Fiat just lately took the wraps off the radically styled 5-seat Grande Panda, which is able to sit above the outgoing and fairly widespread Panda small SUV in its world line-up. The Italian model, now owned by Stellantis, has plans to additional increase the Panda vary with the introduction of extra fashions sooner or later.

• Fiat Panda line-up to even have a Duster-sized SUV
• Expected to get petrol, EV powertrain
• Panda Coupe SUV, MPV within the works too

Fiat Panda line-up: what’s in retailer?

As reported by our sister publication Autocar UK, Stellantis will leverage its Common Modular Platform (CMP) additional by including extra fashions to the Fiat Panda household. The Grande Panda sits on comparable underpinnings because the Citroen C3 and some different fashions that use the CMP. This is Stellantis’ value-minded Smart Car platform. Originally engineered for creating markets, it has been tailored for world fashions and may accommodate each inside combustion and battery-electric powertrains.

In the longer term, Fiat plans to introduce bigger SUVs branded underneath Panda that can utilise this platform. These will embrace a mid-size SUV just like the Duster, in addition to an SUV coupe. Both fashions will share many parts to realize aggressive pricing. Additionally, Fiat plans to introduce a way of life pickup truck and an MPV. There can be the opportunity of future battery-powered variations of those physique kinds. All fashions on this line-up will function styling cues just like the Grande Panda. Fiat will introduce one new physique type for the Panda household yearly.  

In India, Stellantis will proceed to promote the CMP-based fashions underneath the Jeep and Citroen manufacturers. As we reported just lately, Jeep is creating a brand new Creta-rivalling SUV based mostly on the identical, and Citroen may even have the upcoming Basalt coupe SUV, becoming a member of the C3 and C3 Aircross. 

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