Fiat Releases the Special-Edition 500 Cattiva

Fiat shows off the mischievous side of its cute 500 with the 500 Cattiva, which was first shown in concept form at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Apparently, Cattiva describes "a person or situation that is naughty yet cool" in Italian. The 500 Cattiva might not really be "cattiva," but it sure does try hard to be.

The Cattiva can be ordered on the 500 Sport and the 500 Turbo. While the Cattiva model does not add any mechanical upgrades, it does feature many darkened elements. The lighting pieces are all darkened, there's a Nero-painted (black) roof, there's a Nero-painted rear tailgate spoiler, and the 16-inch wheels are finished in a two-tone design.

Inside, the dashboard trim is painted a sooty black instead of the body-color paint other 500s use. The seats are upholstered in Nero and Grigio (black and gray) cloth stitched with silver thread. Leather seats that are black are also available. Regardless of seat upholstery, the steering wheel and shift knob are both wrapped in black leather as standard equipment.

Since the 500 Cattiva has no mechanical changes, the base 500 Cattiva that's based off the 500 Sport is still powered by the 101-horsepower four-cylinder. It can be had with either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic. The Turbo-based Cattiva, meanwhile, comes with the 135-horsepower, turbocharged version of the base four-cylinder. As with the non-special 500 Turbo, the 500 Cattiva Turbo is exclusively a manual-transmission car.

The 500 Cattiva starts at $19150 for the 101-horsepower trim and $21150 for the Turbo, including the $800 destination charge. That means the Cattiva is $850 more expensive than comparable, regular 500s. The 500 Cattiva hits Fiat dealerships near the end of this year.

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