Compare the2024 Hyundai NexoVS 2024 Fiat 500e

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Hyundai Nexo are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Fiat 500e doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The Nexo Limited has a standard Surround View Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The 500e only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

Both the Nexo and the 500e have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

The Hyundai Nexo weighs 1038 to 1164 pounds more than the Fiat 500e. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts. Crosswinds also affect lighter cars more.

The Nexo comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The 500e’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Nexo 6 years and 50,000 miles longer than Fiat covers the 500e. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the 500e ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

The Nexo’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the 500e’s (7 vs. 5 years).

There are over 2 times as many Hyundai dealers as there are Fiat dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Nexo’s warranty.

The Nexo’s electric motor produces 43 more horsepower (161 vs. 118) and 129 lbs.-ft. more torque (291 vs. 162) than the 500e’s electric motor.

The Nexo can travel longer on a full tank of hydrogen than the 500e on a full charge:

For better stopping power the Nexo’s brake rotors are larger than those on the 500e:

The Hyundai Nexo has standard four-wheel disc brakes for better stopping power and improved directional control in poor weather. Only rear drums come on the 500e. Drums can heat up and make stops longer, especially with antilock brakes that work much harder than conventional brakes.

For better traction, the Nexo has larger standard tires than the 500e (225/60R17 vs. 205/45R17). The Nexo Limited’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the 500e (245/45R19 vs. 205/45R17).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Nexo Limited has standard 19-inch wheels. The 500e’s largest wheels are only 17-inches.

For superior ride and handling, the Hyundai Nexo has fully independent front and rear suspensions. An independent suspension allows the wheels to follow the road at the best angle for gripping the pavement, without compromising ride comfort. The Fiat 500e has a rear torsion beam axle, with a semi-independent rear suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Nexo’s wheelbase is 18.4 inches longer than on the 500e (109.8 inches vs. 91.4 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Nexo is 5.7 inches wider in the front and 6.3 inches wider in the rear than the track on the 500e.

The Nexo has standard seating for 5 passengers; the 500e can only carry 4.

The Nexo has 7.6 cubic feet more passenger volume than the 500e (101.3 vs. 93.7).

The Nexo has .1 inches more front headroom, 4.2 inches more front hip room, 6.1 inches more front shoulder room, 2.6 inches more rear headroom, 9.1 inches more rear legroom, 8.3 inches more rear hip room and 7.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the 500e.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Nexo’s rear seats recline. The 500e’s rear seats don’t recline.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Nexo’s liftgate can be opened just by waiting momentarily behind the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The 500e doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its trunk, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

The Nexo’s standard power windows have a locking feature to keep children in the rear seat from operating them, but the driver can still raise and lower all of them with the lock engaged. Fiat does not offer a locking feature on the 500e’s standard power windows.

The Nexo’s standard front power windows open or close with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside of the car. The 500e’s power windows’ switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully. The Nexo Limited’s front and rear power windows all open or close with one touch of the switches.

The Nexo has standard heated front seats, which keep the driver and front passenger extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated seats aren’t available in the 500e.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the Nexo Limited keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The 500e doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

On extremely cold winter days, the Nexo Limited’s standard heated steering wheel provides comfort, allowing the driver to steer safely and comfortably before the vehicle heater warms up. The 500e doesn’t offer a heated steering wheel.

The Nexo has a standard center folding armrest for the rear passengers. A center armrest helps make rear passengers more comfortable and it can provide a boundary between children. The 500e doesn’t offer a rear seat center armrest.

For greater rear passenger comfort, the Nexo has standard rear a/c vents to keep rear occupants more comfortable. The 500e doesn’t offer rear vents.

The Nexo Limited’s Smart Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Remote Smart Parking Assist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The 500e doesn’t offer an automated parking system.