Are Fiat Panda cars any good?

Are Fiat Panda cars any good?

With decent ride comfort, sprightly handling and excellent all-round visibility, the Panda is a terrific town car. Interior trim quality doesn’t always match that of rivals, but the Panda has a solid reputation for reliability in our Driver Power satisfaction surveys.

Is the Fiat Panda 4×4 good?

Is the Fiat Panda 4×4 a good car? The Fiat Panda 4×4 is a compact city car that’ll take the odd off-road excursion in its stride. It’s just as easy to live with as the standard Panda but comes with a grippy four-wheel-drive system that makes it a worthy alternative to the likes of the Suzuki Jimny and Dacia Duster 4×4.

Is Fiat Panda economical?

Costs & verdict When it comes to running costs the official average 50.4mpg fuel economy figure is good but not spectacular, despite the efforts of that mild hybrid motor.

What goes wrong with Fiat Panda?

Problems centre on engine electrics, with some faults reported in suspension components, too. On a few cars, the clutch juddered and some suffered from a jammed tailgate release mechanism.

What Insurance Group is Fiat Panda?

Standard versions of the Fiat Panda have insurance group ratings of between 3 and 6, so buyers should have no trouble getting cover cheaply. The 4×4 models are slightly higher, with the standard model in group 7 and the 4×4 Cross in a heady group 10.

Does a Fiat Panda have a timing belt?

The experts at ContiTech provide a step-by-step explanation of how to change the timing belt correctly in a Fiat Panda. The manufacturer recommends changing the timing belt every 120,000km/10 years. The labour time is just over one and a half hours.

Are Fiat Pandas Galvanised?

This Panda is even better. The ride is excellent, good headroom, four door convenience, simple mechanics (although timing chain replacement could be a pain due to restricted space), economy is brilliant, galvanised body, no rattles, easy to park, nippy round town and reasonable gearing makes longer journeys a pleasure.

What is a Fiat Panda like?

They are spacious, comfortable and quite practical. The interior is cheap but it’s a cheap car so there’s no right to moan. Fuel consumption is excellent, and the engine performance adequate, at least off the motorway. I have driven BMWs for the last 30 years or so, and I actually enjoy driving the Panda.

Is the Fiat Panda a good car?

Fiat Panda review. The Fiat Panda is not just a baby car, whatever the diminutive overall length of just 3650mm implies. It’s always been quite different in character from rivals similar in size and price. Others are called city cars or economy cars; the Panda is more of an ‘essential’ car, created for many who will use it as their only car.

How many pandas does Fiat make a year?

Fiat’s Panda is essential to the company in the sales sense, too. The company has averaged more than 200,000 Pandas a year for over 30 years.

When did the Fiat Panda 500 come out?

The 500 stayed in production until 1975, while various developments of the 600 followed (the 850 and its replacement, the 127). In 1980, the original Panda was born and, since then, the 1983 Uno and 1993 Punto have been big small-car successes. Fiat’s Panda is essential to the company in the sales sense, too.

How good is the performance of the Fiat Panda Active Eco?

Fiat Panda Active Eco is a good all rounder. For a cheap to buy, cheap to run car it is very practical, and surprisingly good on long journeys for the overall driving experience. Performance is not important in a car like this but with a heavy load long uphill stretches require lots of downshifting. Back seat comfort is minimal and legroom is poor.