Paulo Amaral New Uno Mille? Get to know the Fiat Grande Panda 2025The Uno Mille has a legion of fans in Brazil who, to this day, mourn the retirement of Fiat’s compact car, the country’s first popular car in history.
If you belong to this group, you can start smiling, as the Italian brand presented images on Thursday (27) of the likely successor to the icon: the Grande Panda.
Treated by Stellantis as the “new global player from Fiat,” the Grande Panda is inspired by the model that was successful in Europe in the 1980s but was never sold in the Brazilian market.
The fundamental difference, apart from the more modern lines, is in the engine, which will be hybrid or 100% electric.
“The best way to celebrate Fiat’s 125 years is to write the first pages of our future, starting with the new Grande Panda.
This compact car is based on a global platform, giving the brand the opportunity to expand its reach worldwide,” exclaimed Olivier François, CEO of Fiat and Global CMO of Stellantis.
According to the Fiat’s parent company, the Grande Panda is the first of a series of cars that will be launched in the family by 2027.
The “new Uno Mille” will be officially presented on July 11 and will first arrive in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, but as it is a global project, its future sale in countries like Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina is not ruled out.
How is the “new Uno Mille”?The Fiat Grande Panda was designed at the brand’s headquarters in Turin, Italy, and is aimed at families looking for cars that combine practicality and energy efficiency.
Considered a subcompact, the Grande Panda does not live up to its name, at least in terms of its dimensions. The car is built on the CMP platform (the same as the Citroën C3 family) and is only 3.99 meters long, below the category average of 4.06 m, but can carry up to 5 people.
The external design resembles both the old Panda and the recent models of the Uno that was sold in Brazil, but with details that leave no doubt about the modernization and evolution of the model over the more than four decades of existence abroad.
The orthogonal lines create a strong and elegant look, while the pixelated LED headlights match the glossy black grille, also pixelated.
The exclusive wheels give a futuristic tone, while the daytime running lights (DRLs) turn into indicators and illuminate some of the cubes that appear as horizontal pixels arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
Is the Grande Panda coming to Brazil?There is still no official confirmation about the presence of the Fiat Grande Panda in the Brazilian market, but according to what the Stellantis CEO stated, the possibility exists because “Fiat cannot be regularly profitable if it does not merge European and South American lines.
“The executive went further and added, “The Grande Panda is perfectly adapted to families and urban mobility in all countries. It is a true Fiat.”Read the full article on Canaltech. Trending on Canaltech:
