Passenger & boot space
How it copes with people and clutter
Front space
The 500L’s tall roofline does wonders front space. Two tall adults will have no problem getting comfortable because headroom, legroom and shoulder room are all very good. The front doors open very wide for great access, too.
Two sizable cupholders sit just in front of the gear lever, which can make them hard to access, but each front door has a pocket big enough to accept a 1.0-litre bottle and more. The glovebox is also a decent size, but a front arm rest is optional.
Each rear door has its own pocket, although they aren’t as generous as the front ones. For relatively little extra, you can add storage nets and a tray table to the backrests of the fronts seats, and an arm rest built in to the backrest of the rear middle seat.
The middle passenger doesn’t have to straddle much of a raise in the floor, which is a plus.
Seat folding and flexibility
No 500L gets front passenger seat-height adjustment as standard, and it can only be added as an option on Lounge trim. Lumbar adjustment on the front passenger seat is also optional. That said, the adjustment is generous, and the seat is set at about the right height for most anyway.
The rear seats split in a 60/40 configuration and fold flat, but can also be moved forward and back to allow more boot space or leg room for the rear passengers. Even better, they can be folded and then tumbled forward up against the front seats to provide as much boot space as possible.
