Cars.com reviewer Aaron D. Bragman is all charged up over the 2013 Fiat 500e, calling it “one of the best small cars I’ve ever driven, electric or otherwise.” That’s high praise for a tiny electric vehicle, especially since it’s considered to be little more than an appeasement of a zero-emissions mandate in California — the only place you can get one. But with horsepower outgunning the gas-powered base model, spirited ride and handling, Fiat’s funky styling and an 80-mile range, the 500e is anything but a mere “compliance car.” Read Bragman’s review below.
Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.