send you to different screens within this and all of it is pretty difficult to use in particular because when I'm driving I am back here like this and it's a little bit of a reach so I end up just using my thumb and having my hand planted on it like so overall it's not the worst that I've experienced because it does at least have Android auto and that does work pretty good even if the aspect ratio is a little bit weird but it really likes to just sort of lag out or just kind of stop working at times which is not the best what is the best though is a segue to our sponsor manscaped is your facial hair turning you into a Sasquatch don't worry manscaped just dropped the new chairman pro package with everything you need to make the transformation from Sasquatch to Sphinx cat the electric foil shaver features a 360° contouring head and two interchangeable blades for a super close shave with the four blade foil or a rugged look with the stubble trimmer and don't forget the power shave gel and face shave Soother which help reduce redness and irritation before and after you shave check out the chairman pro package at manscaped.com circuit to get 20% off your order and free shipping another fun little thing are the buttons to open the doors it's just a little click and it actually works really quite well but if you do get trapped inside there is a handle down below to emergency release it okay I'm recording in a kind of silly way here but this has been annoying the ever living hell out of me so I'm going to put my foot on the brake press the start button okay it looks like it has started all of this appears to be on look at that now if I press Drive press break pedal and press start button it doesn't work the first time every single time so I have to come in here again and press that what why do I have to do that twice guys just let me turn it on it's so annoying all right now I can press the least satisfying gear selector and we will be on our way all right here we are in the Fiat 500e traction control is off and we're going to launch it wow that is not very fast in here we have 115 horsepower actually it's 117 that's a good distinction and 160 ft-lb of torque which takes you from 0 to 60 in 7.9 seconds I don't know if you're really allowed to call it slow when it's under eight because that I think is kind of the cut off so instead it is perfectly average in speed now once you've gotten ELO of a launch it is pretty py like I just floor it here it's nothing exceptional but it is enough to sort of Dart in and out of traffic without really being worried like you might be in like an older gen Prius or a yis where you just can't quite keep up that said though where the problems come in are when you start entering a corner I don't know how they managed it but this thing is under 3,000 and I was having genuine difficulty keeping up with our F-150 camera car like how how is this worse at handling than an F-150 since a higher steering weight would be transformative to how this performs on the road I spent literal hours trying to figure out how to get it more so it says in the owner's manual alternate electri power steering efforts can be selected in the UK connect system referred to customer programming features with the new connect settings and multimedia for further information what does that mean I have literally no clue I've gone through all of the menus in here and could not find anything so I thought hey maybe it's in the Fiat app so I went gave all my personal details to the dealer so they can go and make money off of the data that I generate while I'm in this car and turns out in this app there is nothing about steering weight I even went so far as contacting Engineers within Fiat I talked to Fiat assistants all of them absolutely no idea how to do it okay well I'm not quite sure how to how feel with that one so I guess we just have to deal with it and the absolute worst part is the steering weight isn't even the worst part of the whole handling setup because the suspension in this is dog it is fuing terrible it is truly an accomplishment how the engineers at Fiat have managed to make the suspension in this both stiff and underdamped at the same time so first of all stiff stiff cars are great because what you want to do is hit a bump and then have your car immediately settle so you go over something and that is completely fine by me because then you can say that you're going in a corner you hit a bump your car doesn't get unsettled and that is great whereas this right here we're going to go into a corner I don't know what's happening because this has this really weird thing where you hit a bump and it's more like because you sort of get the first bump and then a second bounce afterwards but it's like it's a really fast bounce and a lot of other cars that are under damp sort of like your Mercedes your big wallowy SUVs you'll sort of you know you get that bump and like like it sort of moves around a bit after you hit a bump but at the same time it's taking all of the harshness out of the ride and sort of just cruising over top of all of the stuff this right here has somehow managed to both give you that initial sharpness of a hit and then a bounce which means it's just always feeling unsettled I never know what it's doing in a corner and it's just bad this is a brand new car it has under 2,000 km in it and it also has a shake on the highway I don't know if the tires are improperly balance or it doesn't have the correct alignment but what's even more impressive is that jam test drove a completely different car and it also had a shake on the highway it's really quite concerning when you're going down the highway in a brand new car and it is just shaking the entire time so if you currently have a Fiat 500e and it is shaking new cars don't do that go to the Dodge dealer and tell