Fiat 500X 1.4 Pop Star long termer - pictures

Dawn Grant - Fiat 500X <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/fiat/500/93200/fiat-500x-pop-star-long-term-test-review">long-term test</a>

"You shouldn't judge someone on looks alone, but styling is an important part of the 500X's remit."

Our 500X long termer is causing debate in the Auto Express office...

Although Dawn has very rarely ventured on the motorway, the 500X is a quiet and refined cruiser.

Interior details like the leather seats add appeal.

James Disdale's second opinion: "The 500X does a good job of distilling the design of the 500 city car into a crossover."

We like the subtle details, like the badging in the headlights.

The sat-nav is supposed to be able to re-route around traffic problems, but our system failed to pick up a road closure. That resulted in a three-hour delay.

Boot space with the seats up stands at 245 litres.

“I wasn’t immediately won over by the 500X’s styling, but it quickly grew on me”

Motor Village’s Theo Fouche talks Dawn through interior’s features, including DAB

Cabin will be familiar to 500 owners, with plenty of retro styling cues present. Body-coloured trim panel across dash is a nice touch

“Fiat offers two flavours of 500X: the City Look or the Off-Road Look. Our model is the former, and apes the 500 city car range by coming in Pop, Pop Star and Lounge trims. The Off-Road Look is a more aggressively styled model that fea

We like 500X shares its funky interior design with the standard 500, while the two-tone seats add a classy feel. There’s a fair amount of space in the back, too

500X has a twin glovebox, and the upper one is air-conditioned to keep drinks cool. Dial selects different drive modes

We don’t Soft white, pastel pink... Call it what you like, our car’s Art Grey paint isn’t to all tastes. But at least it’s reasonably priced, at £350

Rear seats fold to expand load capacity from 245 litres to 910 litres. Space-saver spare wheel is fitted under the boot floor