Fiat 600e

Compact electric SUV wades in with design flair, a useful range and reasonable pricing – and shuns the bloat of many modern family cars The Fiat 600e is a very important car for the brand, and it has a lot to live up to.As the Italian marque's second all-electric car, it's seeking to continue the trail blazed by the hugely successful Fiat 500e - one of the cheapest and best-selling EVs in Europe today. It also marks the return of the 600 nameplate which last appeared in 1969, and is Fiat’s first all-new car to be produced since the formation of Stellantis.There's no mistaking the fact that the 600e is an Italian car, and Stellantis most certainly won’t let you forget it.  and you can’t really blame it for wanting to push that point.After all, this is the land that gave us da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Dante, ‘Nino’ Farina, Valentino Rossi, the Colosseum, central heating, those strappy gladiator-style sandals, tricolore salad, pizza, pasta, Valentino Rossi, Gucci, Versace, Ducati, Vespa, Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia, Lamborghini, Valentino Rossi and – obviously - Fiat. And Valentino Rossi. To name but a few of Italy’s resoundingly epic ‘things’.This is nothing if not a colourful, charismatic and dramatic heritage to draw on, and Fiat is absolutely right to shout about it from the top of its historic Lingotto test track, while supping espresso, eating gelato and looking effortlessly fabulous. But what's the Fiat 600e like to drive? Let's find out...