Fiat has just announced prices of the
eagerly awaited new Fiat Panda, which goes on sale here at the end
of this month (February).
With a starting price of just £8900 OTR, the new 5-door Panda
represents outstanding value for money and positions the car among
its benchmark rivals. At the top end of the range, a highly
specified version equipped with Fiat’s 1.3 MultiJet 2 turbodiesel
engine costs £12,250 – an OTR price that includes air conditioning,
roof rails, Start&Stop and alloy wheels as standard.
Available initially with a choice
of three frugal, ultra-low emissions, Euro 5-specification engines:
69bhp 1.2-litre petrol, 85bhp 0.9-litre TwinAir, and 75bhp 1.3-litre
MultiJet 2 turbodiesel, the new Fiat Panda can be ordered in three
different trim levels – Pop, Easy and Lounge.
With more than six million examples
sold, the Fiat Panda has proved its popularity, and this larger,
more sophisticated version retains that appeal, extending it with an
even stronger, more emotional design which will attract a still
broader audience.
Standard equipment in the entry
level Pop includes electric windows, central locking, Dualdrive
electric power steering, four airbags and body colour bumpers. The
extensive options list includes ESP, roof rails and black pastel
paint.
Easy trim versions add remote
central locking, air conditioning, roof rails and a higher grade
audio system, while Lounge additionally receives heated electric
mirrors, 15-inch alloy wheels, front fog lamps, body coloured
mirrors and door handles, and side mouldings.
Safety is of course top of the
agenda with up to six airbags, double seatbelt pretensioners, an
active anti-whiplash head restraint system, and available ESP. In
addition, a new Low Speed Collision Mitigation system will become
available for the first time. This uses a laser sensor on the
windscreen to scan a space a short distance in front of the vehicle
to determine the risk of a collision. It is capable of automatically
activating emergency braking at speeds less than 30km/h (18.6mph).
A vast list of available options
will allow customers to specify a car to suit their own needs and,
with a huge choice of 10 exterior colours and six interior/dashboard
combinations, everyone will be able to create their own special
Panda.
“I’m delighted that we remain
highly competitive against our key rivals in this small car sector,”
says Elena Bernardelli, marketing director, Fiat Group Automobiles
UK. “We are particularly good value when you take into consideration
the levels of equipment offered in standard specification across the
range.”
On-the-road pricing for the range
is as follows:
| Model |
Basic Price (£) |
Total
OTR (£) |
| POP 1.2 8v
69 CV |
6996.62 |
8900.00 |
| POP 1.3
MULTIJET 75 CV |
8829.95 |
11,100.00 |
| EASY 0.9
TWINAIR 85 CV |
8538.28 |
10,750.00 |
| EASY 0.9
TWINAIR 85 CV DUALOGIC |
9163.28 |
11,500.00 |
| EASY 1.2
8V 69 CV |
7538.28 |
9550.00 |
| EASY 1.3
MULTIJET 75 CV |
9371.62 |
11,750.00 |
| LOUNGE 0.9
TWINAIR 85 CV |
8954.95 |
11,250.00 |
| LOUNGE 0.9
TWINAIR 85 CV DUALOGIC |
9579.95 |
12,000.00 |
| LOUNGE 1.2
8V 69 CV |
7954.95 |
10,050.00 |
| LOUNGE 1.3
MULTIJET 75 CV |
9788.28 |
12,250.00 |
