菲亚特近日发布了2018款500L改款车，车厂表示，新车40%的部件都是全新的。2018款车型的外观进行了改款，车头前大灯增加了镀铬装饰，而大灯下面的LED日间行驶灯则采用“0”形造型。而夸张的底部格栅采用镀铬网格，使车头造型更显档次。当然，整体来看，500L外观并不算出众。整个散热器格栅进行了轻微改款，上部采用水平金属装饰条。车尾也采用了更多镀铬装饰条，而雾灯和倒车灯挪到保险杠底部，不仅是为了使外观改变，而且提升了照明效果。车厂提供不少于37种颜色组合，另外提供三种车顶（白色或哑光黑色，抛光黑色，车身同色）。车辆内装全面更新，根据不同的版本，提供不同的方向盘镀铬装饰，升级仪表群及两个圆形仪表，3.5英寸数字仪表群和重新设计排挡杆。新车仍提供熟悉的集成7英寸显示屏Uconnect信息娱乐系统，可兼容安卓Auto和苹果CarPlay。另外，500L Cross新的模式选择器可让车身高度比其他版本增加25毫米。该车还配备双色17英寸轮圈和新的前后保险杠及车底护板。动力系统方面，新车搭载95/120马力1.4升汽油引擎，另外还有105马力0.9升TwinAir和双燃料的1.4升TJet引擎，功率120马力，可使用汽油和液化石油气。另一台双燃料引擎是85马力的0.9升TwinAir，可使用汽油和酒精。柴油引擎方面，包括95马力1.3升和120马力1.6升MultiJet引擎。
2018 Fiat 500L Facelift Arrives With 40-Percent New Parts
It was almost two years ago when the cutesy Fiat 500 city car received a refresh bringing 1,800 design changes inside and out, but it’s only now the more practical 500L is going through a similar update. Although it surely doesn’t look like it, Fiat says 40 percent of the MPV’s components are new, albeit some of them are likely hiding beneath the lightly revised skin.
The 2018 model year is bringing some styling revisions at the front where the slightly modified upper headlights have chrome-plated accents while the LED daytime running lights below have a “0” lighting signature as a nod to the two “zeros” in “500.” Also noticeable is the fancy lower grille with a studded chrome mesh to make the minivan look a tad more upmarket when viewed from the front, though the 500L is still not what you’d call a looker. Keen readers will also observe the radiator grille has been subjected to a nip and tuck as well and it now hosts a horizontal metallic piece of trim.
More chrome inserts have been applied at the back where the fog and reversing lights have been moved lower on the bumper not just for the sake of making visual changes, but also to improve effectiveness, according to Fiat. There are no less than 37 color combinations available, as well as three types of roofs (white or matte black, glossy black, body-colored).
Available in Urban, Cross, and Wagon versions, the facelifted 500L also hosts an assortment of novelties inside, though we wouldn’t call the cabin as being “completely new” as Fiat describes it. There’s a different look for the steering wheel with chrome accents, updated instrument cluster with two round gauges flanking the 3.5-inch digital display, and a redesigned gear lever now positioned higher than before.
Onboard goodies include the familiar seven-inch Uconnect infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration, along with a new Mode Selector for the rugged 500L Cross model that sits one inch (25 millimeters) higher than the others. This one also gets a fresh set of two-tone 17-inch wheels and new bumpers together with skid plates for extra protection.
In regards to the oily bits, the updated 500L can be powered by a 95-hp 1.4-liter gasoline unit and beefier 1.4-liter developing 120 hp. There’s also the familiar 0.9-liter TwinAir with 105 hp on tap and a bi-fuel version of the 1.4-liter TJet rated at 120 hp compatible with gasoline and LPG. Another bi-fuel engine is the aforementioned 0.9-liter TwinAir with 85 hp that can run on gasoline and methane. On the diesel side, the 1.3-liter MultiJet produces 95 hp whereas the larger 1.6-liter MultiJet is good for 120 hp.