2014 Fiat 500L Living Release Date Specs Price Pictures

2014 Fiat 500L Trekking Release Date, Specs, Price, Pictures

2014 Fiat 500L Living Review, Price, Interior, Exterior, Engine. - The new Fiat 500L Living is the superlative expression of Fiats characteristic ingenuity in creating vehicles that make everyday life more simple, and a bit more fun as well. The family feel is clear right from the external style, which rejects sharp edges in favour of "rounder" shapes, maintaining the friendly, cheerful look of the Fiat 500. But inside, the new vehicle is full of surprises, guaranteeing exceptional comfort, space and load capacity. Thats why the 500L is the perfect first vehicle for the whole family, a model which appeals to a wide range of consumers, thanks to its combination of style, functionality and efficiency.

The Fiat 500L Living demonstrates Fiats ability to design and produce innovative vehicles with maximum space efficiency. It is not by chance that the new model is leader among mid-sized MPVs in terms of the ratio between exterior dimensions and interior space, including both the passenger compartment and the boot. With the addition of the third row of seats, the new vehicle is the most compact 5 + 2 seater MPV in its category: it is 435 cm long, 178 cm wide and 167 cm high. Despite being 20 cm shorter than a C-segment Station Wagon, the Fiat 500L Living ensures exceptional comfort, space and load capacity. And thanks to its compact dimensions, the new car guarantees handling and practicality in urban driving parking in tight spots, smooth lane changes, agility on corners and in narrow streets that make it unique.

Price :
The standard 2014 Fiat 500L seats five passengers. The base Fiat 500L goes on sale this month in the U.S. starting at $19,900, including an $800 destination charge.

Specs :
Fiats 500 lineup continues to grow as the company has just unveiled their new seven-passenger 500L Living. Described as a "Magic Purpose Wagon," the 500L Living is essentially an extended length version of the standard 500L. As a result, the model has familiar styling and measures 435 cm long, 178 cm wide and 167 cm tall. The déjà vu continues in the cabin where the most notable change is a new third row seat that appears to fold relatively flat. With the rear seat folded, the 500L Living has a best-in-class cargo capacity of 638 liters (22.5 cubic feet).

In the 5-seater configuration, thanks to the modular second row of seats, the luggage compartment has a minimum capacity of 560 litres (seats all back) and a maximum capacity of 638 litres (seats all forward). The Fold&Tumble 2nd row and the passenger seat can also be fully folded down. This means the customer can obtain a flat loading surface for the entire length of the passenger compartment (2.60 metres), for optimum use of the interior space: its volume reaches 1584 litres. And thats not all. With the Cargo Magic Space system, the load platform can also be adjusted on three levels, separating fragile objects from heavy ones, clean objects from dirty ones, bulky objects from small ones. The load compartment is also filled with pockets and hooks, allowing you to transport any object in total safety and tidiness.

Engine options :
At launch, the Fiat 500L Living will be available with one petrol engine - the 105 HP 0.9 TwinAir Turbo - as well as two turbodiesels: the 105 HP 1.6 MultiJet II and the 85 HP 1.3 MultiJet II, the latter also with Dualogic robotised automatic transmission. Each with their own different qualities, all exploited to the full in combination with the 6 or 5-speed manual gearboxes of the petrol and diesel engines, respectively.

These will feature the new 105 HP 1.6 MultiJet, which ensures a fun drive, high range, low running costs and longer service intervals. Equipped in this way, the new version reaches a top speed of 180 km/h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 12.2seconds. All this with reduced fuel consumption and emission levels: the data recorded on the type-approval combined cycle were 4.5 litres/100 km and 117 g/km of CO2 respectively. Aerodynamics that set the standard for the segment - CX of 0.30 - contribute to a reduction in consumption and emissions. This was achieved through close attention to the form and configuration of the car as a whole.

Fitted with a small turbocharger of fixed geometry, a variable displacement oil pump and alternator with "smart charge", the 105 HP 1.6 MultiJet on the Fiat 500L Living is part of the second generation of MultiJet engines which ensure category topping economy, ecology and performance. The secret of its performance lies in the new fuel supply system with faster injectors able to execute multiple injections in rapid succession. Specifically, the MultiJet II systems servo valve technology with balanced plunger enables it to manage up to 8 injections per cycle, offering greater speed, flexibility and precision in the various phases of operation.

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2014 Fiat 500L Trekking Release Date Specs Price Pictures

2014 Fiat 500L Trekking Release Date, Specs, Price, Pictures

2014 Fiat 500L Trekking Review, Price, Interior, Exterior, Engine. - Fiat saw a 121 percent increase in 500 sales last year: A whopping 43,772 people bought Fiat 500s. While Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has always talked a good game, nobody really expected the 500 hatchback to be much more than a fashion statement in the United States, where microcars make up but a half percent of all vehicles sold. (Thats about 75,000 cars if youre doing the math at home.)

From the beginning it was clear that Fiat was going to need something larger and more suited to American driving conditions and American-size drivers. That something is the 2014 Fiat 500L, which lands at all 205 of Fiats U.S. dealers this month.

