2016 Fiat 500L
The 2016 Fiat 500L is a compact four-door family comes in five trim levels: Pop, Easy, hiking, trekking Urbana and lounge. The 2016 Fiat 500L basic level of pop comes standard with 16-inch steel wheels, heated mirrors and electrically adjustable, air conditioning, six times manually adjustable front seats fabric, a floor console, tilt steering wheel and telescopic 60/40 AUX input and split-folds before returning to a Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity and a sound system with six speakers color touch screen sliding rear bench voice control 5 inches, a CD player, USB / iPod integration for audio.
The 2016 Fiat 500L Easy trim level adds 16-inch alloy wheels, body color door mirrors, tinted windows, leather steering wheel, front armrest with storage, seat covers and improved sound system with six premium speakers. 2016 Fiat 500Lt offers four packages Easy Collection, numbered from 1 to 4. Simple Collection 1 includes satellite radio, dual-zone climate control, rear parking sensors,power driver lumbar adjust, a rearview camera, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. Collection 2 contains these elements and adds alloy wheels 16 inch black with a choice of black or white painted roof stresses. Collection 3 also adds a premium Beats audio system. Finally, contains four collections all as above plus a sunroof, a 8.4-inch touchscreen, the integration of the smartphone application (Uconnect Access) and a navigation system. There is also a set of mutually exclusive options, including 4 collection and adds heated front seats.
The adaptation and Trekking of 2016 Fiat 500L receives all the more standards Easy 17-inch wheels, fog lights, unique front and rear body panels and trim, two-tone interior and premium fabric upholstery. The packaging 500L Trekking offers the same collections from 1 to 4 as a simple, but that the mutually exclusive possibility simple, it’s the collection trekking 5. This package also includes heated front seats , leather upholstery, and the rear seat armrest.
For 2016, Fiat also offers Urbana trekking Limited Edition. This is basically equipped as standard trekking, but with external details painted black finish and wheels, a leather steering wheel, leather door panels and standard Beats Audio system. Leather seat with armrest of the rear seat is a stand-alone option and the collections of 1 through 3 are also available.
In 2016 Fiat 500L, you will have the lounge model, based on light alloy wheels 16 inches is to be found, but adds chrome trim and door mirrors, fog lights, rear parking sensors, a rearview camera, leather, heated front seats, an armrest rear seat, dual-zone automatic temperature control and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. Packet optional collection of 1 to 6 and at the same time a set of largely follow up, but because the living room comes with many features that are standard collection packages already cleaned a little in the living room. More high-end products such as paints or 17-inch alloy wheels in the machine finished, lacquered black or white roof, so that Beats Audio level, Sunroof and Navigation variously in these groups of options are for the living room.
2016 Fiat 500L Interior Design
Large doors, roof line and increased substantially planar front seats make it easy to slide directly into the 2016 Fiat 500L. The front seats are wide and comfortable, but not very good if you want to go faster cornering. It also lacks any type of power lumbar adjustment than force. Once you are connected, you are of the broad field of vision, the large glass surface of the car has to be found. This gives a unique sense of opening Minivan has the 500L operator a clear view in almost every direction. But while we appreciate the idea, design and ingenuity double columns in practice, there are four columns, where there will be two.
The design of the dashboard of the 2016 Fiat 500L is modern, cool and airy supplementing the general impression of a bright interior. The group of two-track instruments is modern, and selects the necessary information clearly provide, even if some additional information in the central cluster display with small fonts and a bit confusing presentation. Table padded upper edge is particularly beautiful in this class, but the handles, knobs and levers have a hollow idea that impart a sense of quality. Two touchscreens 500L work well, but we are particularly excited about 6.5 inch Touch screen option. It’s time for fast processing and large icons make it easy to use.
Lots of space inside the 2016 Fiat 500L is in the back, where the width of the vehicle provides a comfortable perch for two adults or three children significantly. There are plenty of leg room, too, especially when the seats 60/40 shift in its rearmost position. However, in non-reclining seats are more likely to stand the whole time.
2016 Fiat 500L Performance
Every 2016 Fiat 500L is a front-wheel drive and a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that makes 160 hp and 180 driven lb-ft of torque. For all but the top-trim model lounge, a six-speed manual transmission is fitted. A manual six-speed automatic transmission is optional on the trim pop. Easy to models, hiking and trekking remaining Urbana, is the transmission of a conventional six-speed automatic option. This automatic is standard on the 500L salon.
In testing a 2016 Fiat 500L with automated manual transmission speeds up to 60 mph in 9.3 seconds, a competitive, albeit little tonic, the performance of the class. The 2016 Fiat 500L, yet not test with the new automatic transmission. With the manual transmission EPA-estimated fuel economy is 28 mpg combined (25 city / 33 highway). The automatic transmission is 27 mpg combined (24/33) and the new automatic is combined at 25 mpg (22/30) estimated. These estimates are average for a compact car / crossover.
2016 Fiat 500L Driving Impressions
Little is known about the implementation of the 2016 Fiat 500L transfers of small two-door Fiat 500. While it is still considered a small car, 500L feels much higher than the 500 sedan and taller than his peers. As such, ride and handling traits 500L are softer and less agile than the regular 500. Unfortunately, the quality of the ride is very popular and bouncy on bumpy roads and is quite an uproar wind noise because of the right side mirror and large windscreen.
2016 Fiat 500L Safety Features
All 2016 Fiat 500L models are equipped with disc brakes with ABS, traction and stability control, hill start assist restraint, front-seat-mounted side airbags. Full-length side curtain airbags, knee airbags for driver and active headrests for the front seat occupants A rearview camera and rear parking sensors are also available. The optional Uconnect Access that comes with 8.4-inch touch screen includes remote access to the vehicle, emergency assistance and the stolen vehicle recovery.
In the simulated emergency braking at 60mph lounge needed to stop 500L 120 feet, which is a little better than average for this class of vehicle. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the top grade 500L “Good” in the frontal offset test overlap of moderate shock, but the lowest rating of “bad” low offset overlapping frontal crash test. In the side impact, roof strength and the remaining seat and head restraint tests (Whiplash Protection) generated 2016 Fiat 500L of a “good” rating.