► Month four living with the Fiat 500X
► Fiat’s new crossover continues to impress
► Multimedia simplicity trumps all. It’s ace!
With little space to follow up on last month’s promise and talk about why CJ and I actually quite like the Fiat, we’d better just focus on one thing I unquestionably appreciate – the multimedia system. German premium badges still lead the way, but whether it’s Lexus’s funny mouse thing or JLR’s latest touchscreen, the quick, clean and simple-to-use set-up in the 500X (from sat-nav to Bluetooth telephone, via the functionality of the DAB radio) trumps them and the rest of the field. Enough said.
Logbook Fiat 500X 1.6 MultiJet Cross
Engine: 1598cc 16v turbodiesel 4-cyl, 118bhp @ 3750rpm, 236lb ft @ 1750rpm
Transmission: 6spd manual, front-wheel drive
Stats: 10.5sec 0-62mph, 115mph, 109g/km
Price: £20,095
As tested: £24,320
Miles this month: 740
Total miles: 4578
Our mpg: 45.8
Official mpg: 68.9
Fuel this month: £80.62
Extra costs: £0