Fiat has created a one-off 'Monster Truck' version of the Panda to promote its newest model, the Panda 4x4 Climbing. Previous mad incarnations of Fiat's sensible small car include the Panda 'Scooter' and the Panda 'Cargo Plane'.
Exterior
Honestly, you'd be hard pushed to miss it. Sitting on tractor wheels measuring 1.5 metres in diameter the car stands 3.9 metres tall and 3.8 metres wide. The Panda's body itself looks to be untouched, although round-town manoeuvrability is likely to have been affected.
Interior
Being a promotional piece, we don't expect Fiat to have changed the interior found in the standard Panda 4x4 Climbing. However, as this has been dubbed as a 'Monster Truck', we would have liked to have seen a switch for rear-wheel steering, and a hatch in the floor to aid access.
Mechanicals
Underpinning the Panda's body is the chassis from a Jeep CJ7 4200. The morphing only took two weeks to complete, and the finished car is fully functional. We haven't been told what engine powers the beast, however performance and fuel economy figures are likely to be down compared to the showroom model.
Anything else?
Fiat Ireland offers the Panda 4x4 Climbing in a single diesel specification, priced at €19,495. Enormous tractor wheels will are not on the options list.