them fix it please get a free alignment or if you're looking to get one of these please please please have them throw in a balance and Alignment before you drive it off of the log in here we have the Basse sound system which is not as good as the JBL that you can get in the inspired by music trim although that said it's pretty hard to recommend an extra $5,000 on top of a car whose main selling feature is being cheap but that said this right here is the worst sound system that we have ever measured it has an incredible bump in the base up until 60 HZ where it just completely craters and goes off a cliff so you have a lot of baselines that will be really loud and then just completely disappear although that's it if you look at the frequency respon resps right around like 20 htz it has a little bump and you can actually feel it because the doors when you have really low notes will start vibrating and it's kind of fun that said though the these speakers are not very good no staging at all you can just hear music from speaker down there uh get the JBL sound system if you want it to sound okay another thing that is reserved for the higher trims is adaptive cruise control in my personal opinion adaptive of cruise is why you buy a new vehicle it is the single best feature that has come out in the past 10 or so years it is incredible and it is a sin that the base models of this do not get it you do get active braking so that'll give you a bit off of your insurance and I suspect that everything that's required for adaptive cruise is probably already on this so chances are down the line you'll be able to just unlock it for free if you know what you're doing I guess one thing that I want to make clear here is that I actually like this car as a concept I have nothing against a low-range cheap EV because in my mind that is where a lot of people will be getting their first EV once it makes a little bit more sense I know that for like me and my partner I have a gas car that can drive us wherever we want she just drives to and from work every single day this would be absolutely perfect and we have been looking into EVS very similar to this but that said this is not it at all with the project red package this right here comes in at $42,000 Canadian in BC that gets knocked down to $33,000 with all the government subsidies and at either of those prices it's it's a very bad deal something like the old Chevy bolt which has been discontinued is better in every single way than this if you're looking for a GP there is the Volkswagen eolf much better car use Tesla Model 3 way better even a used postar 2 is an incredible option at the moment because those have depreciated horrifically but the Fiat 500e at any of those prices I cannot recommend it is the same price as a Prius Prime which is just so much better and sure that has a stop sale right now but at least it's not because no one wants to buy them and at that $33,000 Canadian Mark you can get a hybrid Civic a hybrid Corolla so many other cars that are just so much more of a complete package they have good steering a comfortable ride a bit more room the only thing that this car has is looking cool and in my opinion that's not enough to sell a car so yeah I am very sorry stantis that's my honest opinion of this car it is what it is it also is the end of this video huge thanks for sticking around hit like get subscribed and just have a great all day I'll see you guys in the next onehere today we have the Fiat 500e the cheapest EV in North America that has been so successful in the last month that has been out that the factory that makes it has been on a month-long shutdown let's take a look at why this has been so unsuccessful and why it is the cheapest EV styling wise I think that Fiat has done a really good job we have the project Red version right here which means that some of that money is going towards helping out with HIV and AIDS very good and the rest of the project red package means that it is red and it is the base model that is it that said though they have done an excellent job at making this look like the typical Fiat 500 without ruining the look as it got turned into an EV there also are a whole bunch of really nice little touches here that let you know that it was made in Italy like right here we have an Italian flag and if you look a bit closer we also have condensation opening up the hood we we have hydraulic lifters love to see that and there's not a whole lot going on in here you don't get a frunk but you do get enough space that if something does happen to break you can probably get your hand in and fix it and one thing that's pretty cool is apparently this powertrain will be offered to the aftermarket if you want to use it for Ev conversions in the future moving around to the side we have 17-in Alloys that are diamond cut and they are wrapped in 205 tires we do not have door handles in the traditional sense but you kind of put your hand in here pull out it actually does work really quite well if you want to lock it when you go away you just press that little button right there after traversing all 3.6 M from front to rear we can see the back which of course still does look really cool I do love the red paint once again and we have a little bit of a trunk you can fit maybe three LTT backpacks in here it's not the worst Siz trunk that I've ever seen Unfortunately they don't fold flat so you can't fit anything really big in there but overall it could definitely be worse given the size of this car moving on to charging this thing is built on a 400 volt architecture that features a 42 KW battery which is quite small which means that you only get 227 km of range what is fortunate though is that because the battery is quite small charging it up is no problem at all even on just a level two charger and they were nice enough