RE: Paris 2012: Fiat Panda 4x4

[TAHodgson]

Love it! Here's hoping they'll do a new 100HP too! Would be a serious contender for my next car..

[LuS1fer]

I far preferred the style of the last panda. this is very much a sucked lozenge but i'd have it over the Duster any day of the week. I saw many Dusters in Spain and it looks cheap and 90s.

[thinfourth2]

alexpa said:

who cares about the Panda 4x4?

where are your pics of the F70 Tub, Mclaren P1 etc...

for those that are interested:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/26/mclaren-p1-supe...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

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[WMP]

Twincam16 said:

I like the Panda 4x4. I often wonder whether Fiat could get away with lowering and stiffening the suspension, fitting a more powerful engine and making it a kind of latter-day mini-Integrale.

Come to think of it, isn't there a Lancia based on the Panda floorplan? They could do it with that and even call it an Integrale. Then enter it in the IRC.

That sounds like a plan! If Fiat made this car as the next 100 hp it would be awesome. Is it too small to comply with the WRC regs though?

[BeirutTaxi]

alexpa said:

who cares about the Panda 4x4?

where are your pics of the F70 Tub, Mclaren P1 etc...

for those that are interested:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/26/mclaren-p1-supe...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

You cared enough to spend time writing a (poor) post about it

I really like cheap, small cars that are fun/interesting and I am always happy to read about them in the motoring press

[Gridl0k]

It wasn't until I went to the Alps in winter that I understood the market for these. They're everywhere, and their ancestors too.

[BeirutTaxi]

Gridl0k said:

It wasn't until I went to the Alps in winter that I understood the market for these. They're everywhere, and their ancestors too.

The old Panda 4x4 is loveable in many ways.. So dirt cheap and simple!

As an interesting fact of the day.. I think alongside the Defender the really old Panda's are the only production car in the world to have a totally flat windscreen

[LuS1fer]

BeirutTaxi said:

The old Panda 4x4 is loveable in many ways.. So dirt cheap and simple!

As an interesting fact of the day.. I think alongside the Defender the really old Panda's are the only production car in the world to have a totally flat windscreen

The Beetle certainly had a flat windscren prior to the 70s and there must be hundreds of pre 60s cars that had them.

[BeirutTaxi]

LuS1fer said:

The Beetle certainly had a flat windscren prior to the 70s and there must be hundreds of pre 60s cars that had them.

Epic fail on my part then

[Neil G60]

Great niche car. Much better with the twin-air engine too I'd imagine than the old wheezy n/a.

[ally_f]

love it - the return of a classic! A supermini with 4x4 capability... unless you need the size, running costs and image of a 'normal' off-roader, the Panda is the one to have... it's cool where the Dacia says 'I couldn't afford anything else'.

[y2blade]

I like the Panda 4x4s.

New one looks good to me

[irish boy]

Love mine...bought it for the big snow of 2010 and couldn't bring myself to sell so it's a permanent fixture in the garage now.

Had some cracking drives in it....much more capable than people realise.

[SprintSpeciale]

In 2005 I bought one of the previous model Pandas as a surprise for Mrs SS to ferry the little ones around. She flipped that I had "wasted money on a second car" and told me to take it back. I didn't, of course, and within a couple of weeks she thought that it was the best thing since sliced bread. During the time that we owned it, I went through various cars (and types of cars) but the only one I miss is the Panda. I would have another one in an instant if we weren't a bit overstocked at the moment. Not sure I would need a 4x4, but if that is the only model that comes in this colour I'd probably take it just for that reason.

These little gems are proof that you can have an interesting, enjoyable, fully warranted car for a relatively small outlay. In their way, they are just as impressive as the more exotic stuff that usually attracts the attention of the PH massive.

[Hub]

The previous 4x4 was very underpowered. I like them though!

[Evo-Unknown]

True, this is an unlikely PH Hero for sure; but I enjoyed seeing this here and like the look of the new Panda 4x4.

I'm 'into' Fiat at the moment for probably the first time ever. I'm due to pick up a 100HP in just over a weeks time and have an 80's 4x4 coming my way for the winter months...

[Highway Star]

Hub said:

The previous 4x4 was very underpowered. I like them though!

This was the main reason I didn't buy one when I bought my Octavia 4x4 nearly three years ago. If this one has adequate enough grunt to make it a viable motorway/A road car for longish distances and is a little bigger than the previous generation Panda, it could be a serious contender to replace the Octavia when the time comes.

I love little Fiats, especially Panda 4x4s - this'll go down a storm in Italy.

[alexpa]

thinfourth2 said:

alexpa said:

who cares about the Panda 4x4?

where are your pics of the F70 Tub, Mclaren P1 etc...

for those that are interested:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/26/mclaren-p1-supe...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

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ok, silly post, but hey...

[DeltaEvo2]

Pandaaaaa!

Cracking little car.

[MoelyCrio]

Is the Suzuki SX4 not 'A' segment then?

They seem to pick up all the "need a small 4x4" sales round here.