Fiat PANDA 100HP For Sale

. Showroom Used cars Dealer locator Fleet Finance & insurance Ownership About Fiat Accessories Forum Contact myFiat Book a Test Drive Request a Brochure Configure a Fiat > Panda 100 HP Explore Configure Video Compare / Spec Accessories Panda 100 HP The Panda 100HP looks sporty, drives sporty, and doesn’t slack on mod cons. Its finely-tuned engine belts out 100 brake horse power at 6000rpm, reaches 62 miles per hour in just 9.5 seconds, and hits 115 flat-out in sixth. But it’s not all grunt and no conscience... you get an impressive 43.5 miles per gallon and low emissions, and there’s the Panda’s trademark spacious interior and raft of safety features. The 100HP grips city streets, flies down country roads, and eats multistoreys for breakfast. The ear-to-ear grin comes as standard. Get the latest flash player To experience Fiat in all its interactive, all-singing, all-dancing glory, download the latest Flash player and make sure Javascript is enabled on your browser. Search Sitemap Help Glossary Ts&Cs Privacy Fiat Vans Mobility Motor Industry Codes of Practice Log in || community HQ blog Forums Search Help Rules New Fiat Panda 100HP Please login or register to post a message. General » Fiat Talk » New Fiat Panda 100HP Author Message Brenster Joined: 01-07-2010 Posts: 6 Posted: 15-07-2010, 7:28 PM New Fiat Panda 100HP As a follow on from my first post on the new members section I can now post a pic of my new Panda. Its a standard 100HP model with the optional Pandemonium kit. I only have one picture at the moment as I have been more interested in driving it than taking pictures.I havent owned that many cars in my time but I can tell you that the 100HP is the best car out of them. The build quality is first rate and the performance and handling are fantastic. Its not that fast when compared to modern (and many old) hot hatches. However combine the power with the handling and the Pandas small frame and you have a potent package.I love every feature about the 100HP. Its as if Fiat asked me personally what my perfect Panda would have on it and then went ahead and built it for me. The sports exhaust, tinted windows, door sill plates, bodykit, steel bezels on the dials, 6 speaker hi-fi system with subwoofer, quick shift 6 speed box, stunning 15" alloys and Goodyear sports tyres. The list just goes on and on and add in the Pandemonium kit it just looks perfect. I can highly recommend the 100HP to anybody who is thinking about getting one its a fantastic little beast. Search Sitemap Help Glossary Ts&Cs Privacy Fiat Vans Mobility Motor Industry Codes of Practice Log in || . Showroom Used cars Dealer locator Fleet Finance & insurance Ownership About Fiat Accessories Forum Contact myFiat Book a Test Drive Request a Brochure Configure a Fiat > Explore Explore Configure Video Compare / Spec Accessories Explore ExteriorECONOMYEasy on the petrol:Powering around town with 100HP on tap doesn’t mean you’ll be adding the petrol station attendant to your Christmas card list. The Panda 100HP gives you sports <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom/comparator.aspx?id=3742&vars=100,100,100&ses=true">performance</a> with city car fuel efficiency - an impressive 43.5mpg. Easier on your pocket and on the environment.Affordable insurance:All this fun, all this power, and it only needs Group 5 <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/Content/?id=2570&linkidentifier=id&itemid=2570">car insurance</a>. Not bad for a hot hatch with attitude.PERFORMANCEPower on tap:Hit the road in the 100HP and its 1.4 16v FIRE engine won’t disappoint. This car’s a serious flyweight at just under a tonne, but still gives an impressive 0-62 in 9.5 seconds. Flat-out, you’ll get a tarmac-chewing top speed of 115mph. And if that hasn’t got your blood pumping, push the ‘Sport’ button for an even more responsive drive.High-performance brakes:When you’ve got 100HP under your feet, you need control. Behind the glowing <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom.aspx?id=3500#showroom/panda_100hp/configurator">15” racing alloys</a> and wider tyres are huge 257mm ventilated front discs and solid 240mm rear discs. Taming the Panda 100HP’s power is no problem.Perfectly balanced:Hairpins? Chicanes? No worries. The Panda 100HP’s bespoke suspension system has been reworked with upgraded dampers and springs to keep it