5:09 The defender's extra 700kilos of weight had been its downfall! Also the instructor's extra 200kilos didn't help either...

Saw old Panda 4x4 in Italy on top of Vulcan Vezuviu last week, they use it to deliver goods to shops and bars up there. This thing is unstoppable really. 👍🏻

The evolution of the Fiat Panda, one of the most basic cars ever built; and now one of the greatest off-roaders ever built, go Fiat Panda, fighting!

I never hate on tiny off roaders like that - short wheelbase, lightweight, and traction abound. Put some good tires on that thing and it will be unstoppable. All the butthurt people complaining about the defender gives me great joy as well.

GO PANDA! One of the most unique cars...

People who underestimate Panda 4x4 obviously never drove one in off-road

I had a Mk 2 Panda 4x4 with the 1000cc FIRE engine. I used it on construction sites. I also tow started Landrover 110s.

Panda is not a car.It's the SacroGraal of the cars of all times.Respect

Here in Italy the Panda is very common, I have one then I got the 4X4 version, man...I love it!! go Panda go Fiat!

Last year I was in Italy and climbed Gavia Pass - I saw a LOT of old (1st and 2nd gen) Pandas, all with 4x4. "Genius lies in simplicity" :)

Am I the only one that started watching 5th gear because we don't have Top Gear?

Well, if you wanted to fight a Defender with a Panda, you should have used the Panda 4X4 1st gen. It was a real compact off-road, undestructible and reliable. If someone says that Fiats are unreliable, that's because he never had one.

Man, that tiny Fiat is amazing!

Vi racconto un aneddoto. Mio nonno era un cacciatore, aveva degli amici del nord che venivano ogni stagione in basilicata per cacciare nei nostri paesaggi. Avevano un defender e un terrano nuovi di zecca. Macchine da 50 milioni e passa di quei tempi. Un bel giorno si bloccarono in una palude con entrambi i fuoristrada, beh dovettero chiamare la forestale che si presentò con la vecchia panda 4x4. Tutti erano scettici, ma la panda tirò fuori i due fuoristrada dalla palude.l'anno dopo e tutti quelli che seguirono gli amici di mio nonno andarono a caccia con la panda 4x4. I super fuoristrada li lasciavano a casa.

Viva Panda 4x4 Viva Italia ♥️🇮🇹🇬🇷

The size is actually an advantage here. I have familly in the south of italy, and on lot of roads and in villages, a panda is the biggest car you can manage to get driving in ;) You have to look at the targeted market, and even so, lot of people outside of this market love this car :D

Pandas will conquer the World.

We have one of these little gems (same colour) as we live in the high hills where snow is a common occurrence in winter. We've had it for a few years now, completely reliable, a lot of fun to drive, and in snow, completely competent. One thing not mentioned is the ride, it would shame much larger cars, it soaks up lumps and bumps. I would say though that sourcing the unique tyres is a little tricky and you do have to order them on the internet as most tyre places don't stock them. Other than that, it's a brilliant car, bags of character, very good equipment,and it really can go anywhere.

I laughed at these types of videos and always used bigger offroaders. Drove a friend's panda cross.... purchased one for my self now.

haha awesome little car wish they sold it in australia

Expert 4x4 trainer in the 90, the guy had no idea. you cannot go slow in a bog! The Panda 4x4 like the new Jimny is acracking little car!

We’ve had Landrovers for 10 years in our family and love them, but the Fiat did incredibly well! Low weight is definitely a bonus when offroading. It should be mentioned, that most defenders are modified and fitted with full locks all around if they go offroading frequently. The car in the video lacked these as could be seen by the two (or one?) tire fire, and this makes all the difference. Still, it’s great to see that big things also come in small packages. Both cars have their benefits, and unlike 90% of “suv’s” these days, the fiat proves some of them are actually off road worthy - even bone stock! Good job fiat!

Fiat is soooo coool. Wanted one since i saw them on paris-le cap.

Considering the cost, size, mileage and comfort, 🐼 Panda wins miles ahead of Range rover

test the '90s 4x4 panda!!

I want one of those car washers It cleans the underside awesome :D would be great for working on cars.

Non provare mai a insultare la Panda perché tutto ti si ritorcerà contro

I could have done with that hill descent setting when I was struggling down a steep hill covered in snow and ice. My old doesn't even have ABS so definitely a little bottom puckering but managed it. Getting up the same hill the following day was fun as it is a steep climb.

i see a lot of ignorance in the comments, the panda 4x4 was never ment to be an extreme off roading car, it's designed to move easily around the italian countryside, the defender is only an suv wich english people define the best off roading car in the world just because of their patriocticism

"Greatest offroader ever, The Defender" The arrogance shines through ;)

The panda is such a good off road car yet people always underestimate it because of the brand

a classic. panda beats defender since 1970

We all know what desiigner is about to be driving😂

I think I might have gone to Fifth Gear now that Top Gear has gone bell up.

I remember years ago reading an article, possibly in Custom Car magazine, on a factory 4x4 transit van. They may still make them, I'm not sure. They were going along a green lane and a farmer exclaimed that they should turn back as the track got quite steep and rough and they don't even take their Land Rover up. Apparently it was a nice view up the top! Sometimes even the best has an off day! Dare I say this incarnation of the Panda looks ok and a great fun car to drive!

That Defender wasn't stuck, it was "delayed". Still, that Panda was pretty impressive.

I drive a Defender but have to say that little Panda 4x4 looks great, and most likely makes a better on road vehicle, much cheaper to run as well, probably does twice the MPG I still wouldn’t swap my Defender for one, but my missus might!

