Fiat has unveiled the updated 500L for the EMEA market. The more practical version of the Fiat 500 will come in three identities – Cross, Urban and Wagon. Fiat says the new 500L is not just a ‘facelift’, but 40% of its components are new.
Speaking of the design, the “moustache and badge” combo is now set on a trapezoidal nose. The LED DRLs are in the shape of ‘zeros’ found in the 500’s logo. There are ten pastel or metallic colour choices and with three types of roof: body-coloured, glossy black and white or matt black. Overall, customers will have a choice of no less than 37 colour combinations. The available colours are Bellagio Blue, Sicilian Orange and Donatello Bronze, Ice-Cream White, Sorrento Yellow, Cinema Black, Fashion Grey, Maestro Grey, Tuscan Green and Passion Red.
The more off-road oriented Cross variant sports a bold grille, skid plates and a masculine look. It gets 25 mm more ground clearance and a new Mode Selector. There is Normal, Traction+ and Gravity Control modes to choose from. Fiat says the Traction+ can be activated at speeds of less than 30 km/h, and it helps the car to start on slippery surfaces such as snow, ice or mud and provides optimal torque distribution across the front axle. The Gravity Control holds the speed constant when descending steep slopes, and can be enabled when the Traction+ function is active.
The interiors get a new dashboard design with ‘500’ signature. There is a 7-inch Uconnect touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Other features are the obvious ones you would expect, such as, ambient lighting, climate control, cruise control, power-adjustable heated side mirrors, 3.5-inch colour TFT display, 16-inch alloys and so on.
Boot volume with the rear seat up is 455 litres for Urban and Cross and 638 litres for the Wagon (416 in the 7-seater versions). With the seats down, capacity rises to 1,480 litres for Urban and Cross and 1,784 for the Wagon.
Speaking of safety, there is Autonomous City Brake (30 km/h), ABS, ESP and 6 airbags.
The petrol engine line-up includes the 1.4-litre with 95 hp, the 1.4-litre TJet with 120 hp and the 0.9-litre TwinAir delivering 105 hp. The range also includes the bi-fuel petrol and LPG 1.4-litre TJet with 120 hp and the bi-fuel petrol and methane 0.9-litre TwinAir with 85 hp. On the diesel side there is 1.3 MultiJet with 95 hp and 1.6 MultiJet with 120 hp. Transmissions are six speed manual or Dualogic robotic automatic. Fiat says all engines comply with the Euro 6 standards.
So what do you think? A good Italian alternative to the Mini Countryman ha?
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