Fiat has gone back to its roots to reveal this 80s-inspired new Fiat Grande Panda.
The original Fiat Panda, first launched back in 1980, is something of a boxy style icon and if you’re of a certain vintage, chances are you or one of your mates owned one.
The three-door hatch was designed with help from the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro, the same Italian genius who brought us cars like the VW Golf Mk1 and the blockbusting DMC DeLorean.
So it’s perhaps little wonder that Fiat says that its new Grande Panda is the first of a new family of cars inspired by the squared-off Panda from 40 years ago.
The Grande Panda also pays homage to the classic Panda 4x4 - made famous as driven by telly host James May in the Colombia episode of Amazon’s The Grand Tour - with its no-nonsense stance and 3D lettering on the sides and rear.
The Fiat Grande Panda will be available with both electric and hybrid powertrains when it launches properly next year.
It’ll compete with cars like the Toyota Yaris Cross and Suzuki Ignis. And at 3.99-metres in length, the Fiat Grande Panda falls precisely between those two rivals in terms of its size.
The Grande Panda will be capable of carrying five people and is ‘perfect for comfortable family living and contemporary urban mobility’, says Fiat.
A a spokesperson adds: “On the sides, the Fiat Grande Panda’s silhouette calls back to the strength of the Panda from the 80s, with its undisputable, self-confident allure provided by the dynamic passenger compartment and greenhouse. The wedge-shaped attitude of the bodywork and cabin is well-defined and enhanced even more by the sloping roof racks, which move from the top towards the rear end. In homage to the classic Panda 4x4, the Panda letters are surprising: printed with three dimensional in bas-relief on the doors, they reflect the surrounding environment and animate the lower part of the side.”
You can lease the existing Fiat Panda with Select Car Leasing from just £202 per month*.
*Prices include VAT. Credit is Subject to Status, Ts and Cs and Arrangement Fees apply. Excess mileage may apply. Stock levels and prices correct as of 19/06/24.
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