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Spool the clock back six or seven years and the small estate car looked dead in the water. Customers were defecting en masse to mini-MPVs and compact 4x4s for their family and leisure needs, leaving the compact estate sector looking rather bereft. While its true that there were some rather unsavoury estate cars that may have had something to do with prompting this veritable exodus, ploughing money into developing a new model looked for some time a fools errand. Fiat obviously didnt think so and the benefit of hindsight has proven their decision correct.
Launched in 2003, the Fiat Stilo MultiWagon has done tidy business in mopping up those customers who once again can see the benefits of a compact estate. As a used buy its a decent choice. Spacious, reliable and undervalued by the market, its well worth a punt.
Of all the conversions from hatchback to estate, this Stilo is among the most successful. Whether you view this is a tribute to the estates stylists or an indictment of the five-door hatch it was spawned from is up to you, but the end result is agreeably good looking. Whats more, it offers a no-nonsense approach, rejecting the rather mimsy third row of seats offered by some competitors, recognising that whilst its fine to fit extra seats, being able to get to them would be advantageous. Thats not to say that Fiat have ignored everything theyve learned from years of Ulysse and Multipla MPV production.
The Stilo Multi Wagon features a higher seating position than the hatchback with a clever sliding and tilting action to the rear seats. When slid forward they liberate an additional 40 litres of space over the usual 470 litre capacity which may represent the difference between packing in all your sales samples or having to borrow someone elses car. Should you slide the rear seats forward for extra luggage space, rear knee passenger legroom is predictably tight but since normally, youll be able to choose between people and packages, that oughtnt to be too much of a problem. If youre concentrating on luggage space, youll find that the back seats dont fold as flat as a conventional 60/40 split rear seat, which is a minor annoyance, but the flipside of that is that the useable space is superb.
This is due to redesigned rear suspension which minimises ingress into the load bay and allows 263mm of extra space behind the rear wheels and a supremely low loading height. The rear window can be opened separately to the hatch should you wish to post lightweight items in and the front passenger seat can be folded flat, opening up a whole range of possibilities from IKEA that were previously just a flight of fancy.
A 53-plated 1.6-litre Stilo MultiWagon in Active AirCon trim will be around 5,900 on a dealer forecourt. Opt instead for the ritzier Dynamic trim and you can expect to pay another 50 for a car of the same year which has to be worthwhile. MultiWagons with the 1.