The Panda 4x4 Antartica, on the other hand, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Panda 4x4.



It is based on the Rock variant and is distinguished by two-tone exterior with orange mirror caps, special badging and 15-inch alloy wheels.



The two-tone theme carries over to the cabin as it features grey and orange upholstery.
Engine options include a 0.9-liter TwinAir Turbo with 85 HP (62 kW) and a 1.3-liter MultiJet II diesel with 75 HP (55 kW).
The Panda 4x4 Antartica will go on sale later this year but there's no word on pricing.

That looks pretty cool ;-)

Loving that!

Easy to copy too(exterior at least)
. I was thinking of getting my roof wrapped in black and on seeing that I'll do it.
Just need the yellow mirror caps, and centre caps and all sorted.

But where is the 105 TA that the 500 is going to get soon?

While it may be possible to get 105 Hp from the TA engine, the associated torque curve might not be suitable for application on a real 4x4 vehicle.

Just my 2c.

On a different note, has anyone actually bought a 4x4 panda that was delivered with the short radio antenna featured in the pics?

That antenna is available as an accessory just like the wheels that are on the Antarctica.

http://www.fiat-accessories.com/fiat-short-aerial

asxetos said:

On a different note, has anyone actually bought a 4x4 panda that was delivered with the short radio antenna featured in the pics?

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I swapped the standard aerial for the shorter one and there's no discernible difference in reception, at least on FM; AM's not great but then it's never been that good in our area (mid-Devon).

While it may be possible to get 105 Hp from the TA engine, the associated torque curve might not be suitable for application on a real 4x4 vehicle.

Just my 2c.

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Probably true, but on the Trekking it would be fantastic.

asxetos said:

While it may be possible to get 105 Hp from the TA engine, the associated torque curve might not be suitable for application on a real 4x4 vehicle.

Just my 2c.

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Both TA's 85 and 105 have the same 145 Nm torque figure.
The turbo (and cilinder head) are completely different.

I thought that was a sunroof the first time I looked at it. What a shame it's just a black roof!!

Horsepower (delivered on any specific rpm value) equals torque times rpm. Same goes for Max horsepower.

We really need the torque curves to compare, but greater horsepower with "same torque" means that Max torque is delivered at higher rpm.

This makes it less than ideal for real 4x4 usage.

Could be real fun on the 500 though.

My transformation to Antartica has started.
Can you see??

The Pretender said:

The Panda 4x4 Antartica, on the other hand, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Panda 4x4.

It is based on the Rock variant and is distinguished by two-tone exterior with orange mirror caps, special badging and 15-inch alloy wheels.

The two-tone theme carries over to the cabin as it features grey and orange upholstery.
Engine options include a 0.9-liter TwinAir Turbo with 85 HP (62 kW) and a 1.3-liter MultiJet II diesel with 75 HP (55 kW).
The Panda 4x4 Antartica will go on sale later this year but there's no word on pricing.

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Kind if wish I'd waited as this looks really good

Anyine got any idea what the pricing is likely to be like compared to the std cars?

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Anyine got any idea what the pricing is likely to be like compared to the std cars?

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Can't be much in it as the difference is so minor....?

I'd agree, its just a slightly different trim. There's nothing extra really, just the seat height adjuster (£50) isn't it and 3 seatbelts/seats in rear (£100)??
I'd put say £350 over a standard car?

The seat height adjuster should be standard on all Fiats, and can you really get three in the back anyway. When I looked two were a squeeze. I don't understand that?

Nice car, but the Fiat presentation at the German show (YouTube) confirmed that Fiat is going upmarket, or at least the company is convinced that its cars are so good and so much "fun", a word used a lot, that people will be prepared to pay a premium price.

For the 500 certainly, but for the rest I'm not so sure.

The new Renault Captur narrowly pipped the Panda Trekking to win the group test in this month's Car magazine - or was it Top Gear? I just browsed it in the supermarket. They loved the Panda, but the Renault was just that little bit bigger and gave a little more stuff for the same money. Close though, and both beat the Peugeot 2008 thingy? and the Nissan Juke.

Ulpian said:

The seat height adjuster should be standard on all Fiats, and can you really get three in the back anyway. When I looked two were a squeeze. I don't understand that?

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Well it all depends on just how big those 3 are.
Myself, I drop 4 kids to school every morning, so it's essential really.