Fiat 600 models from past and present take part in Mille Miglia

Fiat will showcase its iconic 600 during the 2025 Mille Miglia as the model celebrates its 70th anniversary.

The iconic 1955 Fiat 600 will be showcased during the event in Italy, and is to be joined by some of its modern day contemporaries - the Fiat 600e, Hybrid and Abarth 600e - as ‘support cars’.

1955 Fiat 600

The original 1955 Fiat 600 was designed by the legendary Dante Giacose, and succeeded another of Giacose’s creations, the 500 Topolino. Fiat’s first rear-engined car was in production at the Mirafiori plant in Turin until 1969, with 2,695,197 eventually heading for sale. The brand then switched its attention to production on the 850, 127 and 133.

The 600 became a symbol of Italy’s postwar ambition to ‘mobilise the nation’, becoming an accessible vehicle for all at only 590,000 lire (around £7,000 in 2025). The 70th anniversary of the 600 also coincides with the 120th birth anniversary of Giacosa.

Fiat 600 Hybrid

The Fiat 600 Hybrid was released in 2023 and revived a nameplate that had remained dormant since the late 1960s. It boasts a hybrid powertrain which pairs a new T-gen3 turbocharged engine and a new dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Inside was more spacious too, with five doors and seating for five passengers being matched with a 385 litre boot and further 15 litres of space in the cabin.

REVIEW | Fiat 600 Hybrid - Playing the numbers game

Abarth 600e

Joining the party at Mille Miglia will be Abarth with the 600e, its most powerful car of all time.

The limited edition 600e Scorpionissima model will support the Fiat 600 during the event as a purely electric modern take on the classic. Boasting 276 bhp thanks to its 207kw electric motor, the Abarth 600e can accelerate from 0-62mph in 5.85 seconds, and has all the ingredients for some fun hot hatch driving in Italy.

REVIEW | Abarth 600e - The Hot Hatch is Alive and Kicking

Mille Miglia route

The original Mille Miglia was a competitive race that took place 24 times between 1927 and 1957. After two fatal crashes during the 1957 race, one involving a 4.0-litre Ferrari 335 S driven by Spanish driver Alfonso de Portago, the event was cancelled. Since 1977, the Mille Miglia has been a regularity race for classic and vintage cars, with the route often replicating the original as close as possible.

This year is the 43rd edition of the Mille Miglia and features over 400 vehicles travelling along the Brescia-Rome-Brescia route.

words: Mike Booth
pictures: Fiat - Stellantis