Geneva 2019 - Fiat CentoVenti Concept
Before Fiat unveiled their 120th birthday present to themselves, they made a point of mentioning that they would be bringing an all-new all-electric Fiat 500 to next year’s Geneva Motor Show. Color us excited. But back to the reveal at hand, the Fiat CentoVenti Concept, democracy on wheels. Fiat has many grand visions for this vehicle. Range based on customer needs, fully customizable dash board, adjustable seating layout. If even half of what they pitch makes it to production, I’m a fan. The reveal video is about 20 minutes, and well worth a watch. But if you aren’t so inclined, I’ve included the 1 minute concept trailer, and a full photo gallery as well. One has to assume that if the CentoVenti (120 in italian) concept makes production as a Fiat Panda replacement for the future, that it and the new 500 are likely to share a platform, just as the current gas-powered Panda and 500 do.
Press Release:
For its 120th anniversary, Fiat is presenting the Fiat Concept Centoventi concept car, a new milestone in the history of Fiat, in Geneva.
A pioneer of democratic mobility throughout its history, today Fiat is offering an electric mobility solution affordable for all.
"Democratising" everything trend-setting is part of the brand's DNA: "The ABC of cars. Affordable But Cool".
With Fiat Concept Centoventi, the customer can configure the interiors, choose the accessories and adapt the spaces according to their needs to create a car which is genuinely unique.
Customisation goes a step further. The modular battery pack of the Fiat Concept Centoventi allows drivers to extend the range from 100 to 500 km simply by buying or renting additional battery units.
Fiat Concept Centoventi is a "blank canvas". Produced in just one livery, it can be "painted" by the customer using the "4U" program, with a choice of 4 roofs, 4 bumpers, 4 wheel covers and 4 external wrappings.
Mopar is the FCA brand dedicated to aftersales products and services and partnered up with Fiat to develop the Fiat Concept Centoventi. Mopar will develop, manufacture and handle the logistics of accessories for the Fiat Concept Centoventi.
Fiat Concept Centoventi picks up the world-famous style elements of the brand, which have become distinctive of Italian design and creativity.
The 2019 Geneva International Motor Show sees the debut of the Fiat Concept Centoventi, the concept car that perfectly expresses the Italian brand's idea of electric mass mobility in the near future. It is the expression of a bold, democratic future vision based on 120 years of history and experience in the field - hence the name of the prototype that means "One Hundred and Twenty" in Italian - which, maintaining the tradition, is destined to break away from the past and push beyond. Just as in the Fifties, for example, when the Fiat 500 sparked an industrial and cultural revolution, overcoming traditional categories in looks, design and engineering to become a masterpiece, unlike anything else in the automotive industry history, the first real example of mobility affordable to the mass market.
But can we imagine something just as revolutionary in the future of our modern cities? The answer to this question is Fiat Concept Centoventi, the market's most affordable electric mobility solution and one of the few also able to provide a really worthwhile range, for tackling long out-of-town trips. To conceive and develop it, the brand has focused its attention on its most pop, affordable, ingenious side, mining the vein that has yielded cars with incredibly modular interiors and striking stylistic personality. Fittingly, the Fiat Concept Centoventi projects the brand into the future, with its innate ability to "democratise" everything appealing and trendsetting: "The ABC of cars. Affordable But Cool".
Fiat Concept Centoventi, a brief outline
Fiat Concept Centoventi is fundamentally a "blank canvas" ready to be painted to suit the customer's tastes and needs at any time of his life or day, without no customisation restrictions linked to the specific time of purchase. In fact, it will be produced in just one livery, which customers will be able to personalise using the "4U" program, with a choice of 4 roofs, 4 bumpers, 4 wheel covers and 4 external wrappings. So, just like modern devices, this vehicle can be updated with the greatest freedom and imagination in its colours, interior configuration, roof configuration, infotainment system and even battery range. And this is one of the concept car's strong points: owners no longer have to wait for new special editions or facelifts, as they can "change" their cars any day they like. It is made even more revolutionary by the presence, at the launch, of 120 additional accessories that will generate a genuinely new business model, as well as a community of Fiat Concept Centoventi fans.
In other words, Fiat Concept Centoventi is the response to a real design and business challenge, which embodies the functional spirit of the brand and pays tribute to its 120 years of history, at the same time, with a modern take on some trademark style elements that hint to the Panda of the 1980s. Fiat Concept Centoventi is inspired by Italian design and embodies Fiat's "less is more" concept, which means getting rid of everything unnecessary and complex in a car to provide more space for people (More You), for attention to the environment and the community (More Care) and for the brand's DNA in terms of values and looks (More Fiat). By playing these three cards, Fiat Concept Centoventi revolutionises the idea of electric mobility, in town and out, successfully overcoming the tougher and tougher challenges - in terms of traffic, regulations and costs of ownership - while simultaneously making the most of the new opportunities offered by electricity.
