Fiat 500L Living Seven-Seater Debuts, Under Review For Australia

Fiat has added eight inches and two more seats to its 500L light hatch to create the 500L Living - and it could be coming here

Along with the 500L five-door hatch and 500X compact crossover, the 500L Living is currently under review by Fiat Chrysler Group Australia.

If the business case stacks up and it does eventually find its way to our shores, the 500L Living could very well become the smallest seven-seater in the Australian market.

When it launches in Italy next month, the 500L Living will be powered by the same range of engines and transmissions as the five-seater 500L range - a 1.4 litre petrol four, the 0.9 litre turbocharged TwinAir petrol inline two, a 1.6 litre diesel and a 1.3 litre MultiJet diesel.

Power will be taken to the front wheels exclusively.

Although the Living is 210mm longer and 10mm taller than a regular 500L - and dramatically larger than the regular Fiat 500 three-door hatch -  its width is identical. With an overall length of just over 4.3 metres, the 500L Living is about the same length as a current Honda Civic hatchback.