Thread: Fiat 500L 1.6 MultiJet 105hp Lounge first drive review

Fiat applies the 500 treatment to a mini-MPV, with largely successful resultsThis new Fiat 500L mini-MPV marks the start of a Mini-style expansion for the Fiat 500 range. The five-seat 500L, as the name suggests, is essentially an enlarged version of the 500 city car formula, keeping the style and customisation potential but with added space and practicality. The idea goes that Fiat 500 buyers have nowhere to go when they need something bigger due to, say, an expanding family. And Fiats research suggests that there is nothing on the market to cater for style-savvy mums who want everything youd expect of a mini-MPV – a big boot, flexible seating etc – but in a more stylish and desirable package. Think youve heard this before? Well, Mini said something similar with the Countryman, but whereas that car is billed as a mini-SUV, the 500L is very much a mini-MPV. Fiat will soon have an answer to the Countryman with a new mini-SUV called 500X, while a seven-seat XL version of the 500L is also in development. The 500L goes on sale in the UK next month with the choice of two petrol and two diesel engines. This is our first steer in the 500L on UK soil, and the first chance weve had to sample the 500L equipped with the range-topping 104bhp 1. 6-litre MultiJet diesel engine.