Fiat Panda Monster Truck: big wheels keep on turning

Fiat Panda Monster Truck: big wheels keep on turning

The thing you’re looking at in the photos is called the Fiat Panda Monster Truck, a fully-operational machine aimed at giving the Italian automaker’s new Panda 4×4 a shout. It’s a rather loud one.

Created by Fiat in collaboration with Mercurio Cinematografica, set designer Andrea Faini and the Fabio Gementi Workshop, the beast combines a Panda 4×4 bodyshell with a Jeep CJ7 4200 floor panel.

Of course, the highlight are the road tractor wheels shod with “High Speed” tyres. Measuring 150 cm in diameter and 50 cm wide, and fitted with specially-turned solid steel flanges, the massive donuts are good enough to give the bigfoot Panda a ‘wither height’ of 390 cm. The rest of the vehicle measures in at 380 cm long and 250 cm wide, in case you’re still counting.

Production of this Frankentruck took just over two weeks, and apparently utmost care was paid in connecting the steering system, clutch, accelerator and brakes between the two cars. The Fiat Panda Monster Truck is set to star in an upcoming European TV commercial at the start of 2013. Imagine trying to get it around town, or park it!

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • Abuya on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Can they replace this fiat with viva 660bx. I am sure it will hit kampung market. Who need speed in jalan tanah merah? So clearly viva 660 is okay

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    • but first, they have to turbo charge the engine first…i guess one wheel is already heavier than the viva….

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    • Really need this car here bcoz everywhere r potholes !

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  • betul betul gila….it eats Hummers for breakfast..

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  • carazy on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    James May sure love it!!!

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  • kereta lembu on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    If you wanna look stupid, get one of these.

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  • ThePolygon on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    How to go into the car?

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  • The fiats multiair is a good engine .but 1.2l multiair has no wear near to power that thing .
    But what in the world is powering that thing .

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  • James May’s New car.

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  • Jimmy on Dec 10, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    No need crash test already, it only needs airbags.

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  • DArkerMarker on Dec 10, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    Ah Seng tayar shop sure got no stock for that tyre size.

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  • guy who drive flamboyant car have small penis
    guy who drive understated car (ie panda) have good sized penis
    wonder wad prevail in this 1… LOL

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  • kadajawi on Dec 13, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Someone already did this to a smart for two, and called it the smart forfun. You can Google for it.

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