We Drove the Fiat Grande Panda and 5 Other Cool Euro-Market Cars
Key takeaways
- We had a go in the latest hybrids and EVs from Fiat, Opel, Citroën, and Peugeot, and came away wanting the cute little Fiat Grande Panda.
- Caleb Miller|Car and Driver Whenever we fly across the big blue pond to Europe, whether for work or pleasure, we admire the things we don't have here in the United States.
- So we leapt at the opportunity to sample some of Stellantis's European lineup at a recent event on our home turf.
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We had a go in the latest hybrids and EVs from Fiat, Opel, Citroën, and Peugeot, and came away wanting the cute little Fiat Grande Panda.
Caleb Miller|Car and Driver Whenever we fly across the big blue pond to Europe, whether for work or pleasure, we admire the things we don't have here in the United States. Quaint cobblestone streets lined with ancient buildings and patisseries brimming with handmade baked desserts are nice, but we're mainly talking about the cars, from dinky city commuters like the Citroën Ami to svelte sports cars like the Alpine A110.
So we leapt at the opportunity to sample some of Stellantis's European lineup at a recent event on our home turf. While the Ami and A110 were not present, we were still able to get behind the wheel of six vehicles from four different brands. Our experience with each was brief, consisting of a short loop on a closed track that included a series of esses at city speeds before launching onto a long straight where we reached highway pace. We wish we had more time in each car, but it was an insightful look into what people are driving in the Old World.