2021 Fiat 500 range arrives adding Dolcevita to line-up

The 2021 refreshed Fiat 500 range has arrived Down Under, with existing variants having received a price cut and new versions added.

The Dolcevita and Dolcevita Convertible will permanently join the entry-level Lounge in the line-up for 2021, after just 30 examples of the former were shipped to our shores as part of a limited-edition run last year.

While a soft top can be had on the incoming Dolcevita, it has, Wheels has confirmed, been dropped from the 500 Lounge and the Club and Club Convertible axed after only being introduced in 2020.

While the iconic hatch's exterior remains largely the same, changes have been made to the paint options available and the interior refined. The base variant Lounge now scores an exclusive ‘Sicilian orange’ livery, paired with new Fiat monogram stamped blue seats and a matte dashboard in new ‘techno blue’.

Heading up the range, the Dolcevita adds new body-colour dashboard surrounds and chrome details to the 500 line-up, as well as a glass sunroof, 16-inch alloy wheels and signature Dolcevita badging.

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Fiat 500 Dolcevita

Pricing

The 2021 Fiat 500 range comes six guises. All prices listed are before on-road costs.

Previously the limited-edition Dolcevita variant costed $30,750 before on-roads.

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Fiat 500 Lounge

Features

The entry-level Lounge 500 gets as standard:

The Dolcevita and Dolcevita Convertible add to this:

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Fiat 500 Dolcevita interior

Options

Aside from speccing the paint colour, there are no additional options available on the Lounge aside from the auto 'box for $2000.

The Dolcevita can also be optioned with an electric sunroof for $1500 and the Lusso Pack for $1900 which adds; leather seats, tinted rear and side windows and 16-inch alloy Diamantura Nero wheels.

The Dolcevita Convertible can also have the Lusso Pack added for the same price.

On the Lounge and Dolcevita, no cost paint options are limited to just gelato white in pastel.

However buyers can choose to pay for any of the following colours:

Lounge (all +$500)

Dolcevita (all +$550)

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Fiat 500 Lounge interior

Engine and drivetrain

All versions of the 500 feature the same 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine sending 51kW of power and 103Nm of torque to the front wheels, mated to a manual 'box as standard, with Fiat's Dualogic transmission available as a $2000 option.

Fiat claims a 0-100km/h time of 12.9 seconds, as well as a top speed of 160km/h.

Fuel economy for all variants is rated at 4.9L/100km for the manual 500 and 4.8L/100km for the auto.

Safety

The 500 range has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP given back in 2008, and comes with the following safety features as standard on all variants:

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Fiat 500 Dolcevita seats

Warranty

Like all Fiats, the updated 500 line-up comes with a three-year/150,000km warranty.

Availability

The refreshed Fiat 500 range is now on sale at dealerships across Australia.