Fiat Shows Future Product

Matthew Guy
by Matthew Guy

Billed as the next steps in Fiat’s product lineup, the brand has hauled the (digital) sheets off an array of new models which are all said to share a common global platform.

Right off the hop, care is taken by Fiat marketers to point out the brand will offer the tripartite of electric, hybrid, and internal combustion powertrains to ensure ‘maximum relevance’ to customers around the world. This could be taken as a potshot towards other marques who may have initially decided to go all in on EVs only to walk back their electrified projections in the face of market challenges.

Whatever one takes from reading between the lines, Fiat promises the first car from this new lineup of machines will be shown in July this year, with a new model following each annum for the next 36 months. Note the brand says it has access to a global platform thanks to its corporate parent, Stellantis, meaning the same bones will underpin other vehicles in that company’s ever-expanding empire. 

Concepts shown range from a City Car sized bigger than the current Panda and a Fastback which would arguably have a sporty flair if not presented in desert beige. The SUV and Pickup are also intriguing concepts, with the latter possibly playing a foil to small trucks available in other markets (and hitting the scene here in America). The entire quartet is festooned with matrices of cube-shaped lights, shapes which will look uncomfortably familiar to anyone toiling at Hyundai on that brand’s Ioniq series of EVs. Rounding out the roster is one additional twist on the SUV, called the Camper and fitted with knobby tires.


Whether any or all of these vehicles shown today make it to the North American market remain to be seen. Even though Fiat remains a bit player on our shores, the brand raked in 1.3 million sales worldwide last year.


[Images: Fiat]


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Matthew Guy
Matthew Guy

Matthew buys, sells, fixes, & races cars. As a human index of auto & auction knowledge, he is fond of making money and offering loud opinions.

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  • Seanx37 Seanx37 on Feb 27, 2024

    Does FIAT have a future? Will Stellantis keep them around? Or just rebody Peugeot and Jeep products?

  • Dac Dac on Mar 03, 2024

    Fiat was once again Stellantis’ biggest brand last year, so I guess the’ll keep them around.

  • ToolGuy So OEM ICE powertrain engineers are finally ready to work more than 15 minutes a week? Good. Here are some ideas:a) eliminate the head gasketb) talk to the truck guys about how to build a transmissionc) go ceramic if you mustd) make the engine modular/easily swappable and sell me two or three of them when I buy the vehicle (Subaru, you can throw in one extra one for free, it might be needed)• Honda (not included in this conference because they were sleeping, and dreaming, harnessing the power of dreams) has a straightforward strategy: Just stay asleep for the next 12 years and see how things go.• Toyota is getting super drowsy and sees the Honda playbook as increasingly appealing. I.e., Nap time!• Subaru is stuck and they know it.• When Mazda lapses into talk of rotary engines, there is no plan.
  • Ajla I had a a series of Grand Ams as a teenager (a Quad 4 "91 and 3.3L '93). One sister had a '72 Cadillac El Dorado. The other sister had a Jeep Commander.
  • Tassos Jong-iL The Kingdom of North Korea Condemns this!
  • Argistat Re the carbon use for "necessary battery mining for all-electric vehicles."... Matt, I assume you're talking about mining to produce the battery. Does anyone know what that carbon number is vs. the carbon use to build and keep refueling an ICE vehicle? Or a hybrid? I don't know the answer.An EV battery can in some cases have a very long life. A close friend has an 8 year old Telsa Model X with 116K miles on the battery, and the battery still has 94% of its original capacity.
  • EBFlex Remember child labor is only ok when kids are mining for EVs.
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