perfectly balanced. So you can attack even the most challenging corners with complete confidence. SAFETYSafer braking:The Panda 100HP is packed with safety features to help keep that power under control. <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/Content/Glossary.aspx?id=3174">ABS</a> stops the wheels locking up, while the <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/Content/Glossary.aspx?id=3174#E">EBD</a> distributes the braking force across the wheels, for effective braking in all conditions. Cushioned impact:We’ve packed the Panda 100HP with protection to match its performance. You get driver and passenger airbags as standard, but you can have up to six with side and window airbags, to keep everyone riding with you safe.Safe in your seat :The front seatbelts have pretensioners to take away any slack in the first milliseconds of a crash. And the load limiters mean you won’t be injured by the restraining force of the belts.STYLELooks the part:Before you even open the door, you can see the 100HP is a Panda with attitude. Flared wheel arches make way for the 15” alloys and <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom.aspx?id=3500#showroom/panda_100hp/configurator">sculpted sideskirts</a> give it a leaner, sportier look. Rear view:Fly past the city traffic and they can all admire that sleek spoiler on the tail and the mean-looking diffuser on the back bumper. And as you disappear into the distance, all they’ll be able to make out is that lovely shiny, chrome tailpipe.TECHNOLOGYA beast of an engine:The feisty <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom/comparator.aspx?id=3742&vars=100,100,100&ses=true">1.4 16v twin-cam FIRE</a> engine has been finely tuned to minimise noise and vibration for a smoother, quieter drive. It’s also been designed to give you the best <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom.aspx?id=3500#showroom/panda_100hp/configurator">performance</a> but to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Everyone wins.The fun button:Actually, it’s a ‘Sport’ button, but hey, same difference. Hit it and the steering firms up so you get better feedback through the wheel, and the throttle is sharpened for a more responsive, more exciting drive. InteriorCOMFORTHot seat:With power like this, you need a seat that supports you in all the right places. Designed to the latest biometric principles, the body-hugging front sports seats are contoured and height adjustable, so you can feel at one with the road. Hands-on action:When you climb into the Panda 100HP, its sporty soul stares you in the face. The gleaming black leather steering wheel hints at what lies beneath.Blows hot and cold:Control the temperature to the degree with the digital auto climate control. Cooler in the summer, hotter in the winter – just set your perfect temperature and the Panda 100HP does the rest.ENTERTAINMENTToys:Put on a CD, turn up the volume, and take the stereo for a spin. The 100HP’s clever stereo can also read MP3 files from a CD, so you can create your own driving compilations. Sound system:If you’re driving a car like this, you need a sound sytem that measures up. Add in the optional subwoofer with six speakers and they’ll make every track sound good.Music at your fingertips:The <a href="http://www.fiat.co.uk/showroom.aspx?id=4904#showroom/panda_100hp/accessories">steering wheel mounted audio controls</a> give you quick and easy fingertip control of your music and your mobile phone.ERGONOMICSEyes on the road:We’ve raised the Panda 100HP’s front seats to give the driver the best possible visibility. You need it with 100HP under the bonnet. Quick shifts:The 100HP’s leather gearstick is mounted on the dash, to make all the gear changes that city driving demands easier. Rush-hour is a piece of cake.Switch to a sportier drive:We’ve positioned the Panda 100HP’s nifty ‘Sport’ button at your fingertips, so you can switch to a more responsive drive in a second.BOOT SPACELoves big loads:Put your 100HP to work. There’s heaps of room in the boot – 206 litres to be precise. Plenty space for piling in luggage, boxes, bags, or kitchen sinks.Flat-out:The rear seat splits and folds 50:50, giving you an impressive 860 litres of storage space. You could move house in it. Get the latest flash player To experience Fiat in all its interactive, all-singing, all-dancing glory, download the latest Flash player and make sure Javascript is enabled on your browser. 