Sam Loo’s favourite pick-up truck might be facing some competition from an unlikely rival in the near future, it would seem. Our spy photographers have managed to grab hold of quite a few shots of what looks like the Fiat’s upcoming mid-size pick-up truck.
The yet-to-named truck is believed to be a new model under the Fiat Professional brand and is all set to compete against the likes of the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok. Fiat itself confirmed plans for such a model as part of its aggressive five-year plan to boost sales numbers.
Back in October 2014, the Italian automaker previewed a pick-up concept in the guise of the Fiat Concept Car 4 show vehicle at the Sao Paulo Motor Show. The concept itself was based on the Mitsubishi GR-HEV concept – which in turn, served as a preview to the fifth-gen Mitsubishi Triton.
Unfortunately, the heavy camouflage on this mule prevents anyone from even thinking about how the truck might look like. We can, however, deduce that it will ride on a platform that underpins the latest Triton as Fiat and Mitsubishi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a pick-up truck.
Aside from this Japanese/Italian mix-up, Chrysler has also, reportedly, expressed its interest in rebadging Fiat’s pick-up truck as a Ram model for the United States market – presumably as a worthy successor to the Dodge Dakota that went off the market in 2011.
GALLERY: Fiat Concept Car 4
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The rear is not axle @.@
Independent suspension…
Fiat is the 1 that getting “Hailat” boot by Toyota over here…
It’s a fiat! Sam Loo has got nothing to worry about!
I never worry about having a competitor for Hilux. Primary use is not a workhorse, but a display vehicle in my kimchi car yard so that I don’t have to repeat myself all day long when Hyundai owners want a quote
sam loo doesnt mind, as long as it is not a kimchi….
Really depends on which Sam Loo. He has a kind of split personality disorder, you see. There’s one persona that frequently says European/American cars as being sui kwan and hwai tai (or something like that) and he’ll also very likely say that they will end up spending more time in the workshop than on the road.
It’s really funny.
Sam Loo, where are you?
Junior Toyota sales man like Sam got nothing to worry because he is now selling bra at pasar malam
Dem busy today.
Contractor starting work to put a 3m/10 feet high fence along the monsoon drain side of my yard. If not done by month end, I can’t insure my premise.
Those of you that are not aware, all insurance underwriters now require all sales outlets for Korean Cars to be “safe from suidice” from kimchi car owners.
So hard to do business nowadays. Need this need that …