2016 Fiat 500X Takes on Gold Mine Hill Off-Road Review: Buy It! [video] - TFLcar.com

Fiat sees a golden opportunity to jump into the fast-growing segment with their new 500X, which is a subcompact crossover SUV that has the practicality of a hatchback and more total interior room than the 500L. Consider the crossover’s high... Fiat offers two powetrains for the 2016 500X. The smallest is a 1. 4-liter 4-cylinder, dubbed “MultiAir Turbo” and is good for 160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. This engine is available only on the base 500X Pop trim, and its only transmission is a 6-speed manual driving the front wheels. Test car in this TFL test car is front-wheel drive with 2. 4-liter four-cylinder engine and 9-speed automatic. All-wheel drive is available for an additional $1,900. Watch Emme and Nathan test the Fiat 500X, with front-wheel drive and all-season tires, driving up Gold Mine Hill, a challenging off-road section of the Switzerland Trail in Colorado. Source: www.tflcar.com