Fiat Panda
| Fiat Panda | |
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An early first generation Fiat Panda
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1980–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Fiat 126 (first generation) Fiat Seicento (second generation) |
| First generation (141) | |
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The original Fiat Panda 45
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1980–2003 (4,500,000 units) |
| Assembly | Mirafiori plant, Turin, Italy |
| Designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 3-door cabriolet |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Type Zero platform (Tipo Zero) |
| Related |
SEAT Panda SEAT Marbella SEAT Trans |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 652 cc I2 (petrol) 769 cc I4 (petrol) 903 cc I4 (petrol) 965 cc I4 (petrol) 999 cc I4 (petrol) 1,301 cc I4 (diesel) 19 bhp (14 kW) (electric) 23.8 bhp (18 kW) (electric) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,160 mm (85.0 in) |
| Length | 3,380 mm (133.1 in) |
| Width | 1,460 mm (57.5 in) |
| Height | 1,445 mm (56.9 in) |
| Second generation (169) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2003–December 2012 (2,168,491 units) |
| Assembly | Tychy, Poland (Fiat Poland) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Fiat Mini platform |
| Related |
Fiat 500 Fiat Uno Ford Ka |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.1 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.2 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.2 L Fire Natural Power I4 (CNG) 1.4 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Fire Natural Power I4 (CNG) 1.3 L Multijet I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed semi-automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,299 mm (90.5 in) 2,305 mm (90.7 in) (4x4) |
| Length | 3,538 mm (139.3 in) |
| Width | 1,578 mm (62.1 in) |
| Height | 1,578 mm (62.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 840–975 kg (1,852–2,150 lb) |
| Third generation (319) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2011–present |
| Assembly | Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy |
| Designer | Centro Stile Fiat |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Fiat Mini platform |
| Related |
Lancia Ypsilon Fiat 500 Fiat Uno Ford Ka |
| Powertrain | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,300 mm (90.6 in) |
| Length | 3,653–3,686 mm (143.8–145.1 in) |
| Width | 1,643–1,672 mm (64.7–65.8 in) |
| Height | 1,551–1,605 mm (61.1–63.2 in) |
| Curb weight | 940–1,115 kg (2,072–2,458 lb) |
The Fiat Panda is a city car from the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat, now in its third generation. The first generation Fiat Panda was introduced in 1980, and was produced until 1986, when it underwent several changes. From 1986 until 2003, it was produced with only a few changes.
The second generation, launched in 2003, was the European Car of the Year in 2004. The third generation debuted at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011 and assembled in Italy at Pomigliano d'Arco.
In over 31 years Fiat has sold over 6.5 million Pandas globally, with more than 4.5 million being the first series Panda.
Introduced in 1980, the Panda (Tipo 141) was designed as a cheap, easy to use and maintain, no-frills utility vehicle, positioned in Fiat's range between the 126 and 127. It can be seen as a then-modern approach to the same niche which the Citroën 2CV and Renault 4 were designed to serve. The first Panda was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign. In an interview to Turinese newspaper La Stampa published in February 1980, Giugiaro likened the Panda to a pair of jeans, because of its practicality and simplicity:
«La Panda (...) è come un paio di jeans, che sono poi un vestire semplice, pratico, senza fronzoli. (...) Ho cercato di portare in questa auto lo spìrito delle costruzioni militari, in particolare degli elicotteri, ossia di mezzi leggeri, razionali, nati per assolvere nel modo migliore a certi scopi».
The Panda is like a pair of jeans, that simple, practical, no frills piece of clothing. I tried to bring into this car the spirit of military machinery, especially helicopters, that means light, rational, built-for-purpose vehicles.
The car was introduced to the press in December 1979; it went on sale in Italy in late February, ahead of its European première at the March 1980 Geneva Motor Show.
Mechanically the first Pandas borrowed heavily from the Fiat parts bin. Engines and transmissions came from the Fiat 127 and, in certain territories, the air-cooled 652 cc two-cylinder powerplant from the Fiat 126. The plan for a mechanically simple car was also evident in the rear suspension, which used a solid axle suspended on leaf springs. Later versions of the car added various mechanical improvements but this spirit of robust simplicity was adhered to throughout the life of the model.
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