http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review...ves/first-drive-review-fiat-panda-4x4-twinair
"New four-wheel drive Panda is unique in many ways, and brilliant in even more"
"The ride quality is a real stand-out feature."
"you feel how nicely weighted the steering is, how slick the six-speed manual gearbox is, how willing the 84bhp 0.9-litre TwinAir engine is to be revved, but how quiet it can also be when at motorway speeds"
"it has an off-road pedigree that makes it more SUV than city car."
"it handled ascents and descents, low-grip surfaces and obstacles that looked impassable for a car the size of the Panda 4x4"
"there are cars in classes two higher that the Panda 4x4 could make a case against."
"it's the most unique city car out there and arguably now the best and most capable of them all"
So I think they quite liked it.
They also said the TwinAir is the one to go for, thanks to the 6 speed box (compared to the 5 speed in the diesel). I wonder what real world mpg is at 70mph - the TwinAir in 6th vs diesel in 5th.
"New four-wheel drive Panda is unique in many ways, and brilliant in even more"
"The ride quality is a real stand-out feature."
"you feel how nicely weighted the steering is, how slick the six-speed manual gearbox is, how willing the 84bhp 0.9-litre TwinAir engine is to be revved, but how quiet it can also be when at motorway speeds"
"it has an off-road pedigree that makes it more SUV than city car."
"it handled ascents and descents, low-grip surfaces and obstacles that looked impassable for a car the size of the Panda 4x4"
"there are cars in classes two higher that the Panda 4x4 could make a case against."
"it's the most unique city car out there and arguably now the best and most capable of them all"
So I think they quite liked it.
They also said the TwinAir is the one to go for, thanks to the 6 speed box (compared to the 5 speed in the diesel). I wonder what real world mpg is at 70mph - the TwinAir in 6th vs diesel in 5th.