The idea of an Abarth Grande Panda continues to hold a prominent place among the many speculations surrounding the future of the Scorpion brand, regardless of whether Abarth continues as a standalone marque or returns to operating as a performance label within the Fiat lineup. People have raised that possibility several times in recent months, but Stellantis still has not given a clear answer in either direction.
With no confirmation from Stellantis, the subject continues to fuel discussion among enthusiasts through digital interpretations that try to imagine what a sporty version of the new Panda might look like. One of the most recent came from Kolesa and was created by Kelsonik. The render offers a fairly credible picture of how the model could appear if the project ever reached production.
New Abarth Grande Panda render imagines a much sportier take on Fiat’s new model
In this interpretation, the Grande Panda takes on a much more aggressive look than the standard version. The front end features a more sculpted bumper, a larger lower air intake, and small round LED fog lights at the sides. The Abarth name appears next to the Fiat badge in the pixel-pattern grille, while the rear has also been revised. The alloy wheels use a specific design visually inspired by turbine blades. Taken together, those details clearly separate the sporty variant from the regular Grande Panda.
While the design side is starting to take shape with some consistency, the technical side remains completely open. Right now, Fiat offers the Grande Panda with mild-hybrid and electric powertrains, and nothing points clearly to the mechanical foundation of a future Abarth version.
Among the ideas that continue to circulate most insistently is the possible return of the 1.4-liter turbocharged T-Jet engine, a unit that played an important role in the Scorpion brand’s recent history. In a setup producing around 180 horsepower, and possibly paired with a five- or six-speed manual transmission, it could create a small performance car with a very distinctive character and a strong power-to-weight ratio for the segment.
The real question, however, is whether Stellantis sees the introduction of a combustion engine like that as industrially and regulatorily sustainable on a model from the Panda family, or whether any future Abarth Grande Panda would necessarily need to follow an electrified route, the path the brand has already taken with the controversial Abarth 500e.
