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The Fiat 500 family has been updated for 2021, with a handful of styling tweaks and some new specifications. Prices for the revised 500 hatchback start from £13,270, while the 500X crossover and 500L MPV are priced from £19,860 and £18,030 respectively.
All three cars share the same – but updated – basic trim-level structure. The range opens with Fiat’s Pop specification, which comes as standard with fabric blue seats and dedicated dashboard trim finished in Techno Blue. A new Sicialian orange paint scheme can also be chosen.
Fiat’s Connect trim boosts the 500 family’s specification further, adding a seven-inch infotainment system, a unique pair of seats and a fresh dashboard finished in matte silver. In addition, the 500 hatchback gets 15-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps, cruise control, parking sensors and a multifunction sports steering wheel. Prices start from £15,000.
The 500 X Connect is priced from £20,760. It gets the same level of equipment, along with 17-inch alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, LED daytime running lights, automatic headlights and rain-sensing windscreen wipers. Finally, the 500L Connect gets the infotainment upgrade, 16-inch alloys and body-coloured door mirrors, for a starting price of £19,330.
Next up is the Dolcevita. This adds chrome exterior trim, a glass sunroof, a body-coloured dashboard and some “Dolcevita” badges, while a two-tone paint scheme can be specced as an optional extra. For the regular 500, this costs the same £15,000 as the Connect.
Above this sits the 500 Dolcevita Plus, which adds a seven-inch digital instrument cluster, 3D sat-nav, automatic climate control and 16-inch alloy wheels. The upgrade also adds another £1,500 to the hatchback’s price-tag.
Here’s where the specifications diverge. Instead of receiving Fiat’s Dolcevita specification, the 500X and 500L get a new Cross trim-level. Prices for the former start from £22,560 – and standard equipment includes 19-inch alloy wheels, automatic air conditioning, a roof rack and camouflage upholstery for the seats.
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The Fiat 500L Cross features 17-inch alloys, front fog lamps, rear parking sensors, automatic air conditioning, rain-sensing wipers and automatic headlights. The same camouflage upholstery also features, although black leather seats can be specced as an optional extra. Prices start from £20,430.
Fiat’s Sport trim-level sits at the top of the line-up – and it’s available on all three models. Prices for the 500 Sport start from £16,500, for which buyers get new 16-inch alloy wheels, new electric seats, automatic air conditioning and privacy glass. The same seven-inch digital gauge cluster as the Dolcevita Plus variant also comes as standard.
The Fiat 500X Sport starts from £23,560 and features black 18-inch alloy wheels and an exclusive Fashion Grey paint finish. The 500L Sport rounds off the line-up with 17-inch alloys, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, privacy glass and an ambient interior lighting system. Prices for the flagship MPV start from £21,330.
Fiat’s revised 500 line-up is only available with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine, which develops 69bhp and 92Nm of torque. The unit is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, accelerates from 0-62mph in 13.8 seconds, and achieves 53.3mpg.
The 500X can be had with two engines. The entry-level model uses a turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit, which develops 118bhp and 190Nm of torque – enough for a 0–62mph time of 10.9 seconds. It’s mated to a six-speed manual gearbox as standard.
The flagship version of the crossover features a turbocharged 1.3-litre four-cylinder unit with 148bhp and 270Nm of torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as standard, offering a 0–62mph time of 9.1 seconds and a top speed of 124mph.
Fiat updated 500L can only be had with a 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. It develops 93bhp and 127Nm of torque – and has emissions as low as 166g/km of CO2. Fiat also confirms that all of the aforementioned engines now meet the latest Euro 6D emissions regulations.
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All three cars share the same – but updated – basic trim-level structure. The range opens with Fiat’s Pop specification, which comes as standard with fabric blue seats and dedicated dashboard trim finished in Techno Blue. A new Sicialian orange paint scheme can also be chosen.
Fiat’s Connect trim boosts the 500 family’s specification further, adding a seven-inch infotainment system, a unique pair of seats and a fresh dashboard finished in matte silver. In addition, the 500 hatchback gets 15-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps, cruise control, parking sensors and a multifunction sports steering wheel. Prices start from £15,000.
The 500 X Connect is priced from £20,760. It gets the same level of equipment, along with 17-inch alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, LED daytime running lights, automatic headlights and rain-sensing windscreen wipers. Finally, the 500L Connect gets the infotainment upgrade, 16-inch alloys and body-coloured door mirrors, for a starting price of £19,330.
Next up is the Dolcevita. This adds chrome exterior trim, a glass sunroof, a body-coloured dashboard and some “Dolcevita” badges, while a two-tone paint scheme can be specced as an optional extra. For the regular 500, this costs the same £15,000 as the Connect.
Above this sits the 500 Dolcevita Plus, which adds a seven-inch digital instrument cluster, 3D sat-nav, automatic climate control and 16-inch alloy wheels. The upgrade also adds another £1,500 to the hatchback’s price-tag.
Here’s where the specifications diverge. Instead of receiving Fiat’s Dolcevita specification, the 500X and 500L get a new Cross trim-level. Prices for the former start from £22,560 – and standard equipment includes 19-inch alloy wheels, automatic air conditioning, a roof rack and camouflage upholstery for the seats.
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Fiat 2021 range
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The Fiat 500L Cross features 17-inch alloys, front fog lamps, rear parking sensors, automatic air conditioning, rain-sensing wipers and automatic headlights. The same camouflage upholstery also features, although black leather seats can be specced as an optional extra. Prices start from £20,430.
Fiat’s Sport trim-level sits at the top of the line-up – and it’s available on all three models. Prices for the 500 Sport start from £16,500, for which buyers get new 16-inch alloy wheels, new electric seats, automatic air conditioning and privacy glass. The same seven-inch digital gauge cluster as the Dolcevita Plus variant also comes as standard.
The Fiat 500X Sport starts from £23,560 and features black 18-inch alloy wheels and an exclusive Fashion Grey paint finish. The 500L Sport rounds off the line-up with 17-inch alloys, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, privacy glass and an ambient interior lighting system. Prices for the flagship MPV start from £21,330.
Engines and drivetrains
Fiat’s revised 500 line-up is only available with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine, which develops 69bhp and 92Nm of torque. The unit is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, accelerates from 0-62mph in 13.8 seconds, and achieves 53.3mpg.
The 500X can be had with two engines. The entry-level model uses a turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit, which develops 118bhp and 190Nm of torque – enough for a 0–62mph time of 10.9 seconds. It’s mated to a six-speed manual gearbox as standard.
The flagship version of the crossover features a turbocharged 1.3-litre four-cylinder unit with 148bhp and 270Nm of torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as standard, offering a 0–62mph time of 9.1 seconds and a top speed of 124mph.
Fiat updated 500L can only be had with a 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. It develops 93bhp and 127Nm of torque – and has emissions as low as 166g/km of CO2. Fiat also confirms that all of the aforementioned engines now meet the latest Euro 6D emissions regulations.
What do you make of the revised Fiat 500 family? Let us know in the comments section below…
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