Fiat Grande Panda: Test, technical data sheet and prices

A lot of wait for that denial that, after all, we all waited. Great Panda It is not at all the heir of the Panda on the market since 2011 and which will remain on the market until 2030. Fiat aims at Big target of the segment Bwhich in Europe is worth 5 million cars every year, all in the orbit of 4 meters or beyond length. The new model is “big” for this, but without being Panda in the all too dry reactions of an structure that has now been developed for over a decade. There First test on the roads of Turin variant 113 hp electric tells a product Pleasant in the look and equally in the guidewith a price starting from 24,900 euros and a doubt. Will it be enough to conquer customers who have chosen the pragmatism of a brand like Dacia so far? Sander The best -selling car in Europe in 2024. Grande Panda also means great challenge.

The design

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More useful think of figures and centimeters that names And symbols. Great Panda takes of the Spigolic design of the progenitor inspiration, but obviously not the dimensions, that in the original of 1980 they stopped at 338 cm in length and which today add 61 now, reaching those 399 cm total which also go beyond The 368 cm of the current Panda. The last series of Fiat Puntoexit of production in 2018, measured 407 cmand is clearly This is the true inheritance which collects new great Panda. There is a Return to segment B with one certainly recognizable style and in any case to be considered as the most original of the “twin cars” based on Smart car platformtherefore starting from the rival Citroën C3.

The traits of Panda first series they were scaled in larger dimensions keeping the lines simple and tense and adding More technological details in the plot of the headlightswith the daytime lights that turn into direction indicators and illuminate some of the cubes that appear as a horizontal pixels arranged in the chessboard. The side recalls the 80s Panda in an unequivocal way, with a tribute to the 4×4 version in the Low letters Printed in 3D on the goalkeeper, as well as the Fiat writing appears in the queue. The Red version mounts 16 “in diameter rims, a measure that rises to 17” in the setting the first, with a good effect that accompanies and fills i rather large passaruota. Overall, assembly and alignment of plastic components with the metal ones, painting and even consistency of details I am of a good level. Grande Panda was born in the Kragujevac plant in Serbia, and it must be recognized convincing quality standards.

The interiors

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With the new role of great Panda you have to also be cynical. The current generation is a almost exclusively Italian successwhere it is absolute market best seller with 99,871 specimens sold in 2024. A total that however It salt little at European levelup to 120,131 units that are worth 23rd place, demonstrating that the model is too small To meet that real demand for city car that has no Italian tastes, or from ultra-citycar. With great panda we approach those 4 meters in length that mean having one second pandawith one space logic on board even more rational than the design lets you intuit. The car has a Bagliaio of 412 liters in the hybrid version that inevitably drops 361 liters of capacity in the electric one. If the habitability is real for four passengers in the case of medium -range trips, the approval for five it becomes strategic in the city, if as in this case comfortable places are also offered and goalkeeper with a large opening of opening.

Grande Panda offers, because of the years and of theHeight of the Urban SUV style bodyworka livability that can be compared to the one that was a great point. With some whims also tasty. The 10 ‘screen‘intended for instrumentation is accompanied by a Second 10.25 ” display At the center of the dashboard, the versions of the versions as standard. On the right side of the latter, a dedicated storage compartment that brings the overall stowage capacity to 13 liters. The shape of the dashboard and the choice of bright colors is combined with the design of the two -spoke multifunction steering wheel, rather classic for Fiat. The rear sofa for three passengers can be reclined in two separate portions, with the classic 60-40 division. General materials and finishes are consistentwith visibly wrong alignments and plastic coatings of the lower portion of the goalkeeper who appear rather improveable. Like, moreover, the consistency of some buttons.

Engine and battery

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PowerTrain perfectly follows what has already been offered by the Stellantis group with other models of the platform Smart carstarting from Citroën ë-C3 up to Opel Frontera. The 83 kW / 113 hp electric motor is combined with the front -wheel drive and to the 44 kWh capacity battery for one Declared autonomy of 320 km in the combined WLTP cycle. There Quick recharge DC in the current continues to 100 kW Request 27 minutes. The connection in AC ACC can take place in two ways, a 7 kW through the integrated retractable cable placed on the front and 4.5 meters long, or a 11 kW through the rear door, alternatively and free option. Refill from 20% to 80% to 7 kW of power takes 4 hours and 20 minutes while they go down to 2 hours and 50 minutes in the case of a 11 kW connection.

Proof

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We are very far from the car that from 2011 bears the name Panda, with the general feeling of comfort that is missing with all too straightforward steering behaviors and rear suspensions. Great Panda is perhaps The best interpretation proven so far of the Smart car platform. Ha general balance which derives from the weight of the batteries centered between the front and rear wheels, this is certain, but it still remains more direct also than the twin Citroën ë-C3 with which he shares everything on paper, but not the set -up. Fiat has More substantial shock absorbersmore solid springs, and also a CMuch greater onrophol than the curl in curve. It is more flat, with a very progressive and never soft steering that allows you to set the trajectories well. Genuine car In all great Panda, even in well modular brakes Both in the city and at a more decisive pace.

Cars for everyone, great Panda, who also likes for the Visibility during the march and the perception of dimensions In maneuver. Genuine, but not delicate, with the tendency to transmit the irregularities of the asphalt in a noticeable way, also due to a soundproofing of the passaruots that can be improved. However, disconnections never compromise the estate and the Answers ready in trajectory changes. They are the real driving pleasure of the car, Not the enginewith an acceleration in the narrow starting point up to 50 km/h that does not shine, while continuing the positive note is in the fluidity rather than in speed.

Fittings and prices

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Fiat Grande Panda Elettrica is available in Two fittings, Red And The first. There Red version It offers 16 “white steel rims, Ecled headlights, electrically adjustable mirrors and with LED direction indicators, contrasting passaruots and rear spoiler. They have a manual air conditioning, front seats adjustable in height, reclining rear sofa 60/40 rear sofa , 10.25 ” touchscreen, Cruise Control and four electric windows. 24,900 euros. The upper set -up The first in the price list a 27,900 euros And adds 17 ” alloy wheels, darkened glass and automatic air conditioning, roof holder bars and wireless charging for smartphones. On the other hand, Fiat Grande Hybrid Panda instead it is available in three arrangements Pop, icon and the first, respectively with starting prices of 18,900 euros, 20,400 euros and 22,900 euros.

Strengths and weaknesses

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These are the findings of our test:

• Pleases: Pleasant look reminiscent of the spigular lines of Panda first series, evolved in a urban SUV formula; Consistent and precise steering structure, as well as well modulated are the brakes;
• NOT LIKE: Internal plastic coatings that can be improved in the assembly and, looking at the goalkeeper, also in the quality: engine that has its best card in fluidity, but certainly does not shine out for inspiration;

Data sheet

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The technical data provided by Stellantis