The new Panda is a completely different car though, the new one is a lot bigger and a lot more comfortable. Only the engines remain the same.
In fact the new panda was going to be called the Fiat Gino but Renault threatened to sue them because it sounded like Twingo so at the last minute they decided to call it a Panda.
I do get annoyed when people confuse the two though.
The Marbella was also based on the 1980 Panda so made do with leaf springs and a push rod engine where as FIAT had updated the Panda to a FIRE and coil springs in 1986. Not really a fan of the original Panda myself far too basic for my liking.
Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Sat 12 Mar 11 at 03:01
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