AutoThe Fiat Panda of the future could see us all riding around Toy TownThe Panda is becoming the inspiration for a whole family of cute and clever multi-energy vehiclesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoThe Fiat Panda of the future could see us all riding around Toy TownThe Panda is becoming the inspiration for a whole family of cute and clever multi-energy vehiclesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Panda is becoming the inspiration for a whole family of cute and clever multi-energy vehicles
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Fiat)
(Image credit: Fiat)
The new Fiat Panda concept looks like it came straight outta Toytown with Noddy and Big Ears on board – and that’s a good thing if it means people get excited about a small city car. The original Panda was designed as a cheap, straightforward and incredibly practical small vehicle, which is why it’s been a success for decades, and the new concept takes that spirit and brings it into the 2020s with a range of what Fiat calls “multi-energy” vehicles.
The new Pandas are expected to use the same platform as the newest Citroen C3, and will come with three different powertrains: pure EV, hybrid EV and petrol power.
Why isn’t the new Panda a pure EV?
Fiat describes the new car as a “Mega Panda”, which is best said aloud in a movie trailer voice, and it’s going to be available globally. However the different models here are all concepts, so we don’t yet know which if any will actually make it to market. It’s likely that the ones that do will be somewhat less futuristic than the brightly hued models in the promotional pictures.
Fiat is a huge deal globally but a much smaller player in the US, where according toJalopnikit only sold 605 cars in 2023 – and while the new Panda concepts are undeniably cute they’re likely to be a tough sell in a market where even the greenest vehicles are getting bigger and heavier.
Things are very different in Europe, however, where small cars are much more popular. There, the Panda continues to sell six figures every year. Not bad for a car that’s been with us since 1980.
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