A five-door Fiat 500 is under development, automobile reveal has learned. The new Ford Fiesta rival will replace the Fiat Punto from 2015 as well as our special picture shows exactly how the new vehicle will look.
Instead of just fitting an additional two doors to the basic 500 as well as stretching the wheelbase, Fiat will base it on a customized version of the Punto platform – like the larger 500L.
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But traditional styling cues will be carried over from the 500, such as the two-part headlights, short bonnet as well as steeply raked pillars, to keep the vehicle according to the rest of the family. When when the vehicle arrives, it will take the broadened 500 variety to eight separate models.
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Head of Fiat group style Lorenzo Ramaciotti told us: “There are some rumours in the press about the five-door 500, however what we understand for sure is that next year we’ll have the 500X. We already have the 500L so we won’t stop there; it’s affordable that there’ll be additionally additions.”
Since the revival of the 500 name in 2007, Fiat has complied with up the basic 500 city vehicle with the soft-top 500C as well as a sizzling Abarth 500, plus functional 500L, 500L Trekking as well as seven-seat 500L MPW models.
Next year, the SUV-inspired 500X will arrive, too. responding to the recommendation of a possible five-door 500 being introduced soon after the 500X in 2014, Ramaciotti said: “It’ll be about 2015, as we cannot introduce as well lots of vehicles altogether.”
Fiat 500 range:• Fiat 500 • Fiat 500C • Fiat 500L • Fiat 500 MPW • Fiat 500X
While Fiat has yet to make an official announcement, the five-door is expected to share engines with other 500s. That indicates four-cylinder diesels as well as petrols, plus a sub-100g/km 875cc TwinAir.
Fiat plans to base its future method around the 500 as well as Panda brands. In March, we reported that a larger, Nissan Qashqai rival Panda design is under consideration for 2015.
Ramaciotti said: “The brand’s future will be running on these two rails. The 500 is for a lot more emotional as well as special models; the Panda is for a lot more functional as well as easy-to-use cars.”