The trouble with all Fiats is that Fiat isnt just one brand its a family of brands. Any Fiat could never be more powerfull than an Abarth. Abarths can never be more powerfull or stylish than an Alfa Romeo. No Alfa Romeo can be more stylish and powerfull than a Ferrari or Maserati.
There are on occasion a few special editions like the Alfa Romeo 8C. Generally though all of the Fiat group brands need to fit together like a jigsaw. Theres no point in 2 makes clashing and stealing sales from each other. Yes the Fiat group would get the money either way. However if 2 brands clash that means theres a gap left somewhere else for the competition to fill.
So there will be plenty of 1.4 engined cars out there that have more power than the Panda 100HP. But the Abarth 500 has the same 1.4 engine but its turbocharged. In ss form it pumps out about 180 horses which is plenty for a 1.4. But once again Abarths cant compete with the likes of the Focus RS because if they had that much power it would steal sales from Alfa Romeo.
Personally I dont like the idea of a car thats not been built to be the best it can be. Its been built to fit into a neat little marketing pigeon hole. But thats how most cars are made these days as most of the big names own more than just one brand.
There are on occasion a few special editions like the Alfa Romeo 8C. Generally though all of the Fiat group brands need to fit together like a jigsaw. Theres no point in 2 makes clashing and stealing sales from each other. Yes the Fiat group would get the money either way. However if 2 brands clash that means theres a gap left somewhere else for the competition to fill.
So there will be plenty of 1.4 engined cars out there that have more power than the Panda 100HP. But the Abarth 500 has the same 1.4 engine but its turbocharged. In ss form it pumps out about 180 horses which is plenty for a 1.4. But once again Abarths cant compete with the likes of the Focus RS because if they had that much power it would steal sales from Alfa Romeo.
Personally I dont like the idea of a car thats not been built to be the best it can be. Its been built to fit into a neat little marketing pigeon hole. But thats how most cars are made these days as most of the big names own more than just one brand.