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Fiat Panda 4x4 Road Test Reports and Car Reviews

Fiat Panda 4x4

Taking the lightweight structure of the Fiat Panda and applying it to a 4x4 model was a surprising masterstroke by the Italian company – taking the popularity of one of the most well-established names in motoring and applying it to a different sphere. The Fiat Panda 4x4 has all the hallmarks of the traditional Panda, which built up a sizeable following throughout the 1980s and 1990s. When the model was re-launched in 2004, the Fiat Panda 4x4 came along for the ride, taking affordability into the 4x4 sector. Past reviews of the Fiat Panda 4x4 noted the car’s surprising off-road stability and handling – proof that good things come in small packages.

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Fiat Panda 4x4

1.2 - Need a 4x4 but don’t want to break the bank? Want to get your tyres properly muddy occasionally but don’t wish to be branded as some kind of maniac eco-saboteur? Fiat’s thrifty, diminutive and surpris... read more

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Fiat Panda 4x4 Car Reviews

Richard Sawyer, Somerset

Fiat Panda 4x4 2007

5 star review

A great little car, fun to drive, cheap to run. No "locking diff" (I think?), no low range gear box (?), no bull (bars). Trundles across fields and up muddy slopes with apparent ease. Loves snow. Has been known to leave "Landie" drivers scratching their heads! If you need a "proper" 4x4 and also a very practical small car that can take friends to the pub and back, give this little Fiat serious consideration. Don’t be put off by the doubters - the internet has plenty of footage showing just where a Panda can roam! The only bad point is a "space saving"spare wheel - not much help when you have a puncture motorway. The tyres are "highway/ terrain" pattern, which some lazy fitters say can’t be got hold of - rubbish! They just take a few days to order but are needed to go off road. Finally make sure your insurance allows you to go in the mud - some don’t! This is the best little car I’ve ever owned!

Submitted: 20/01/2009 16:33:16

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Sara Gifford, Norfolk

Fiat Panda 4x4 1.2 4x4 5dr 2007

4 star review

Brilliant little car, on or off road it performs superbly. This is my second Panda 4x4 and still as enjoyable to drive as the first. Cheap as chips to run and you get all that off road capability - what’s not to love! Boot is ample for me and my partner but I agree it’s not huge so not sure how it would fare as a family car. A really fun car.

Submitted: 21/04/2008 17:56:33

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Lynda Beard Lowe, Devon

Fiat Panda 4x4 2006

4 star review

For a surprisingly small 4 x 4, this cheeky little chappie has a lot of guts. I use it daily driving down a narrow, muddy Devon lane and it has got me out of a few, what could have been, nasty muddy predicaments. Recently, whilst moving some gravel up through three of our field in the back of the car, it out performed my husband’s Honda CRV, which couldn’t quite make it past the muddy entrance! On the downside, you have to think ahead of pulling out as the acceleration is not very good, as already mentioned: 0 - 60 in 20 seconds. Also, the fuel tank is quite small [30 litres]. However, that aside, it is a good robust performer, although it could do with a more powerful engine.

Submitted: 11/04/2008 09:53:49

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Ronald Lennard, Cambridgeshire

Fiat Panda 4x4 4x4 2007

4 star review

I bought the Panda last March for my wife we love it we have had four before this one but they get better and better its auto or manual gears you choose i have a top of he range vauxhall over £18000-00 but i still love to drive the little fiat panda easy to park nice drive good looks inside and out, I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a good value car. I will get the diesel next over 60 mpg and £35-00 road tax can€™t wait.

Submitted: 25/02/2008 17:26:12

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Raviv Goren, England

Fiat Panda 4x4 Israel 2007

5 star review

An amazing car! Goes off road with all the big boys, and can get out and in narrow places and out of troubles easily. Surprisingly smooth and quiet on and off road, easy to drive, no high/low gears or any need to stop for differential locking... just keep on moving and moving easily! Each time i think that I’m about to cross its limit, i discover I’m wrong again. don’t get fooled by the catalogue specifications on it’s 20sec from 0-60/// i used to live with sports cars and now I’m in love. Even on highways it surprisingly good again, I do 75-80 mph naturally. Do your soul a present, buy one and start to enjoy life!

Submitted: 01/02/2008 15:55:30

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Simone Heron, Derbyshire

Fiat Panda 4x4 1.1 8v Active

5 star review

Brilliant little car. Cheap to buy, cheap to run and can take some battering. Runs brilliantly in snow, rain or shine and is very enjoyable to drive. A good bargain, well worth the money, I’d highly recommend this car to anyone.

Submitted: 27/10/2007 14:45:12

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