2018 Fiat 500L

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Updated 500L range. The "Wagon" version looks hideous. Cross version looks interesting.


Having uncontestably led its segment for five years, here comes the new Fiat 500L. By capitalising on the features which have cemented it's European dominance and constantly rising market leadership, the roomiest 500 of all is now even more full of technology and connected, and has even more character and personality. These characteristics thrive and combine in the three personalities of the car: Urban, Cross and Wagon.

The 500 style is even more obvious in this updated version, on which 40% of all components are new. It was designed to reinforce the family feeling of the model by emphasising its key stylistic characteristics, for a highly distinctive identity. The 500L successfully combines best-in-class versatility with genuine 500 values and distinctive features. These alone are sufficient to make it unique, but are complemented even further by the typical 500 flair: the 500L combines all the style and excitement of the 500 with the spaciousness and functionality of an MPV. City streets worldwide are the natural habitat of the iconic Fiat and the 500L combines its famed compact style with the crossover look of the new Cross version. It features a Mode Selector for choosing three different response modes according to driving style and road conditions: Normal, Traction+ and Gravity Control. Everyone who chooses to drive the new 500L, on city streets or rough terrain alike, has the same, very current need: to stay connected, share the thrills of the journey, communicate, listen to their favourite music and receive traffic and weather information in real time. In the 500L you can do this and more while keeping your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road using UconnectTM HD Live with 7-inch high-resolution touchscreen, Apple Car Play integration and Android AutoTM compatibility.

The Cross version adds a new dimension to the personality of the 500L. In addition to the Mode Selector, the adventure-loving character of the car is emphasised by specific equipment, 25 mm more ground clearance and style details delivering a genuine crossover look: new bumper design, new side protections and new front and rear skid plates. The Cross is accompanied by the purest of city versions, Urban, and the Wagon, in which roominess and versatility are taken to the highest levels with seven, fully reconfigurable seats.

https://www.netcarshow.com/fiat/2018-500l/

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Fiat 500L facelift revealed

Fiat claims 40% of parts are new, although the car’s styling refresh is subtle

The facelifted Fiat 500L has been revealed, with overhauled components and specs.

Three variants remain, but are now named Urban, Cross and Wagon; the first being the standard car, Cross being a more off-road friendly version with added ground clearance and styling tweaks, and the Wagon model being the seven-seat extended version, replacing the MPW. The Cross takes over from the Trekking.

Fiat claims that 40% of the car’s components are new, with the inclusion of automatic emergency braking and the availability of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto amongst the most notable of additions, as well as completely new interiors.

Three drive modes are also now selectable on the Cross variant: Normal, Traction+ and Gravity Control. The Cross’s ride height is also 25mm higher than its siblings’, and it gets the usual raft of rugged exterior trim such as skidplates and cladding.

The seven-seat Wagon focuses on versatility and space; Fiat claims that 1500 configurations are available for the car’s interior, while boot space is the largest in the 500L range, at 638 litres in five-seat configuration or 416 with the rearmost seats in place. Fiat also claims that this is class-leading, despite 500L Wagon’s status as the smallest seven-seat MPV on the market, at 4.38m long.

Engines have also been overhauled: 1.4-litre 16V and TJet petrol units provide 94bhp and 118bhp respectively, while a 104bhp Twinair two-cylinder completes the petrol range. The 1.3-litre 94bhp and 118bhp 1.6-litre Multijet diesel engines remain, and are Euro 6 emissions compliant.

First deliveries are expected to take place in September, with an entry-level price of £16,195 for the 94bhp 1.4 16V Urban model in Popstar trim; a negligible increase in price of £165.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/fiat-500l-facelift-revealed
 
And people say my little brio is ugly

The back looks like Honda Mobilio and BR V the car is all over the place. I see a little bit of Nissan Juke there regarding the headlamps.
 
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Those that are saying that it looks naff kindly be more specific.

There are 3 versions of the 500L hence for the initial 3 (three) postings:

A) 500L Standard - Essentially an MPV of the chic Fiat 500.

B) 500L Wagon - An extended version of the Standard 500L vehicle with 7 seats.

C) 500L Cross - An "off-road" favoured version of the standard 500L.

D) All of them.


If we can attribute flavours then:

A) 500L Standard - Vanilla
B) 500L Wagon - Chocolate
C) 500L Cross - Strawberry

Relatively speaking my favourite flavour of the 3 is:

C) Strawberry.
 
If we can attribute flavours then:

http://imgur.com/yNlQWRM

Speaking generally, the 500L loses the jelly-tot aesthetic charm of the C. Speaking specifically, the wagon brings to mind a dachshund, all body too long for its legs, and the crossover looks like it'd make a solid competitor for the Countryman. Which... someone else has already said.
 
Hideous piece of crap. Were the designers on drugs?
 
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