As someone who drives a lot of different cars, I'm always interested to see how people react to various vehicles. Every time I’ve driven the Fiat 500, it evokes more reactions than most other cars. And it gets as many comments from strangers as cars that cost five times as much.
While the 500 stands out, the all-electric 500e isn’t outwardly distinctive from its gasoline-powered sibling, even though it comes with unique paint and graphics and exclusive exterior bits like front and rear fascias, a rear spoiler and 15-inch wheels designed to make it more aerodynamic.
The interior is different, though. While its shares the cheap plastic and manual seats of its internal combustion brethren, the 500e features either a bright white "Steam" or black "Nero" interior color scheme with Arancio Elettrico (Electric Orange) accents.
But what stands out the most inside the Fiat 500e is the 7-inch thin-film transistor (TFT) instrument panel display that uses cool colors and sharp graphics to show information such as battery-charge levels, range, a driving behavior gauge, a trip summary and more.
TFT and LCD instrument panel displays are becoming more common, even in sub-$20,000 vehicles like the Dodge Dart. And most EVs and hybrids offer creative ways to keep tabs on driving behavior, such as "growing leaves" to indicate more eco-friendly driving.
The IP display in the Fiat 500e doesn’t have any of that. It uses a simple green light to show when you’re driving in the "eco" zone. And it’s better because of it.
You get a gauge that looks like it was pulled from a concept car. And unlike the car’s iPod interface, it's easy to use.
Source: MSN
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