This is the first picture of the seven-seat Fiat 500XL, reportly taken inside Fiat’s factory. The photo, which leaked onto an internet forum shows a stretched version of the Fiat 500L with longer rear quarterlights.
Internet reports suggest the 500XL is 200m longer than the 500L, and offers seating for seven.
The 500XL had previously been described to Autocar by insiders as a “further development of the 500L”. It will be sold alongside the 500L and positioned in a similar way to the Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max and Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic.
No official information has been revealed, but the new Fiat 500 variant is expected to mirror the 500L’s engine line-up, which includes the 105bhp 0.9-litre TwinAir and 95bhp 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and a 1.3-litre MultiJet diesel.
The Fiat 500XL will be the third bodystyle in the Fiat 500 range. A 500 Trekking will launch next year and will mirror the Panda 4x4’s jacked-up, rugged look. The 500XL crossover will launch in early 2014 and rival the Mini Countryman.
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the "ugly" 500 L seems to work by the way...
While I continue with 2012 full year analysis, good news come from troubled European market. Fiat latest product, the 500L, seems to take off. And this time is not only a matter of Italy: the small MPV had record numbers in France and Spain, while it did quite well in Slovenia, Denmark and Greece. For my latest analysis I took the 14 usual countries in Europe where is easy to get data: Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. I also consider sales registrations for the Fiat 500L against Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford B-Max, Hyundai ix20, Kia Venga and Opel Meriva. If Italian numbers are included, then the Fiat is the best-selling small MPV in January 2013. Without Italy, the 500L is the winner in Denmark, Greece and Slovenia. The results are even better if preliminary results for February are included: 1.079 units were sold in France (only 1 thousand units behind the leader, the C3 Picasso). France’s jump is also 1.200 units behind Italian registrations for the same month. As the car was introduced some months ago, it may not be possible that a big part of this result comes from Fiat France self purchases. Spain is also part of the success: in February 2013 the Fiat 500L was the best-selling B-MPV, doubling its immediate competitor. If Fiat makes to maintain these results, the success will come for sure, as more versions and engines of the 500L are still to come.
Better in the flesh?
My local Fiat dealer has 500L models that do look better than they do in Fiat's tv ads. Might be something to do with slightly larger wheels that suit them better. This one may just grow on you.....after all the Mini Countryman is not as bad as it first appeared!
n50pap wrote: after all the
Oh yes it is!
Ugh
Nasty looking blob.