Meet the brand new Fiat Panda – a versatile household mannequin with 5 variants: metropolis automobile, SUV, sporty fast-back, pick-up truck and even a camper on supply.
The Italian automobile firm will unveil the primary manufacturing metropolis automobile model on July 11 this 12 months to have fun its milestone one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary — with a brand new ‘enjoyable and practical’ variant launched yearly after that in a selection of electrical, delicate hybrid and petrol choices.
Larger than the present Panda (first launched in 1980 and now in its third technology) and described as a ‘Mega-Panda’.
‘Enjoyable and practical’: Fiat will unveil the primary manufacturing metropolis automobile model on July 11 this 12 months to have fun its milestone one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary
Fiat mentioned that its design and inside dashboard have been impressed by the long-lasting Lingotto constructing in Turin, with its well-known oval rooftop check observe — as soon as Fiat’s headquarters that boasted a chase scene location for the traditional 1969 The Italian Job film, starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward.
Audi A3 vary given a refresh
Audi’s well-liked premium A3 vary — first launched in 1996 — has been given a refresh that entails sportier appears, a know-how enhance and a comfier inside trim.
It is certainly one of 9 new Audis set to hit the market over the subsequent two years.
Refresh: Out there as hatchback, sportback and saloon, two A3 engine choices can be found from launch
Out there as hatchback, sportback and saloon, two A3 engine choices can be found from launch — a 148bhp 1.5-litre TFSI petrol and 148bhp 2.0-litre TDI diesel, each with seven- pace computerized gear-boxes, and a six-speed handbook choice for petrol.
A plug-in hybrid will probably be added on the finish of the 12 months and anticipate a sporty S3.
A3 orders start mid-April, with the vary anticipated to start out from round £30,000.