Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid Pop Ditches the Infotainment Screen

Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid Pop Ditches the Infotainment Screen​

A Simpler, More Affordable Option for Drivers Who Prefer Minimalism​

Fiat’s new entry-level Grande Panda Hybrid Pop model takes a bold step back from the screen-obsessed world of modern vehicles. Instead of the usual infotainment touchscreen, the Grande Panda Hybrid Pop features a built-in mount for your phone, allowing you to use your smartphone as the central control system. It’s a choice that reflects a growing trend of simplicity in the car industry, catering to those who don’t need complex screens and prefer to keep things low-tech.

Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid Pop Ditches the Infotainment Screen

Fiat's new entry-level Grande Panda Hybrid Pop model takes a bold step back from the screen-obsessed world of modern vehicles. Instead of the usual infotainment touchscreen, the Grande Panda Hybrid Pop features a built-in mount for your phone, allowing you to use your smartphone as the central...

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[TripleT]

Not a horrible idea for lower models

 

[patfromigh]

When a Renegade replacement shows up on our shores, I would like to see some sort of base model similar to this. A 4Xe pwertrain option shouldn't be an exclusive with high trims only on the Jeep Renegade. I love the stance on the Jeep Avenger 4Xe model, and I hope Jeep offers something like that on the next Renegade.

Getting back to the Fiat brand, we need to see more models like the Grande Panda offered here. IMO, leverage the Free2Move business unit to offer some of the CMP/Smart/STLA Small platform vehicles here in North America. Free2Move offers services beyond traditional the retail sales and leasing models, which would be a better fit in moving those vehicles in the smaller size segments. Since all the CMP based models are the same vehicle wearing a different outfit, there could be a variety of options available.

 

[TripleT]

I really think the Avenger is too Small to be NA Jeep. But the Grand Panda is going to be perfect as a Renegade. I have always advocated for the Panda here, and the bigger version either needs to be offered of the brand dissolved and just sell 500s as Dodge Fiat of or Chrysler Fiat.... it doesn't warrant an entire brand execution to have a single model.

If you squint at the Grand Panda you can see a Jeep line too it already, way more than the laughable Citroen model.