Base price: $26895
As tested: $35895
At the time of this review, Fiat sold only five styles in the United States. This includes the Fiat 500 subcompact sedan, which was discontinued at the end of the 2019 style year, but there are still enough left in July 2020 for it to still be indexed on the Fiat website. Do what you need with him. And here we have the Fiat 500X, which is an advanced edition of the 500, and it’s an attractive proposition when top cross buyers need and get cars that are a price that lacks personality.
Although the Fiat 500X doesn’t stand out visually significantly, it’s still pretty cute. Although technically a small crossover, it looks like a large tailgate, more than other cars in its class. However, this is enough to make it seem a little less generic than the maximum of its competitors; Round front lighting accessories and 18-inch sports wheels help a lot in this area. The car checks for this exam painted with Grigio Fashion (metallic graphite grey) and dressed well, along the way. Grey and silver cars can be boring, obviously, however, here they added enough sophistication, and a contrasting black roof is a smart selection to get the most out of it.
The Fiat 500X Sport AWD is located near the most sensible equipment hierarchy, just below the Trekking Plus style, and is a new edition for this year of style. Since every 500X has a 1.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine and 177 horsepower, all-wheel drive and a nine-speed automatic transmission, Fiat has added an end point to the alignment and goes to the hassle of calling all-wheel drive. as a component of the fill callout.
About that engine. Although 177 horses are not wonderful in those days, it is also not wonderful, especially for a subcompact. Once the Fiat 500X is started, it drives well and gently tracks road traffic. It’s noisy, but so is the maximum of its competitors. Then there’s the turbo shift, so sharp that a release of a prevent was a surprise. This is a component of driving a turbocharged car, and given the Fiat 500X’s determination to be different, it may be meant to be a component of the car’s personality.
The interior of this checkered car is supplied with game tub seats at the front, a $995 option. Comfortable enough, but comfortable with almost 4 digits? It’s a tough call. The ambient lighting on the ceiling, component of the $795 Comfort Group package, is also a great touch. The robust guide wheel of the game fits well to my hands. Overall, the cab design is comfortable and pleasant, with one notable exception.
This infotainment formula, however. The screen leaves the board because the in-house designers had nowhere to place it. The touchscreen is small, which I regularly have left, that the local icons of the formula remained placed along the edge of the frame even with Apple CarPlay enabled, and it’s hard to use CarPlay without one of those icons and get away from what it was looking to do.
And fingerprints of all accidental hits last forever.
To sum up a week in the Fiat 500X, well, it makes sense that Fiat is on the stage it is in: this is not really the time to pay to sell a car based on kindness above all, and just take a look at all the fundamental compact crossovers on the market to see the evidence. There are so many smart cars (maybe not exciting or even fun, but smart) priced at $25,000 and $35,000, where the 500X base and the style tested for this review land, which is hard to make the way on the Fiat 500X, as cute and full-spirit as it is. Although the original charm of the Fiat 500 has faded since its arrival in the United States, the 500X still stands out in the branch of appearance, and is a decent wheel. Is it greater than the maximum of the many crossovers and small sedans at their price? Probably not. But no one has bought an Italian car for its practicality.
I am an editor and resident in Chicago with 15 years of experience in the automotive industry. I’m proud to have been born in New England and graduated from Saint Michael’s
I am an editor and resident in Chicago with 15 years of experience in the automotive industry. I am proud to have been born in New England and graduated from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont with a degree in journalism and mass communication. My paintings include automotive features and reviews, automotive reviews, automotive news and occasional coverage. I have been published in the Chicago Tribune, U.S. News – World Report, HowStuffWorks, Hagerty, CarGurus, Carfax, Motor1 and Autobytel. I recently had my first child and took a look into the future to explore car reviews and news from a new parent’s perspective. Feel free to ask us questions, tips or suggestions. I love hearing from readers.