It’s alright if you can’t remember all special editions of the modern-day 500 made by Fiat. There’s a good chance that most FCA execs can’t remember the exact number either.
As for this latest one, it’s been made with the help of Repetto, a French shoe company, and it’s aptly called the Fiat 500 by Repetto. The car wears a Bordeaux Opera finish on the outside, joined by a dancer’s silhouette on the C pillars and a ribbon on the front fenders. Completing the exterior design is a set of multi-spoke alloy wheels.
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The special scheme has been carried out into the cabin, where the dashboard features the same Bordeaux Opera touches. Elsewhere, the new Fiat 500 special edition has tobacco-colored Poltrona Frau leather upholstery, a panoramic sunroof, climate control, sat-nav, multi-function steering wheel and other equipment.
Customers will have to choose between one of the two petrol engines, the 1.2-liter four-cylinder with 69 PS (68 hp / 51 kW) married to either a manual transmission or the automatic gearbox, plus the two-cylinder TwinAir unit, making 85 PS (84 hp / 63 kW). Pricing for the 1.2-liter model with the automatic gearbox is €19,340 ($21,900), while the TwinAir version is €20,390 ($23,088). As for the entry-level model with the manual transmission, that’s €18,490 ($20,937).
As a final touch, each unit of the Fiat 500 by Repetto comes with a special gift box that contains a pair of ballet shoes, a key ring and fragrance, all of them signed by the French company.