FIAT Panda 100HP 2006-2011 Photos, engines & full specs

The Panda was already a successful model, and Fiat tried to transform it into a city-segment hot-hatch in 2006 when it granted it with a special version: the Panda 100HP.

The Panda 100 was the car that proved that Fiat could build emotional vehicles in any segment. The Italian carmaker transformed an otherwise bland vehicle into a sporty hot-hatch.

On the outside, the design team tuned the car and gave it a new front bumper with an aggressive black rectangular grille at the front. Later on, another carmaker made something similar and registered the singleframe name for that. On the lower side, the designers installed fog lamps on the outers side, in mesh-grille fake vents. From its sides, the Panda 100 exposed its 15” light-alloy wheels. Its wheel-arches were adorned with black plastic moldings. To complete the sporty image, a small wing was added at the top of the tailgate while the engineers decreased the ground clearance and stiffened the suspension.

Inside it was the same Panda as before but fitted with two-tone sport high-bolstered bucket-seats. Since it was the full-options versions, Fiat installed every option from its book, including an automatic climate control system, an on-board computer and an in-dash 6-CD changer. Last but not least, it installed buttons on the steering wheel.

Under the hood, Fiat introduced an upgraded version of the 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. It was pushed to provide 100 hp paired as standard to a 6-speed manual gearbox.