Why does this simple Fiat 500e cost more than a quarter of a million euros

Anyone who currently wants to drive the new Fiat 500 electric car in the Netherlands will pay at least 28,990 euros. An additional 2,950 euros in grants will be deducted from this, resulting in a payment of at least 26,040 euros. In Belgium it costs at least 27,640 euros. Still, someone decided to bid $275,000 on the purple Fiat above. What motivated the man who paid more than 250,000 euros for a Fiat 500e?

Yes, this is not the average 500e, but it is not that it now goes more than 200 km or has a speed of 500 km / h. EV was also not won by a drunken auctioneer or multiple zeros were added after the decimal point. No, the cars above have been restyled by three Italian style houses.

Fiat 500e special

The theme of Fiat three is sustainability. The purple one, that’s the most expensive. It is a Fiat 500 Kartell made by Ferruccio Laviani. He used recycled materials to replace the plastic interior parts. The dashboard, glass covers and rims have the same design as the fashion house’s Kabuki lamp. The de-Pury auction is expected to raise about $80,000. So it became $275,000, which is about 250,000 euros for a Fiat 500e.

This is followed by Bvlgari’s orange 500e (which is obviously the way you spell it, unless you capitalize it, then it’s BULGARI). According to Bvlgari, this orange Fiat with gold accents is ‘a tribute to craftsmanship and beauty’. Designers have inserted a brooch on the steering wheel that can also be removed. Additionally, there is a lot of gold and a colorful dashboard. The auction house collected 175,000 dollars or about 160,000 euros for this.

Armani’s 500e is the cheapest of the bunch

The latter comes from perhaps the most famous fashion company of the three: Armani. You often encounter the name of the founder Giorgio Armani in and around the car. The design is more stable than the other two. The wheels feature the Giorgio Armani logo, which also appears on the roof and headliner. This Fiat 500e went for $150,000, which is about 140,000 euros.

In total, the auction raised 600,000 dollars or about 550,000 euros. This money goes to one of Leonardo DiCaprio’s charities that is dedicated to the climate. They can probably do something good with that. And cars? These pass through Italy to their rightful owners who are most likely to keep these in one installment as an investment.