Test Drive Fiat Panda since 2003 Hatchback

Male start

A pretty bastard bear does not give a dimension at all. Which does not prevent him from being in the nature of a real man. Let it be small.
 



Five-nine, six-zero!
Another quarter of an hour ago, there was not a soul on a dumping waste. And only when, without expecting, I turned deserted, slippery from sharply hit frosts in the likeness of sports arena with dozens of spectators around the edges, understood how carried away.
 

Gas, steering wheel rotation, handbrake, steering wheel in the opposite direction, gas again. By writing the spectacular one by one, with snow dust fountains from under the wheels of Pirouettes, cleverly slipped into narrow slits between the snowdrifts, the blue car seemed like a virtuoso-virtuoso, who performed an arbitrary program. Stunning ease of control, smart motor, wonderful maneuverability. If one hour ago, he said that on the needle, it would not be asked for a sports coupe, not any regular Japanese parcknik, but the smallest policy would not believe.
 



Our set luck everywhere
Surprises began in the morning. With the fact that I ... did not recognize the panda. At the Salon's site, a more adult car was confidently parked with reversing. What kind of, sorry, mini, if most of the cars standing nearby, he rummaged on a good tens of centimeters?
 

Nevertheless, he was he Fiat Panda. Only a modest little more than 3.5 m, the length of the Matiz, Oci and Picanto in it squeezed in it. But as far as he is brighter, original and at the same time, something unpredictably more than the whole mini-baby. Yes, small, but with all the modesty of sizes, rather strict than playful. Roof rails, huge, A la Volvo-hs70, rear lights. Maybe somewhat rustic, but not causing any alarm-girly associations rectangular headlights. What is not the younger brother of some kind of parquet? By the way, the panda was painted in the famous Italian Atelier Bertone and already titled. After all, a year ago, it was a bear in the competition for a car of the year managed to take away the honorary title for such a recognized favorite as golf. This is the story.
 



Adults Pluses, Children's Minuses
I swallow the door, I sit in the chair and ... I just want to do it again. It is also convenient to enter the best of CDs or Hatchbacks with a high roof. The chair although it has only longitudinal adjustment (for adjusting height will have to supplement 83 euros), quite successful in shape and is located approximately centimeters 20 above than in most cars. For good visibility, the first tool.
 
   


But the main thing is that the crampedness you expect to meet inside the city kid, there is no and in risen. On the contrary, the miners are spacious here. Before the ceiling, even a growing person remains a stock of several centimeters. The width of the salon at the level of the shoulders in front of 1346 mm. Even the majority of modern golf class cars are only 34 cm wider. Nevertheless, the laws of nature are impossible to deceive: on the gallery the phiatics is not so much. If only in front is not a miniature lady, the back of the front seat you are inevitably downward. And yet I repeat: In general, the Panda salon seems not by the class spacious.

 

Rare for mini on-board computer with convenient control on a steering wheel switch here in the database

The electric drive mirrors and the cigarette lighter require surcharges of 95 and 20 euros

Under the floor are a full spare


The inner world of panda is bright, under the color of the body, the fabric on the seats, the abundance of multicolored control lamps on the well-readable instrument panel. And the air conditioner block as if a pair of funny dolls and a car of large buttons that do not cause questions.

 
  
For 83 euros, the seat will gain a more comfortable headrest and height adjustment

The trunk is small 206 liters. With a sliding rear sofa of 236 liters. And if you fold the back is an impressive 860 liters


In short, on the liveliness of the interior design, the Italian novelty can be bolded to call one of the brightest modern serial small males.

Plus, this and sportiness notes in some places. A small three-spoke steering wheel and duct deflectors Bear borrowed from his sisters around the concern of Alfa Romeo models. All these spots are the more eligible for existence when a brisk motor lives under the hood.
 



City Zabyaka
But we gradually got used to the fact that most modern engines, such environmentally friendly and economical, meetings of Euro IV, are gaining momentum with Lenza. The eight-ganglipped four panda is a pleasant exception. Already with idle it is spinning with a bombing azart.
 

Gives a motor a little only 60 liters. with. But do not think that for the policy of this is not enough. In fact, with two adults on board to the first 60 km / h in Panda more than life than in other expensive roadstores. The fact is that the machine weighs only 860 kg, and the injection system even apparently for us today almost an archaic 8-valve made quite economical (no matter how hard it tried, more than 7 liters did not spend on a hundred), a hundred-to-date engine.
 

Maximum torque (10.4 kgfs) it develops at 2500 rpm. But most of the current gasoline engines have to be twisted to 3.54 thousand. Recall also light 13-inch wheels and rather short transmissions. Hence, a frisky temper at start and confident acceleration even from 7080 km / h. Behind the wheel of this perky car, you will not have to blush under the views of owners of more powerful and prestigious machines. For example, the Italians argue that a kilometer from the place of Bear is passing for 36 s. This is a very good result. It happens to compete in a spur, say, with a 165-strong pajero, you will leave this heavyweight for half a second. And it's on a straight line. And the winding path will fall, the panda will already be in the lead.
 

