Fiat’s 500 arrives in crossover guise

The new Fiat 500X holds many design cues from the retro city car
The new Fiat 500X holds many design cues from the retro city car

At the Irish launch of the new Fiat 500X crossover, Gerry Clarke, country manager of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Ireland Limited, forecast that the ‘I0’ category of cars (compact crossovers sitting between B-segment and C-segment hatchbacks) in Ireland would grow from 2,000 vehicles in 2012 to about 6,000 registrations this year.

Fiat is targeting 10 per cent of that market with its new ...