Can't see it. Only the German's could design a car with a ruler. At least the cheap Japanese cars have the odd curve thrown in there somewhere to mix things up.
I'd be a bigger fan of Japanese cars than Germans though
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Can't see it. Only the German's could design a car with a ruler. At least the cheap Japanese cars have the odd curve thrown in there somewhere to mix things up.
I'd be a bigger fan of Japanese cars than Germans though
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There was the Nissan Cube. The Toyota IQ was also quite 'boxy'.
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I see your Nuevo Panda faux-retro POS brick and raise you the Suzuki Wagon R.
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Based on the succes of the present Panda (14.000-16.000 units a month in Italy), it would not be wise to change it to much IMHO.
In that case FIAT could do a Panda EVO, use the present one (body) and improve it a lot, engines, interior, suspension, exterior parts, and so on.
When i have the time and motivation i will shine my light over a Panda EVO CGI.
In that case FIAT could do a Panda EVO, use the present one (body) and improve it a lot, engines, interior, suspension, exterior parts, and so on.
When i have the time and motivation i will shine my light over a Panda EVO CGI.
It appear to be an evocation of the Mk1 Panda, which had many straight lines and NO curved glass.
Still think the MK1 was Guigaro's finest hour.
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Me too! It was my first ever car... And my second! ?I still like the Mk1 very much.
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We had 4 - my ar$e is still imprinted with the memory of those hammock seats, but then it was probably a really bad idea to take it on a road trip to southern Italy (and an even worse idea to rough camp along the way).
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A FIAT Argo based Panda could be possible.
Bit too ‘aggressive’ looking. The new Fiat style is nice but not in an Italian way.
I hope the Panda retains its own ‘unassuming’ style
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Did you use the seats as a bed? I seem to remember they would fold right down and you could sleep in the thing. Never tried it though.
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That's right! I seem to recall that we tried it out once (well, we were young, and newly married
) but on a long trip it was a waste of time, because you could only fold the seats flat if you had no luggage in the boot. The Panda seats were a great idea in principle, but nothing like as comfortable as those in a 2CV (I had a 2CV at the time - the Panda was my wife's - and I remember wishing that we'd taken it to Italy instead of the Panda).
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Looks very similar to the honda electric prototype.... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/bgr.com/2017/09/15/honda-urban-ev-electric-car-concept-omg-so-good/amp/
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Me too - it reminds me of Giugiaro's MK1 Golf.i like that a lot.
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Rubbish! There's no way FIAT, VW and Dodge could create a TVR. You've obviously been drinking heavily or partaking of recreational narcotics.
On the other hand, if you could let me know where you bought your halucenogens I'd be very grateful, it must be good stuff.
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I grew it down the allotment.
