Fiat 500L the Twelfth of 15 Hottest New Cars for 2014 Forbes Version

Fiat 500L the Twelfth of 15 Hottest New Cars for 2014 Forbes Version – This is the twelfth of 15 Hottest New Cars for 2014 Forbes Version. More than just a four-door hatchback version of the Italian automaker’s perky two-door 500 subcompact, the 2014 Fiat 500L is an entirely different – and much more practical – vehicle.

 

 

Featuring specific exterior styling cues with a distinctively cast five-passenger cabin, it’s considerably longer and wider and taller than the 500 coupe, with 42 percent more interior room and 13.6 added cubic feet of cargo space. It bears a strong resemblance to the similarly sized MINI Cooper Countryman. Power comes from a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that’s estimated to generate 160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque for sufficient acceleration and highway passing prowess.

 

This is the second separate model line to grace Fiat showrooms, and it will subsequently spawn a more SUV-like version with all-wheel-drive and perhaps even a sporty Abarth model with added muscle.

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