This Panda almost launched as the "Fiat Gingo" — Renault objected because it sounded too close to its own Twingo, and Fiat renamed it just days before release.
Lead trim: 1.1 Fire 8V (54 PS) · up to 74 hp
Fiat Panda 169169 · 2003–2012
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FactThis Panda almost launched as the "Fiat Gingo" — Renault objected because it sounded too close to its own Twingo, and Fiat renamed it just days before release.
Model 169 debuted in 2003 with almost no engineering link to the first Panda; it was to be called the Fiat Gingo until 31 July 2003, when Fiat changed the name after Renault complained it sounded too much like the Twingo. Styled by Giuliano Biasio at Bertone with Centro Stile Fiat, it is a tall five-door hatchback built only in Tychy, Poland, with styling cues from mini-MPVs and the second-generation Multipla and a high dashboard-mounted gear lever. It was European Car of the Year for 2004 and won the Compasso d'Oro that year; ABS, EBD and at least one front airbag were fitted to all from September 2005. The 500,000th was built on 5 October 2005, the millionth on 5 September 2007 and the two millionth on 4 July 2011, and it stayed on sale as the cheaper Panda Classic from September 2011 to December 2012 (2,168,491 built in all). The 100HP is catalogued separately.
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Fire 8V (54 PS) | 2003–2012 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 53 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.2 Fire 8V (60 PS) | 2003–2012 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.2 Fire 8V 4x4 (60 PS) | 2004–2012 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 1.3 Multijet 16V DPF diesel (75 PS) | 2007–2012 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 Multijet 16V diesel (69 PS) | 2004–2012 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Fiat could have built this Panda cheaper in Poland — it chose Italy instead, after Prime Minister Mario Monti personally struck a deal with Fiat to keep its Italian plants open.
Fiat didn't kill the Panda 100HP for slow sales - tightening EU emissions rules simply made the pocket hot-hatch impossible to keep building after 2010.
This Panda almost launched as the "Fiat Gingo" — Renault objected because it sounded too close to its own Twingo, and Fiat renamed it just days before release.
This Panda 4x4 was the first small, transverse-engined production car ever built with a 4WD system.
The World Wildlife Fund initially balked at Fiat using the Panda name - until Fiat paid up. Local custom allowed writing a check on any surface, so Fiat wrote the payment directly on the hood of an actual Panda.
Rivals
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