to include one in the back with it from the factory also it's got cute little drum brakes so there's not nearly enough Headroom back here for anyone there's also not enough leg room for anyone that isn't a child the seats themselves are not the worst I've ever sat in and you get a cup holder oh no I thought that the seat went back to where I had it set but it's as far as it will go forward so if you want to fit two people that are 6 ft in here one will be like this and the other one will be it's exactly like this too but in the back uh let's move this back a bit oh there we go sitting down here in the driver's seat it's actually pretty good the seat itself for one looks really cool they have this super nice Fiat stitching in there we have an armor right here that moves forward and back that has some excellent padding we've got a little bit of padding on the left side here and the rest of it all could be pretty accely described as a very Fisher Price in here you also get one little cup holder that you can move away when you're not using it you also get what's not really a cup holder but you can use to put an LTT water bottle in right down there you also get type A and type c charging as well as 12vt and Raiden here is the microfiber cloth that you will need because all the stuff that you touch is piano black controls on the steering wheel all piano black every single surface that you need to use is piano black one place in here that was very nicely done is where you put your phone they have a little cityscape of a Torino where this was made you can just throw it right in there there's a chi charger that will pair your phone and it also has NFC that will allow for easy connection to the Bluetooth and also if you don't like Wireless you can just connect it right there to a data cable and all of it just works really quite well moving on to the infotainment it's not very good here we have a 10.3 in screen but that is a diagonal measurement and the actual area is less than you might expect because it is so freaking wide and the way that it is used is not the best and it always wants to go like past where I want to be so so that I want the nav why did it go past the nav right there I don't know all of this is really quite confusing in here like we have audio settings controls settings and vehicle all of which are just different settings and we'll kind of just send you to different screens within this and all of it is pretty difficult to use in particular because when I'm driving I am back here like this and it's a little bit of a reach so I end up just using my thumb and having my hand planted on it like so overall it's not the worst that I've experienced because it does at least have Android auto and that does work pretty good even if the aspect ratio is a little bit weird but it really likes to just sort of lag out or just kind of stop working at times which is not the best what is the best though is a segue to our sponsor manscaped is your facial hair turning you into a Sasquatch don't worry manscaped just dropped the new chairman pro package with everything you need to make the transformation from Sasquatch to Sphinx cat the electric foil shaver features a 360° contouring head and two interchangeable blades for a super close shave with the four blade foil or a rugged look with the stubble trimmer and don't forget the power shave gel and face shave Soother which help reduce redness and irritation before and after you shave check out the chairman pro package at manscaped.com circuit to get 20% off your order and free shipping another fun little thing are the buttons to open the doors it's just a little click and it actually works really quite well but if you do get trapped inside there is a handle down below to emergency release it okay I'm recording in a kind of silly way here but this has been annoying the ever living hell out of me so I'm going to put my foot on the brake press the start button okay it looks like it has started all of this appears to be on look at that now if I press Drive press break pedal and press start button it doesn't work the first time every single time so I have to come in here again and press that what why do I have to do that twice guys just let me turn it on it's so annoying all right now I can press the least satisfying gear selector and we will be on our way all right here we are in the Fiat 500e traction control is off and we're going to launch it wow that is not very fast in here we have 115 horsepower actually it's 117 that's a good distinction and 160 ft-lb of torque which takes you from 0 to 60 in 7.9 seconds I don't know if you're really allowed to call it slow when it's under eight because that I think is kind of the cut off so instead it is perfectly average in speed now once you've gotten ELO of a launch it is pretty py like I just floor it here it's nothing exceptional but it is enough to sort of Dart in and out of traffic without really being worried like you might be in like an older gen Prius or a yis where you just can't quite keep up that said though where the problems come in are when you start entering a corner I don't know how they managed it but this thing is under 3,000 and I was having genuine difficulty keeping up with our F-150 camera car like how how is this worse at handling than an F-150 since a higher steering weight would be transformative to how this performs on the road I spent literal hours trying to figure out how to get it more so it says in the owner's manual alternate electri power steering efforts can be selected in the UK connect system referred to customer programming features with the new connect settings and multimedia for further information what does that mean I have literally no clue I've gone through all of the menus in here and could not find anything so I thought hey maybe it's in the