► Month two with the Fiat 500X
► The 500X is Fiat’s diesel crossover
► First impressions are positive
After months in a Mini, the first impressions of the 500X are inevitably comparisons with its predecessor. Which means a cold diesel seems especially vocal following life with a hushed three-pot petrol, and after deft steering now all communications from the front wheels are suddenly being censored and redacted by an overzealous electric motor. Yet the seats, and the ride, are so much more comfortable. And having been in the Mini, and a hybrid Lexus before it, when did diesel become cheaper than petrol?
Logbook: Fiat 500X 1.6 MultiJet Cross
Price: 20,095
As tested: £24,320
Miles this month: 703
Total miles: 2301
Our mpg: 47.5
Official mpg: 68.9
Fuel this month: £78.11