Tiny Fiat 500 2012 In spite of bowed led the return of the US brands here, the second product in the new-for-2014 is 500L Fiat showrooms. This formula takes the Cinquecento and is aimed squarely at inflated rates adds four right passenger door and fast-growing compact crossover market. More practical, but less exciting than brave the 500 participating artists, 500L test the limits of Italian charm.
My, How You've Grown
L Kia Soul Mini Countryman and Scion xB that similar shade, subcompact, three-door 500 more than two feet longer and about six inches longer and wider. 500L most swollen sizes available rear seats and 500 seats against the stingy 10 cubic-up to 22 cubic feet of storage well. LA is also good for about 800 additional pounds of curb weight. Glass acres to provide great outward visibility and high roof design provides enough headroom to accommodate an Abe Lincoln impersonator wearing a top hat.
We 500L, did not expect that much performance has proved that its bombing of the same 160-hp, saddled with a 1.4-liter turbo four long-term Dodge Dart Rallye (3300-ish pounds) of the same and to drown stubborn entries long held boil What about weighing. Such as darts, where a significant push only requires extreme right foot to keep prodding with up to 2,500-rpm torque peak traffic is not implemented.
Long, soggy with six-speed manual shifter is standard on the base model and $ 19,995 Pop 1.4 provides a great deal of control over plant power delivery. Easy Floor Stepping up to $ 21,195 is available for $ 1350 makes an automatic six-speed dual-clutch. We learned a similarly equipped Dart test But this pairing turbo four most linear power band and shift quality and speed of room for improvement, as well as the coordination of leaves. EPA city / highway ratings observed, with an average gas-heavy comes in 23 and 27, a dual-clutch manual and 24/33 to 25/33 mpg.
Not So Slow and Steady
500L manual sleepy was able to reach 60 mph in 8.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 16.6 shade 84 mph. So we end up like its competitors tested 4.5-ton Ram 3500 diesel pickup makes a lot slower and not nearly as fast. 75 pound-heavy automatic 500L quarter 60 and required 0.5 additional 0.4 seconds, but about 100 miles-mark eliminates the gap. In contrast, the dual-clutch version of 5-to-60-mph rolling half-second advantage compared to the baseline vehicle as a guide.
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