Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Collector's Edition

EVERY so often, the worlds of fashion and cars collide, for example in the eighties when the Peugeot 205 Lacoste edition was created.

- Ellis Hyde

Then there was the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Versace in 2006, and a couple of years ago Paul Smith created a unique technicoloured take on the old Land Rover Defender. This time, as part of its 125th birthday celebrations, Fiat has linked up with fashion house Armani to craft a limited edition of the all-electric 500e, which has been christened the Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Collector's Edition.

Obviously a collaboration with such a high-end fashion brand wasn't going to come cheap, but a £34,035 price tag is nothing short of alarming. For one thing, that makes it £3,000 more expensive than the most well specced version of the now five-year-old Fiat 500e. It's also about £5,500 more than the Renault 5 Roland Garros limited edition, while the only MINI Cooper Electric that costs more than this is the hot JCW version.