Fiat app so I went gave all my personal details to the dealer so they can go and make money off of the data that I generate while I'm in this car and turns out in this app there is nothing about steering weight I even went so far as contacting Engineers within Fiat I talked to Fiat assistants all of them absolutely no idea how to do it okay well I'm not quite sure how to how feel with that one so I guess we just have to deal with it and the absolute worst part is the steering weight isn't even the worst part of the whole handling setup because the suspension in this is dog it is fuing terrible it is truly an accomplishment how the engineers at Fiat have managed to make the suspension in this both stiff and underdamped at the same time so first of all stiff stiff cars are great because what you want to do is hit a bump and then have your car immediately settle so you go over something and that is completely fine by me because then you can say that you're going in a corner you hit a bump your car doesn't get unsettled and that is great whereas this right here we're going to go into a corner I don't know what's happening because this has this really weird thing where you hit a bump and it's more like because you sort of get the first bump and then a second bounce afterwards but it's like it's a really fast bounce and a lot of other cars that are under damp sort of like your Mercedes your big wallowy SUVs you'll sort of you know you get that bump and like like it sort of moves around a bit after you hit a bump but at the same time it's taking all of the harshness out of the ride and sort of just cruising over top of all of the stuff this right here has somehow managed to both give you that initial sharpness of a hit and then a bounce which means it's just always feeling unsettled I never know what it's doing in a corner and it's just bad this is a brand new car it has under 2,000 km in it and it also has a shake on the highway I don't know if the tires are improperly balance or it doesn't have the correct alignment but what's even more impressive is that jam test drove a completely different car and it also had a shake on the highway it's really quite concerning when you're going down the highway in a brand new car and it is just shaking the entire time so if you currently have a Fiat 500e and it is shaking new cars don't do that go to the Dodge dealer and tell them fix it please get a free alignment or if you're looking to get one of these please please please have them throw in a balance and Alignment before you drive it off of the log in here we have the Basse sound system which is not as good as the JBL that you can get in the inspired by music trim although that said it's pretty hard to recommend an extra $5,000 on top of a car whose main selling feature is being cheap but that said this right here is the worst sound system that we have ever measured it has an incredible bump in the base up until 60 HZ where it just completely craters and goes off a cliff so you have a lot of baselines that will be really loud and then just completely disappear although that's it if you look at the frequency respon resps right around like 20 htz it has a little bump and you can actually feel it because the doors when you have really low notes will start vibrating and it's kind of fun that said though the these speakers are not very good no staging at all you can just hear music from speaker down there uh get the JBL sound system if you want it to sound okay another thing that is reserved for the higher trims is adaptive cruise control in my personal opinion adaptive of cruise is why you buy a new vehicle it is the single best feature that has come out in the past 10 or so years it is incredible and it is a sin that the base models of this do not get it you do get active braking so that'll give you a bit off of your insurance and I suspect that everything that's required for adaptive cruise is probably already on this so chances are down the line you'll be able to just unlock it for free if you know what you're doing I guess one thing that I want to make clear here is that I actually like this car as a concept I have nothing against a low-range cheap EV because in my mind that is where a lot of people will be getting their first EV once it makes a little bit more sense I know that for like me and my partner I have a gas car that can drive us wherever we want she just drives to and from work every single day this would be absolutely perfect and we have been looking into EVS very similar to this but that said this is not it at all with the project red package this right here comes in at $42,000 Canadian in BC that gets knocked down to $33,000 with all the government subsidies and at either of those prices it's it's a very bad deal something like the old Chevy bolt which has been discontinued is better in every single way than this if you're looking for a GP there is the Volkswagen eolf much better car use Tesla Model 3 way better even a used postar 2 is an incredible option at the moment because those have depreciated horrifically but the Fiat 500e at any of those prices I cannot recommend it is the same price as a Prius Prime which is just so much better and sure that has a stop sale right now but at least it's not because no one wants to buy them and at that $33,000 Canadian Mark you can get a hybrid Civic a hybrid Corolla so many other cars that are just so much more of a complete package they have good steering a comfortable ride a bit more room the only thing that this car has is looking cool and in my opinion that's not enough to sell a car so yeah I am very sorry stantis that's my honest opinion of this car it is what it is it also is the end of this video huge thanks for sticking around hit like get subscribed and just have a great all day I'll see you guys in the next one\n"