I was convinced, in the city stream, Bear runs with truly male confidence and energetic. True, as in the case of the space in the backseat, the laws of physics are impossible to deceive. 60 horses are capable of exactly as much as they are capable. So, 120130 km / h Fiatik frankly scores.
 

As for non-general, class, but concrete, personal, driving flaws, the trap has a perhaps only one. That day often had to stand in traffic jams or crawling at a speed of 1020 km / h. So, if there is at least three thousand on the first gear, and then remove the foot from the gas pedal, then up to 2200 crankshaft turns decrease smoothly, and after this mark suddenly sharply like Porsche or Alpha, skillfully drumping the engine, fall to idle. Fiat is immediately nod. If you need to quickly reset the speed, such assistance is by the way. When we crawl snail, the permanent nodes are bored.

But here I need to turn on the pencil, and the Italian-prion rejoices again. The steering wheel rotates in one finger, the compact body can be turned into any gap, and in the diameter of the turn of only 9.1 m in general, you can hardly find it equal. Most passengers need 1.52 meters more.
 
Beginner Jeepre.

Reduced thanks to other bumpers of sills, increased up to 165 mm road clearance and full drive system such pandas appeared from European FIATA dealers in October 2004. Externally, small jeeps are easy to distinguish on extended wheeled arches and plastic linings on the bumpers. Their feature of the impressive corners of the entry / Congress (26/44O) and reliable metal protection of KP Carter and Motor. The price of the all-wheel drive bears in Europe from 11,900 euros. If he appears in Russia, has chances to become the most affordable foreign all-wheel drive.




No guilt is guilty
Not a secret, Fiat today in Outsiders. In Russia, not worthy advertising, nor the abundance of salons and services. Perhaps it also prevents the fact that for a considerable number of our fellow citizens to buy a company of the company who gave Russia Zhiguli, roughly how to get behind the wheel of the Soviet car. Panda could help a good price. But it is just not. Basic 9135 euros Plus air conditioning, metallic and electric mirrors turn into 9980 euros or $ 13,300. Almost twice as expensive than the Matiz and about $ 1500 similarly equipped with pebanuto.
 

And yet, it seems, the fate of the smallest Fiat is far from hopeless. Attractive style, progress and rare for small ages. Acute controllability put Italians in one row with a foolish, slightly large outwardly and, most importantly, endowed with the ability to delight not only women, but also men C2, 206 and heter. It turns out, Panda is about $ 700 more expensive than Hole, but at $ 25003100 cheaper than the French. But it can still be equipped with options that are rare (6 pillows, ESP, climate control, hatch with electric drive, sliding rear sofa). And just such a special policy suddenly becomes an unique offer on the market.
    
Do not save on options

Dealers bring to Russia a panda with only one engine and in one configuration. For 9135 euros, you get AVS, on-board computer, electric power steering, immobilizer, central locking, driver airbag, full spare, athermal glazing, audio preparation (four speakers and antenna) and front electric windows.
 

If you want to get the most convenient fit, do not skimp on the option, especially since they are not so expensive. There is a remote control of the central lock (91 euros), air conditioning (585 euros), electric drive of heated mirrors (95 euros), metallic color (165 euros), separately folding and moving in the longitudinal direction back seat (314 euros), three additional pillows (340 Euro), trunk arcs and moldings (175 euros). And more than twenty items. Choose to you
 
PER

Frissance motor, light management, maneuverability, efficiency, bright interior, high landing, good vibration and noise insulation, assembly quality, abundance of advanced
AGAINST

High price, low brand image, close rear salon, uncomfortable headrests, abundance of budget plastics
 
Fiat Panda 1,2

Total information
 
Body (number of places / doors)
Hatchback (4/5)
 
Curb weight, kg
860.
 
Length x Width x Height, mm
3538x1578x1540.
 
Base, mm.
2299.
 
Road clearance, mm
150.
 
Acceleration time 0100 km / h, with
fourteen
 
Speed, km / h
155.
 
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km highway / city
4.6 / 6.8.
 

Engine
 
Working volume, SMZ
1242.
 
Power, hp at rpm
60/5000
 
Torque, kgmm at rpm
10.4 / 2500.
 

Chassis
 
Drive unit
on the front wheels
 
Transmission
mechanical 5-speed
 
Suspension: in front
Independent, such as Mac-Ferson, with a transverse stability stabilizer
 
behind
dependent, with an elastic transverse beam
 
Steering
Rack type with amplifier
 
Brakes (front / rear)
Disc / drum
 
Tires
155/55 R13
 
 
Alexey Sergeev, Maxim Goncharov
 
 

A source: Journal buy cars [01/2005]