Fiat final week supplied the primary take a look at the 600e, an electrical subcompact crossover attributable to be formally launched later this yr.

The 600e was proven briefly in a video produced by Fiat to mark its help for the World Assembly on Human Fraternity occasion organized by the Vatican, which befell on June 10 at St. Peter’s Sq. in Rome.

Camouflaged prototypes for the automobile have additionally beforehand been noticed.

The design shares traits with Fiat’s redesigned 500e electrical minicar already on sale abroad and due within the U.S. subsequent yr. The lights characteristic the same therapy on each autos, as do the aspect window shapes.

The video (above) reveals the inside design may also be related throughout each autos. A curved hood holds the instrument cluster, whereas an infotainment touchscreen show with a panorama orientation is connected to the center of the sprint.

Below the pores and skin must be the up to date CMP modular platform from Fiat father or mother firm Stellantis. The platform debuted final yr within the Jeep Avenger subcompact crossover bought abroad, and can also be set to make its approach into an Alfa Romeo subcompact crossover due within the first half of 2024. All three crossovers will share a plant in Poland.

The Avenger’s powertrain consists of a 156-hp motor on the entrance axle, a 400-volt electrical system, and a 54-kwh battery good for round 200 miles of vary. Count on related numbers for the 600e, and probably the Alfa Romeo.

The 600e is one in every of two EVs that Fiat is introducing this yr. The opposite is the Topolino quadricycle unveiled earlier in June. The Topolino is unlikely to make it to the U.S. The 600e may doubtlessly attain native showrooms as a alternative for the 500X, however on the 2022 Los Angeles auto present Fiat CEO Olivier François informed Inexperienced Automotive Stories, “I’ve a really clear plan to not do anything apart from the five hundred.”