Fiat just made a decision buyers won't love — it killed off the cheaper engine and left the pricier one to pick up the slack. The mild-hybrid “Hybrid 110” powertrain is gone from the Fiat 600 lineup. The only petrol option left is the Fiat 600 Hybrid 145, putting out 145 hp.
Here's the part that stings: fewer choices didn't mean a lower price. Quite the opposite. With the entry-level version gone, the starting price of the petrol crossover jumped. The old base model — that same Hybrid 110 — used to start at €28,499. Now the cheapest way into a 600 is €29,999, and that buys you the Hybrid 145. Fiat didn't stop there, either — it also tacked on an extra €500 across every 600 Hybrid trim and the electric 600e. The result: the electric Fiat 600e now costs exactly as much as the top petrol version — €29,999.
Coincidence? Doesn't look like it. Fiat seems to be deliberately erasing the price gap between petrol and electric — nudging buyers toward the 600e. The petrol lineup got simpler, but pricier. Going electric is no longer a “premium” choice — it now costs the same as the conventional engine. For anyone not ready to go fully electric, there's just one petrol option left — and it's no longer the budget pick.
