Fiat Grande Panda Electric

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You could be forgiven for thinking Fiat is pulling out of the UK.

In recent years, we’ve lost the Tipo, the Punto, and, just last year, the popular Panda. A few months ago, the Fiat 500 city car was also discontinued.

But that only tells half the story.

The 500 is still around, now in the form of the all-electric 500e, while the Tipo and Punto are being replaced with new cars, although admittedly not like-for-like.

It is the same story with the Panda.

You see, cars are generally getting bigger - or, at least, bigger cars are becoming ever more popular - and the explosive rise in Britain’s eagerness for SUVs has left manufacturers scrambling to find solutions.

Fiat is no exception. Following in the footsteps of the new 600 SUV crossover, the outgoing Panda will be replaced by the 30cm-longer Grande Panda.

Technically, it's classed as a supermini, but the roof rails, cladding and rugged bodywork give it SUV-style looks.

But is it any good?

Well, on paper, the leasing price looks too good to be true.

Like the 500e, the Grande Panda is an electric car (though a Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid will also be available) and one certainty with an electric car is a disproportionately high price tag. Yet this new Fiat costs very little to lease.

Can such a cheap electric car really cut the mustard?