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New 500L, A Fiat Design Approach
Following its worldwide debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this March, the design experience that gave birth to the all-new Fiat 500L has been documented in “500L, a Fiat Design Approach” – an exclusive publication that shares the story behind the 500L project.
Fiat’s new 500L five-door MPV will—if you believe the company—go on sale in the U.S. in 2013, after debuting at the upcoming 2012 Geneva auto show.
– A design book documenting the creative experience behind the all-new Fiat 500L project
– The Fiat 500L will arrive in the United States in 2013
With its Italian design and city-friendly functionality, the all-new Fiat 500L five-passenger model expands the appeal of the brand’s iconic Fiat 500 with even more style and efficiency in the growing B-segment.
The Fiat 500L — the L stands for ‘Large’ — will follow the U.S. introduction of the high-performance Fiat 500 Abarth this spring and a full-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the end of 2012. The Fiat 500L will be produced at the FIAT plant in Kragujevac, Serbia, and will arrive in the United States in 2013.
From Dante Giacosa in the mid twentieth century, to the new course undertaken by FIAT Design under the guidance of Roberto Giolito today, “500L, a Fiat Design Approach” traces the brand’s commitment to developing unique automobiles, while continuing the success of Italian design throughout the world.
With original designer’s sketches, this FIAT original publication illustrates the Fiat 500L’s concept development through some of the brand’s most radical and profoundly innovative design elaborations.
The book traces the all-new “multi-purpose” vehicle’s styling inspiration through a sequence of previous models, including the historic 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla, 1957 Fiat 500, the 1972 Fiat 127, the 1980 Fiat Panda, the 1983 Fiat Uno and the 1998 Fiat Multipla.
The “L” in its name stands for “large,” and the 500L lives up to its moniker by offering two more doors than the regular 500 hardtop as well as seating for a fifth passenger. U.S.-spec dimensions haven’t been released, but the European 500L is 163.0 inches long, 70.1 inches wide, and 65.4 inches tall; that’s a little longer and taller than and roughly the same width as a Mini Countryman.
In addition, “500L, a Fiat Design Approach,” highlights the route undertaken with the new Fiat 500 project and how it represented an important phase for the FIAT Brand paving the way for the all-new Fiat 500L – a natural and coherent product extension for the brand.
Source: Chrysler & Fiat
