2006 Fiat Panda MultiEco Concept
Since its divorce and cash-paid settlement with General Motors, Fiat has done some serious thinking about the future. After a near-death brush with accountants, the brand has moved well ahead, bouncing back from the sorry state it was in just a year ago with several new products for the Fiat brand and its luxury/performance subsidiary, Alfa Romeo, destined to enter North America by 2008. One of the key vehicles behind the Italian firm's rejuvenation is the Panda, a city car so impressive that it boweld over judges, winning European Car of the Year back in 2004. Though they're powered by motors suitable for small kitchen appliances, Fiat's 'think big' motto and practicality strong-card helped this tall, boxy but extremely affordable Panda put young Europeans on wheels.