All that stretching means there is 42 percent more interior room in the 500L than the standard car, which means its a good thing the only engine available is Fiats 1.4-liter MultiAir turbo four-cylinder engine, as seen in the Abarth, with 160-horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. A manual gearbox is standard, and a dual-clutch automatic is optional, each with six gears.

The Trekking model features unique front and rear fascias and 17-inch alloy wheels to set it apart from the base 500L, and the black wheel arch and body-side sill moldings make it look more aggressive. Want to know more? Check out the high-res gallery above and scroll down below for the press release.

Specs :
This explains why the 500L is more than 2 feet longer than the two-door 500. The extra length does the cars proportions no favor, but when combined with a 12-inch longer wheelbase, it makes for a truly spacious small wagon. In fact, the 2014 Fiat 500L leaps up a half-dozen vehicle classes from the standard 500s subcompact designation and actually qualifies as a large car by EPA measures. And indeed from the cockpit, it feels like you could drop a couple 500s inside the 500L.

But with the same 160 horses and 184 pound-feet of torque as the versions in the Fiat 500 Abarth and Dodge Dart, this engines got its high-tech hands full with the 500L: This wagon weighs 3,254 pounds when equipped with the six-speed, dual-clutch automated manual transmission most buyers will choose. This transmission is a $1,350 option over the conventional six-speed manual thats standard on most trim levels.

In the stoplight-to-stoplight suburban crawl, the 500L is agreeably responsive, thanks in part to careful tuning of the throttle calibration in wagons with the dual-clutch transmission. But if you go to the carpet with the right pedal, the bigger Fiats power-to-weight ratio is apparent. Fiat officials tell us a 2014 500L equipped with the dual-clutch gearbox will hit 60 mph in 9.1 seconds, an adequate number for a station wagon that competes with the non-turbo 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman and 2013 Mazda 5.

Price :
Although the market for micro wagons is small in the U.S., the 2014 Fiat 500L has to contend with the Mini Cooper Countryman, a formidable rival with a premium image. The 500L Pop gets off to a good start with its $19,900 base price (including destination): $1,000 cheaper than a base Countryman. However, Fiat officials expect only 5 percent of customers will want the Pop, because it only comes with the six-speed manual.

Instead, the bulk of sales will likely be divided between the unfortunately named Easy ($20,995) with the manual, $22,345 with the automated manual) and the Trekking ($21,995 manual, $23,345 automanual). The company hopes a quarter of buyers will make the stretch for the top-shelf Fiat 500L Lounge ($24,995), which gets the automated manual as standard.

All of the trim levels have a livable standard equipment list that includes a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, a split-folding rear seat, Bluetooth, and USB and auxiliary inputs, but each step up nabs extra features. Wed take the Trekking, as its crossover styling details, 17-inch wheels and unique interior treatment do the 500Ls design the most justice. As an added incentive for early adopters, Fiats offering the Premier package and its $1,745 worth of content (a navigation system, a rearview camera and parking sensors) free of charge to first-year buyers of the 500L Easy, Trekking and Lounge.

Traction+ system :
A key feature of the new Fiat 500L Trekking is Traction+, the innovative control system (fitted as standard) that improves grip on rough, slippery terrain. It also costs less and has lower emissions than a conventional 4×4 drive, proving more efficient in light, everyday off-road use.

The new Traction+ system uses the advanced hardware present on cars equipped with ESC, but is far more than a simple extension of the basic system. The control unit uses special algorithms for controlling and managing the braking system to electronically simulate the behaviour of a self-locking electromechanical differential. Optimised software and the fact that force is applied through the normal (hydraulic) braking circuit makes the systems action more progressive than that of conventional systems. Though performance is easily comparable, the system offers the advantage of being much lighter. This system is operated by a button on the dashboard, and can operate at speeds of up to 30 km/h.

Engine options :
The new Fiat 500L Trekking is available, depending on the market, with the 95 HP 1.4 16v, 105 HP 0.9 TwinAir Turbo and 105 HP 1.6 MultiJet II and 85 HP 1.3 MultiJet II turbo diesel engines (also with Dualogic gearbox). Specifically, a brilliant engine like the new 105 HP 1.6 MultiJet II turbo diesel is needed to propel the 500L Trekking in all driving conditions, in the city and out, securing plenty of fun, remarkable range, low running costs and reduced servicing frequency. With this engine, the new version offers a top speed of 175 km/h, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 12 seconds. All this with reduced fuel consumption and emission levels: the data recorded on the type-approval combined cycle were 4.7 litres/100 km and 122 g/km of CO2 respectively.

Excellent performance levels are also guaranteed with the new combination of the 85 HP 1.3 MultiJet with the Dualogic 5-speed robotised gearbox which, compared with the same engine with manual gearbox, improves fuel consumption and emission levels: down from 4.3 l/100 km to 4.2 l/100 km (combined cycle) and from 114 g/km to 109 g/km.

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