Refreshed Fiat 500 Hits The Streets

FIAT has released the refreshed version of its popular 500 supermini. The car boasts style, comfort and technological enhancements for 2014

A key new feature is the market-first seven-inch digital instrument display, which is said to combine cutting-edge technology without disrupting the trademark aesthetics of the cabin.

Standard on 500S and Cult models, the layout of the speedometer, rev counter and trip computer will be familiar to existing 500 fans, but the centre of the display - which contains a digital image of the car - can be configured to show various trip computer readouts, such as distance travelled, instant fuel consumption and range.

Along with more technology, the latest 500 boasts a new 105 horsepower TwinAir turbo petrol engine. This motor heads a line-up that includes regular four-cylinder petrol and diesel units carried over from the previous 500.

Pricing for the revised 500 starts at £10,160 for the 1.2 Pop variant, while the top of the range Cult specification starts at £13,060.

By Press Association reporters