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. 👍🏻

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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" :)

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!

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.

Viva Panda 4x4 Viva Italia ♥️🇮🇹🇬🇷

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.

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.

Pandas will conquer the World.

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

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!

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

test the '90s 4x4 panda!!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

where is this off road site ??

a classic. panda beats defender since 1970

We all know what desiigner is about to be driving😂

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

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

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

Well done Panda!!

Go panda panda #teampanda

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.

Nice small crossover

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

Bring it to USA

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.

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

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

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

Excellentissime Panda depuis 30 ans.

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

I like Panda!

panda panda panda panda. I got broads in Atlanta.

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

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

I need that car!

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

Love this Panda

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.

Come on come on panda

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Nice car Panda 10+

its the brand that makes $$$

The defender has slicks at 5:09....

Did you do this again?

Also the defender was being driven through the deeper slush!

Panda rulez XD

Brilliant. I didnt expect that

make a review on the new punto evo

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.

Panda is the best!!!!!!!

What an awesome little car

The old one with steyr puch tools was unbeatable

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

Fifth gear now sponsored by Fiat

BRING TIFF BACK with a FULL APOLOGY, FIFTH GEAR!

did anybody notice another panda on the background in 2:11? did Tiff change car midway?

Nessun fuoristrada puo battere la panda

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

Mi è caduto il mito del deffender 😂

God I love this little car!

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

Made in Italy.... non aggiungo altro

What you have to remember is that the defender is a pretty old car with a steel body with nearly any offroad technology and the panda is a modern lightweight car with some offroad technology

I just love this ,hilarious :-)

where is the off road in this video?

Meh, James May predicted all this years ago.

This is like telling a tiny frog and a toad to jump a cross lily pads to get to the other side.

Perhaps if the defender had similar tyres and didn't opt for the deeper muddy bit, it would have trounced the panda