New Fiat 500 Due In July

Fiat has confirmed that it will unveil a “new” 500 hatch in July, although reports in the European press suggest we could instead see a facelift for the current model.

Describing a styling and technology update as a ‘new’ model is nothing unusual for marketing-savvy carmakers, but, with the current 500 now into its eighth year, an all-new replacement is indeed due.

According to the UK’s Autocar, however, the 500 hatch scheduled to be revealed on July 4 - the anniversary dates of both the original 1957 500 and the current model’s 2007 unveiling - will introduce nothing more than a light makeover.

For its part, Fiat has said it will not offer any details before the 2016 500’s debut.