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Fiat 500X: Bambino for the bush teased in Italy

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By Tim Beissmann
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The Fiat 500X has been teased at a press conference in Italy, giving the world its first look at the upcoming bush-bashing Bambino.

The city-sized crossover is a chunkier version of the Fiat 500L – the Italian marque’s take on the Mini Countryman, which debuted at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March and launches in Europe later this year.

Based on the Fiat Panda platform, the 500X is set to replace the Fiat Sedici late next year, and is being developed alongside an all-new micro-sized Jeep 4WD that is due in 2014.

La futura 500 SUV della FIAT in anteprima a Torino

 

Boasting a boosted ride height and grey plastic lower panel edges, the 4.2m-long Fiat 500X looks to offer motorists both small-car practicality for congested cities and mild off-road ability for ventures off the beaten track.

The 500X does not share the 500L’s floating roof, however, substituting the pillar-less design for a more conventional layout.

The 500X will employ the same powertrains as the 500L, including a 0.9-litre two-cylinder ‘TwinAir’ petrol, a 1.4-litre petrol and a 1.3-litre diesel, and should be offered in both front- and all-wheel-drive.

The five-door, five-seat Fiat 500X is set to make its public debut at the 2012 Paris motor show in September, when more details will be revealed.


 

  • Sadie

    Looks alright.

    • Smart US

       cant help it  – i looks Q3

      • Nguhu

        Look better than Q3

  • Daniel

    Looks pretty good, but not very distinctive. They’ll be wanting at least $35,000 for one anyway so I think I’d go with a Countryman.

    • O123

      Agreed. Fiat is NOT premium!. Price it against the ford ecosport and sales will boom!

    • Igomi Watabi

      or go with a car that’s not a ridiculous pastiche.

  • Smart US

    this For Bush – is more likely for your GF bush… still not bad – looks better than MINI

  • Chest Rockwell

    FIAT 500 prices in Oz are a joke… No wonder they don’t sell too many of them. For a little more you can have the superior Mini.

  • gt86.com.au

    I think its ugly as sin.

  • Bass

    It isnt Fiat that priced their cars premium in Aus, it was their distributor ATECO, ATECO likes to price anything as premium. There’s talk of huge price drops for Fiats/Alfas in Aus under the factory/Chrysler distribution – the 500 dipping under $20k. So i think the 500x would be just under $30k in aus.

    • Mr Frobisher

      I hope so… if this is true ATECO have damaged the brand.  After having a close look at a 500 and a MINI the 500 just looks and feels like a cheaper car, not bad by any means, just built to a lower standard.  Also, the technical spec of the 500 is not as impressive either, again commensurate with a lower price point.  Lets hope the new distribution arrangements  improve the value and warranty of FIAT and ALFA in Oz.