2011 Fiat Uno First Spy Photos Plus Artist Rendering

Fiat Uno prototype spy photo

By Thami Masemola
April 27, 2009 4:40 PM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, European, Fiat, Spy Photos

Fiat is apparently working on the next generation Uno which is for the moment codenamed Project 327. These spy images were taken in Brazil where Fiat has a large share of the auto market. It will be launched there in 2010 as a 2011 model. For the first time the Uno will feature airbags as standard fitment, thanks to a new Brazilian safety law.

Sources say the car will share its platform with the next-generation Panda. Both three and five-door models will be made available just like in the previous-generation Uno. It will have different interiors, one for the European zone which will have much the same interior as the Fiat 500 while another version will share its interior with the Palio.

Projected alongside the spied Uno is a rendering of the car by designer Jorge Fernandez. Although Fernandez has used the 500 as a basis for his design he has not taken the retro outline of the 500. The rendering depicts quite a modern car.

In a number of markets around the world the 500, Panda, Grande Punto and the Palio are all sold alongside each other with no cannibalism being considered. This may also happen when the Uno returns or it may be badged as something else. With enough demand and luck we might even see the return of the hot mouse Uno Turbo.

Thank you for the tip Gustavo!

 

Source: autossegredos.blogspot.com via motortips.blogspot.com via area75.com.ar

Comments

cooltushky
April 27, 2009 5:16 PM
Very much simmilar to New TATA INDICA VISTA, afterall they are Partners.

9TNine
April 27, 2009 6:16 PM
Good to see the Uno is back.

I thought the Giugiaro original (in its day) was stylish and won the 1984 COTY. But it was not helped by terrible facelifts…

The above looks like… umm…

Lutzie
May 5, 2009 1:07 AM
I agree - the exterior of the original was so clean and well proportioned, and the interior was innovative, functional and cool.

N20_Purge
April 27, 2009 6:31 PM
:D describes the front of the artist's rendering, which sucks IMO. Why not get a 500? Looks x10 better, probabaly has a classier interior, and being lighter would make it greener.

Bristol411S3
April 27, 2009 6:37 PM
I certainly can't see why the Panda isn't sold in those markets. It's probably as spacious as the Uno.

NaBUru38
May 1, 2009 1:12 AM
Myself being from Uruguay, I have the same question. A-segment cars are very rare in my neighbouring countries Argentina and Brazil. Renault built the Twingo here but the 1999 Brazilian devaluation killed the process.

This Uno seems to be an enlarged Panda. I guess that its main rivals would be the C2 and the Twingo.

politz
April 27, 2009 9:43 PM
that is such a big deal for fiat in brazil right now. fiat is currently the best selling automaker in the country, but none of its cars is the best selling vehicle - a title that belongs to the perenial best seller, the vw gol. the old uno is still sold over here with minor changes, and still sells like hot cakes... a new, improved model will certainly steal the top spot from the vw.

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