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It didn't provide miraculous protection in a terrible crash, or gently nudge a pair of armed robbers into a pond, Herbie-style. Its role in revolutionising your Sunday-morning reading pleasure was more passive than that: I learned to drive in a Fiat Panda, one of the original ones designed in 1980, by Giorgetto Giugiaro, to meet the same needs as the 2CV had done 30 years earlier. My learner Panda - my mother's car - had about the same amount of power as a hand-held vacuum cleaner. Sometimes it seemed as if the scenery was moving faster than we were, and often I suffered the indignity of being out-dragged from the lights by invalid cars. But it was all I had so, for over a year, this tin hut on wheels had to fulfil all my flat-out motoring fantasies. These alternated between a) the very bumpy, undulating stretch of road from Burgess Hill to Keymer was the final stage in the RAC Rally and I, the plucky Brit rookie with the broken arm and Suzi Quatro as his co-driver, had Hannu Mikkola breathing down my exhaust, and b) as Roger Moore, I had commandeered the Panda from a local farmer (left holding my safari jacket, open mouthed in the dust as I accelerated away), and was being chased by a man with three nipples in a rocket-firing helicopter. This meant that, most of the time, I drove with my right leg braced against the front bulkhead but, thankfully, the Panda rarely troubled the national speed limit, and ran out of puff altogether on steep inclines. But had my mother owned one of the new 100HP Pandas, I would almost certainly now be a long- forgotten makeshift shrine beside the forested switchback just south of Pease Pottage, on the M23. This is Fiat's frisky new version of the Panda, with a cheeky body kit of side skirts, black wheel-arch trims, 15-inch wheels and a fake rear diffuser (a hilarious thing to attach to a Fiat Panda, like fitting a fake nuclear warhead to a Cessna). It certainly feels a good deal faster - and heaps more fun - than the standard car, thanks to a 1.4-litre engine; a sharper throttle; much harder, lower suspension; and noisier exhaust. Instead of the normal car's Park Assist button to lighten the steering, this one has a Sport button that lessens assistance by 20 per cent to give you a better feel for what the front wheels are up to at speed. You can barrel along at what, again, feels like quite a rate, enjoying the close-ratios and slick action of the six-speed gear box. The interior boasts a leather-trimmed steering wheel and slightly more grippy seats, but there are still some traces of the original in this new Panda. The boxiness is still there; you sit fairly high up; and it has lots of glass. When 2CVs were decommissioned, the owners often used them as chicken coops, but I always suspected that Pandas were designed to end their days as a cold frame for tomatoes. You might think that few Panda 100HPs will ever make it to such a dotage, but the truth - belied by a Group five insurance rating - is that this is still no death-wish, Renault Clio Sport killer. The best thing of all about the 100HP is that it makes you feel you are flying when, to the rest of the world, it looks like you are simply pottering. So it's perfect, then, for teenage kicks without the calamities. s It's a classic: Fiat Nuova 500 One of the Panda's ancestors is this car, Italy's answer to the Mini: the Fiat 500. At least, it would have been Italy's answer except that it predates the Mini by two years, having been launched in 1957. With its astonishingly economical, air-cooled engine (53mpg beats its modern-day counterpart into a cocked hat), Mini-rivaling space and unbearably cute looks, the 500 was one of the 20th century's milestone cars. Rear-engined, and rear-wheel drive, in its original incarnation it offered just 18bhp, but that was enough to propel it to a creditable 61mph. That said, drive one today and you will be astounded at the progress we have made over the last half century. They are slow, rough, noisy and uncomfortable. Never mind, this remains one of the most endearing cars ever made. The 500 remained in production until 1975 with an estate version, and even one with the bodywork made from wicker - called the Ghia Jolly - now highly collectible. 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