Now you can book one of the first units to arrive in special edition Opening Edition, with a package of closed equipment, but very complete, and a very reasonable price, according FIAT with about 2900-3500 euros extra features included at no extra cost. We tested the new Fiat 500X, cousin of the Jeep Renegade, which we also tested recently. Both are manufactured in the same factory FIAT in Melfi, Italy, and although they share many things are not the same car.
FIAT 500X: more urbanite and 'sport'
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FIAT has a great product success in the FIAT 500, that little chic utilitarian before-dead-than-simple eminently urban, which combines retro with elegance and personalization. 500 have already been several versions that expand the family as the FIAT 500L, 500 MPV. And although this version came a jeep look, the FIAT 500L Trekking, remains a minivan.
The FIAT 500X is definitely a crossover with "Style 500", missing more, but clearly more sporty supermini and the Jeep Renegade. Although measured practically the same, 4.25 m long, 1.80 m wide and 2.70 m of battle, is very different its ground clearance, the final height of the vehicle and angles of attack, ventral and exit .
Also different design, more rounded FIAT, more square the Jeep. All this translates into greater off-road capability against the Italian American. The resulting FIAT further in this differentiation offering two different visual appearances.
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Line City Look, with three trim levels, Pop, Popstar and Lounge, is more like a classic, urban, conventional car, with details in bright chrome bodywork and an interior with color accents on the dashboard and tapestries.
While the line Off-road Look, with two trim levels, plus Cross and Cross, suggests a more sporty SUV look with matte chrome accents, more discreet and modern, with different alloy wheels bicolor, with different front bumper and rear fenders seem to have terrain, further lengthen an inch length, with roof bars and a more austere interior and dark where black prevails.
Even with all the FIAT 500X no version 4x4 Off-road look online, and can attest that you can exit by muddy roads with some credit, though not an SUV foolproof.
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Interior quality and comprehensive
Let no inner cut and pasted the Renegade 500X in wait, it would be sacrilege to chic Italian style to that under no circumstances is willing to give the new FIAT 500X. And outside the Italian is very different from the American, the inside too.
The dashboard has turn more rounded shapes, and a level of visual quality very good finish, which has nothing to envy to a compact segment C. The material of the upper dashboard and doors is somewhat gummy and padding, more athletic, not classic look of leather. Hard plastics are correct, and the fit of parts.
Whoever observer will find some other items that share these cousins such as the rotary knob lights, climate controls, levers turn signals and wipers, or even the multifunction steering wheel itself, each brand personalize slightly, but it is at the bottom about the same, although the FIAT is slightly flattened at the bottom.
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For FIAT 500X length, 4.25 m, I must say that is a car with a very reasonable level space, well in the front seats, in width and height, and a little more normal in the rear seats. The seats are hard and the driving position is not very high, but we are talking about an SUV, but more like a compact. This version comes with leather upholstery, with some parts in perforated leather.
The fact that the roof of 500X more rounded and go down more smoothly into the rear window makes the ceiling height in the rear seats is correct, but not as generous as in the Renegade, which has a square ceiling and rectum. Access to these places is correct, but again makes queel roof falls have to bend a little head to get in the Renegade.
The trunk of FIAT 500X is 350 liters, with the double bottom. It is a good size, and only smaller than the Jeep liter. The size change is not front-drive version that is 4x4 version. However, comparing positions, a compact sedan such as Volkswagen Golf, that also measures 4.25 m, has a trunk 380 liters. The rear seats fold down into two asymmetrical parts.
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At the wheel of the new FIAT 500X
For this touchdown we could try to time the version Cross plus, red-looking off-road, 4x4 drive with diesel 2.0 Multijet engine 2 140 hp, which is four-cylinder, direct injection, turbo and 16 válculas, and nine-speed automatic transmission (with hydraulic torque converter). In Spain it is the highest version of the range. Weight when empty (without driver) 1,495 kg.
This is the same engine we tested on the Jeep Renegade, but with automatic. No surprises or big differences. It is an engine idling a little murmuring, especially in cold, and a bit rough to the standards of today, for some vibration reaches the inside (without being excessive, mind you). From the outside the noise is clearly perceptible, but within reach very muffled, so soundproofing work is very correct.
Up and after taking temperature is not very loud. Aerodynamic noise is also very content, although some noticeable road noise is not annoying. This unit had quite large tires, wide rim 225 and 18 inches.
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Otherwise it is a very nice motor drive because it has enough strength for quite low revs, and it shows willing and energetic from the 1,500 laps, but improves a little to that of the approximately 1,800 rpm. It has power and torque to move freely to 500X and it seems highly recommended. Its acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 9.8 seconds. Sure, associated with the new nine-speed automatic transmission is even more enjoyable.
This change works smoothly and is fast shifting gears, both accelerating and reducing. I noticed that the first speed is reserved for 4X4 mode, and is very short. Under normal conditions the car goes from second. The eighth and ninth speed entering high speed motorway. A 130 km / h the engine is spinning at 2,200 rpm.
With so many gear changes are very staggered about the jump from one gear to the next comes to be about 350-400 rpm and the engine just loses steam.
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The address is soft feeling, not very hard, but I must say that has not seemed so unreal, and is comfortable and accurate. Touch pedals, the brake may seem a bit soft and fluffy. The car brakes, anyone being misled, only to be sinking more pedal.
The instrument cluster is three circular areas. The two sides are analog and digital PBX and includes a color display for the onboard computer and speedometer.
In the center console can be found Uconnect infotainment system with color touchscreen, 5 or 6.5 inches, as appropriate. It may also include GPS navigation. The screen is quite high and there is much to look away from the road.
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The behavior of the car is remarkable. The truth is going well. The setting of the suspension is intermediate with a strong point, something harder than the suspension of the Jeep Renegade, but without being uncomfortable. Driving it up a little "sport" (for an SUV). You can go pretty fast, and bends the 500X transmits a good sense of poise, stability and security. The body sways little less than the Renegade.
The four-wheel drive rear axle is switched off automatically: overall the car behaves like a 4x2, to consume less, and only when driving on a firm's sliding rear axle is attached. The driver can also choose how to drive with a rotary knob.
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After the test, having circulated city, highway and secondary road much at normal pace, average consumption according to the onboard computer was about 5.5 l / 100 km, which is not bad, on especially since this car homologated in combined cycle precisely the same thing. Whoever less consumption will have to settle diesel 120 hp front-wheel drive, which standardises 4.1 l / 100 km.
The new Fiat 500X is available in Spain from 17,590 euros. This price is version City look, finished basic Pop, petrol engine 110 hp, manual transmission and front wheel drive. Includes discount and promotion and launch.
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