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Yeah - I noticed they've ditched the twin air. I guess because that would make it too expensive? It seems that 13k is a lot for this so maybe the Twin Air would have taken it up towards the 14k mark?1.2, 69hp, £12,995 ?...
... it's no Trekking...
Yeah - I noticed they've ditched the twin air. I guess because that would make it too expensive? It seems that 13k is a lot for this so maybe the Twin Air would have taken it up towards the 14k mark?
A quick check of online prices shows that a "real" Panda Cross, 4x4 and Twin Air engine can be purchased for around £13,500. If Fiat are serious this new version needs to retail at £11,000 to £11,500?
I'm sure it will be available for £11,000 in a month or two. Not retail, but once the discounts kick in.
Amen to that. It's £9500 tops ideally. But the hiked-up annual tax has generally put me off 2017 models.IMO that would still be at least £2k more than it's worth.
Amen to that. It's £9500 tops ideally. But the hiked-up annual tax has generally put me off 2017 models.
I'd like to see the 500e over here. Everyone else seems to offer electric models but for some reason you can only get the 500e in the US.
And I guess why there's not an electric Panda. I seem to remember there was a hydrogen one - or at least a 'concept' hydrogen Panda.IIRC Sergio Marchionne (CEO of Fiat Chrysler) is on record as having said Fiat lose $14000 on every 500e they sell.
Might go some way to explaining why they don't offer it in other markets.
Wasn't the Twin Air originally designed with a hybrid in mind? After all the IC part is very compact.Personally I think hybrids are the way forward, at least until there are significant improvements in battery technology.
If I could run 40 miles on electric power, I'd save 80-90% of the petrol I use. Cutting out all the short journeys of a few miles from cold would both improve overall fuel economy when running on petrol, and significantly reduce engine wear.
Wasn't the Twin Air originally designed with a hybrid in mind? After all the IC part is very compact.
Yes, cutting off 2 cylinders was mend for making space for a electro motor between engine and gearbox.