Though Fiat was the best-selling Stellantis model in 2023, its glory days in Europe are lengthy gone. However the Italian model is seeking to get again into form with an prolonged household of latest fashions. Unveiled immediately (however not on the 2024 Geneva Motor Present), these 5 ideas preview a household of Panda fashions.
Connected under, an official video starring Fiat CEO Olivier Francois offers us an thought of what to anticipate quickly by way of merchandise and design language. Main the best way might be a long-belated substitute for the growing old Panda. The revamped supermini was initially previewed in 2019 by the Centoventi and is now getting nearer to actuality with a brand new idea merely referred to as “Metropolis Automobile.”
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Touted as a “Mega Panda,” the brand new mannequin might be unveiled in manufacturing guise in July when Fiat will have fun its 125th anniversary. The boxy B-segment mannequin might be greater than the outgoing automobile and is touted as a worldwide mannequin with combustion engines and absolutely electrical powertrains. Basically, the next-generation Panda might be Fiat’s equal of the Citroën C3. In the meantime, this idea is a cool tackle the Panda 4×4 from the Nineteen Eighties, suggesting the following manufacturing model could have higher floor clearance, chunky proportions, and a rugged look.
The so-called “Giga Panda” is a bigger crossover that Fiat intends to pit towards the brand new Dacia Duster, supplied it is truly going into manufacturing. It too embraces the boxy design traits with illuminated rectangles, sq. wheel arches, and a flat roofline. You’ll be able to think about a road-going model will not look as outlandish, however it does go to point out Fiat intends to be extra daring with its future fashions.
The Fastback seems to be a coupe-ified model of the Giga Panda with a closely sloped roofline. It provides type (though that is subjective) to the detriment of practicality by adopting a rakish rear finish, enabling a high-riding, swoopy form. Fiat hints the idea is a window into the way forward for a mannequin destined for Latin America, Center East, Africa, “and even Europe.”
Our favourite of the lot must be the camper. It rides excessive on all-terrain tires and appears extra alongside the traces of a jacked-up minivan, type of like Fiat’s tackle the Mitsubishi Delica. This “final do-it-all car” can be a nod to the Panda 4×4 of the Nineteen Eighties, and hopefully, it will enter manufacturing in the future.
Fiat vehicles are widespread in some components of the world corresponding to Latin America. Related merchandise embrace the Strada and Fullback, with the Titano coming later in 2024. It should not come as a shock that the fifth and remaining new idea is a double cab pickup, one which Fiat believes it may be a business success even in Europe.
After the brand new Panda goes official in July, Fiat intends to introduce a brand new mannequin yearly between 2025 and 2027. The revamped product portfolio will come after a profitable 2023 when the Stellantis marque bought 1.35 million automobiles.