Unica e inimitabile. Fiat Panda 4x4... The Legend

Very nice video. It clearly shows the benefits of Fiat Panda. By the way, i own the CNG version, and i'm very satisfied. If only the 4x4 version was available with CNG. I would trade with mine, at once.

Well done Panda!!

don't forget about the fiat wrangler and the large fiat power wagon with a hemi

Can you let us know the name of his company so we don't go there....?

Go panda panda #teampanda

Bring it to USA

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, short wheel-base version and with mud-terrain tyres, but then again, about twice the price!

Well it’s definitely the best off-roader in its price range.

the panda did really well and i was impressed with its performance. that said, i am a defender 110 owner and have done a lot of off roading. i was very surprised to see the landie stuck there as i have been through much worse, as have most off roaders. the tyre types / pressures may have been an issue, or it may simply have been too little momentum approaching the boggy bit. i certainly wouldnt judge either vehicles relative performance from that snippet of film, other than as i said being pleasantly surprised with the panda, but also bare in mind the landie is designed to hoof round heavy loads in those conditions all day, every day... stuff the panda simply couldnt do. there is a very good reason why the defender design dates back to 1948, it works and its simple to modify and work on... two issues that pose a problem for a car mfr looking to sell replacement vehicles every few years.

Nice small crossover

Love this Panda

I need that car!

Great Panda 4x4. The best little offroad. 35 years of story. La panda è un capolavoro di tecnologia, io ho avuto la prima versione, poi la 4x4 Sisley e adesso la Mitica Traking (ovviamente modificata) Panda 4x4 UN MITO.

where is this off road site ??

I like Panda!

I thought extra 700kg of Driver would do badly as well.

does anyone know whether when its in offroad mode the centre diff actually locks or is it like those haldex systems that use a clutch or something which overheats or is there a max speed limit you can have it in 4wd/offroad- mode

Excellentissime Panda depuis 30 ans.

Just give the panda bigger wheels and larger suspension plus a boxy military style body like a Suzuki samurai,it will become the favourite car of all soldiers

When the defender got "stuck" the back wheels spun but the front didn't, did they expert forget to put diff lock on?

Brilliant. I didnt expect that

The panda already won the competition before starting. When after turning the ignition switch, the engine should have started.

panda panda panda panda. I got broads in Atlanta.

Nice car Panda 10+

+Fifth Gear You'd make a #TBT with an old 4x4 Panda141 showing how good is on snow! Ahaha

What an awesome little car

Why was the Defender going so slowly when entering the mud bog? This was staged to end like this.

Great panda Cross!!! Micro Venom car!!!!!

I love the original panda 4x4 and the new one but the defender is a legend and it's still being used as a bench mark, surely we can make stuff beat it now. Defenders are one of those cars that everyone can like and even tho they wear you out you'll never care cos they are what they are and they are mega and yeah I'll defender

God I love this little car!

Ma come parla questo? La panda va da per tutto anche con neve e ghiaccio!

Why doesn't Fiat sell the Panda in the USA I would totally by the Panda!!

Note the way the defender aimed for the deeper wetter track?

I expected the Panda to win. I like Defenders… and the defender will probably outlast the Panda, but light 4X4 vehicles get through almost anything, they just don’t sink in the mud.

Come on come on panda

Panda is the best!!!!!!!

The old one with steyr puch tools was unbeatable

Land Rover Defender is the ultimate champion..

A panda will bring you anywhere. Ask italian granpas and farmers 😄

its the brand that makes $$$

do you think is a good idea to elevate the suspension of the Panda?

make a review on the new punto evo

Nessun fuoristrada puo battere la panda

Also the defender was being driven through the deeper slush!

Did you do this again?

Might sound like a weird question but does the plastics on the car what the word panda etched into it?

Panda rulez XD

Fifth gear now sponsored by Fiat

BRING TIFF BACK with a FULL APOLOGY, FIFTH GEAR!

If the Defender wants to beat the Panda, all it needs is 700mm of water!

Land rovers a for men that like fixing things more than driving things 😂😂😂😂

Made in Italy.... non aggiungo altro

Thats the music from motorsport manager

Bravo Panda!

Also, poor line choice lmao! You can see the difference in the depth of the ruts and wetness.

So the defender gets stuck in the mud okay we can all see that. But the mud is near the centre of the hubs on the defender yet the mud the panda went through was just touching the bottom of the rim so not overly fair. Secondly they are using a much older generation defender without the traction control which acts as a locked differential. Thirdly the guy driving the defender trains people off-road? Well he clearly doesn't teach ground reading skills because he clearly put the defender in more difficult situations. If you want to see which one is best tie them together and see which one pulls the other one through the slippery stuff.

3:50 "The big dog won" because the driver decided to get fancy and tried to go up a slope that he simply drove around in the defender. Honestly looked like a set-up, and even then, he would have probably crested the slope fine with a bit of throttle control, instead of flooring it as he was losing grip.

I just love this ,hilarious :-)

Gotta wonder why FIAT doesn't sell the Panda Cross in the U.S. We get the 500 and the 124 Spider. And FIAT pretty much owns Chrysler.

Das Panda 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

It looks like they took style cues from Jeeps Renegade and it would make sense because Fiat owns Chrysler. In fact I would put money on the fact that the terrain control unit is the based on the traction control unit that comes in the Renegade right down to the BDL (break locking differential) that the Panda uses to control wheel spin.

Mi è caduto il mito del deffender 😂