Fiat 600e

New electric SUV aims to mix green credentials with family friendly practicality On sale Winter 2023 Price from £35,000 (est)

- Darren Moss

 

NON-IDENTICAL TWINS MAY not look the same on the outside, but they share a good portion of their genetic make-up. Similarly, while the new Fiat 600e has its own, unique look, it's actually twinned with several other electric SUVS under the metal.

And in this case, sharing with other cars is a good thing. The 600e uses the same underpinnings and 154bhp electric motor as the Jeep Avenger and Peugeot e-2008 - both of which get a four-star rating from us. The 600e should be reasonably nippy for a heavy electric SUV, too (the 0-62mph sprint takes 9.0sec), but if that sounds too pedestrian for you, in-house performance division Abarth is expected to unveil a hotter version next year.

The 600e's 51kWh (usable) battery - also shared with its Jeep and Peugeot siblings can officially take you up to 254 miles between charges. That's less than the rival Kia Niro EV can manage, but the 600e fights back by beating that car's peak charging rate (100kW versus 80kW). That means a 10-80% top-up could take as little as 30 minutes if you use the fastest public charging points - just time for a toilet stop and a coffee.