![A view of the front of the M-Sport Fiat Panda 4x4 Classic & Sports Car – M-Sport reveals Fiat Panda with a difference](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2021-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20.M-Sport%20reveals%20Panda%20with%20a%20difference%20%E2%80%93%201.png?itok=zAh4giT-)
World rally team M-Sport has pulled the covers off its latest project: a high-performance Fiat Panda 4x4.
This reinvention of the classic Panda was born from a client’s very simple brief, to produce a unique, stage-rally-ready version of the venerable Fiat.
With its many years of competition experience, M-Sport began the overhaul of the Panda using the underpinnings of a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk1 – a model that has achieved a lot of rally success, with 953 wins since its launch in 2013.
![This Fiat Panda started life as a classic but is now a rally weapon Classic & Sports Car – M-Sport reveals Fiat Panda with a difference](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20.M-Sport%20reveals%20Panda%20with%20a%20difference%20%E2%80%93%203_0.png)
This newly revealed Fiat Panda 4x4 boasts a new, wider shell, making the car more stable
To allow the Fiesta’s chassis to fit that of the classic Panda, the engineers widened the Fiat’s shell by 360mm, which also benefited the finished car’s stability.
In addition, new wheelarches were developed to give the Fiat a more distinctive look, reminiscent of rallying’s golden Group B era, and underneath that more menacing exterior, a 1.6-litre 300bhp Ford EcoBoost engine with 332lb ft of torque was fitted.
The car also uses a five-speed sequential Sadev transmission, with bespoke front and rear differentials.
![This unique classic Fiat Panda in profile Classic & Sports Car – M-Sport reveals Fiat Panda with a difference](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20.M-Sport%20reveals%20Panda%20with%20a%20difference%20%E2%80%93%202_0.png)
![A view of the Fiat Panda 4x4’s front grille and engine bay Classic & Sports Car – M-Sport reveals Fiat Panda with a difference](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20.M-Sport%20reveals%20Panda%20with%20a%20difference%20%E2%80%93%204.png)
Aggressive wheelarches and a 300bhp engine for this classic-inspired Fiat Panda rally car