Fiat thinks large with new pickup for world markets

Fiat is pondering small in the USA, it’ll quickly discontinue the 500X and produce the tiny 500e EV to our shores, however its world vary will proceed to incorporate greater fashions. Considered one of its not-so-city-friendly autos is a medium-sized body-on-frame truck introduced for Brazil.

Official particulars concerning the pickup are few and much between, we do not even know what it is going to be known as but, however a preview picture launched by the corporate’s Italian division reveals acquainted styling cues. The grille, the form of the headlights, and the kink within the beltline remind us of the Peugeot Landtrek, a body-on-frame truck designed collectively with Chinese language carmaker Chang’an and offered in some world markets since 2019.

Fiat hasn’t confirmed that its upcoming truck is Peugeot-based however borrowing the Landtrek’s platform would make sense: the 2 corporations each dwell underneath the Stellantis umbrella. And, the Landtrek is essentially offered in nations that Peugeot has traditionally been robust in, akin to sure African nations, however it’s not out there in Brazil, the place Fiat dominates a pickup section rising at a surprisingly fast charge. The agency claims that its Strada, a small car-derived mannequin that makes the Ford Maverick look slightly big-boned, is the best-selling pickup in Brazil.

Extra particulars about Fiat’s subsequent truck will emerge within the coming months. When it lands, it’ll be a part of the aforementioned Strada and a unibody, Jeep Renegade-derived mannequin known as Toro in showrooms. Nothing suggests the pickup can be offered in the USA and it might not flip a wheel in Fiat’s house nation, the place the corporate hasn’t offered a truck because the Mitsubishi L200-derived Fullback retired in 2019.

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