More space on board, more technology and above all electric and hybrid propulsion. Fiat Grande Panda increases in every sense the identikit of one of the most iconic models currently on the market, with over 40 years of history and its role as the best-selling car on the Italian market. The new generation announced several times in recent months is a reality, with the first official images released by the Turin brand waiting to discover all the features that will be revealed in the long-awaited official event scheduled at Lingotto on July 11th.
The new platform for Fiat Grande Panda
The new Fiat Grande Panda will be born on the STLA Smart platform, the so-called Smart Car, also the basis of the new Citroen e-C3 and the new Opel Frontera. Thanks to this multi-energy architecture it will be possible to have a fully electric powertrain but also hybrid versions and with internal combustion engine. The new architecture used by Double Chevron mainly in India and South America has made it possible to reduce design costs, while allowing the use of a multi-energy platform which, in addition to electric, can also accommodate internal combustion engines but above all brings the debut of LFP, lithium batteries -iron-phosphate, safer and with better performance in terms of wear and recharging. The new generation will be born in Serbia, in Kragujevac. This is the progenitor of a new family of models that will be presented with one launch per year from now until 2027.
Turin design
The new Fiat Grande Panda is the result of the design created in the Turin Style Centre. It will be placed in segment B, with a length of 3.99 meters and is characterized by simple and rational lines, elements that have characterized the style of this model since its inception. The look of this new evolution of the Panda conveys robustness and modernity, with a particularly dynamic appearance of the bodywork achieved thanks to the taut lines and well-marked wheel arches. Also distinctive is the graphic pattern obtained through the use of the square mesh arrangement which generates pixel dotting in the center of the mask, finished in glossy black. There is also a skid plate like a true crossover. The lighthouses, made up of opaline cubes, take inspiration from the windows of the facades of the Lingotto factory. In addition to the original light signature, the daytime running lights transform into direction indicators and illuminate some of the cubes which appear as horizontal pixels arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
Eighties inspiration
The side view of the new Fiat Grande Panda recalls the design of the 1980s generation, with a wedge shape and roof racks. On the doors then a tribute to the Panda 4×4, with bas-relief letters printed in 3D on the doors that reflect the surrounding environment, with the inclination of the C pillar further emphasizing the link with the past of this car. A black square badge is connected to the glass graphics, helping to generate a lenticular and at the same time suggestive effect, transforming the four FIAT letters into four bars. A further homage to the original Panda is paid through a glossy black bezel with the three-dimensional letters of Panda, an element which at the same time increases the volume of the car. To preserve the crossover proportions and shapes of the past, 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels with an X-shaped design were chosen.
Both electric and hybrid
Alongside the electric version of the Fiat Grande Panda there will also be a petrol variant which will remain faithful in philosophy to the Panda we know today. According to some rumors coming from France, the new generation of Fiat Panda will be equipped with an endothermic version a 100 HP engine and will not exceed 15,000 euros, a cost all in all in line with the current one. It is possible that at a later stage the BEV range will expand with a second version with a smaller battery (similarly to the e-C3) with a price close to 19,000 euros.
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