Fiat Grande Panda Electric Review & Prices

This is the new Fiat Grande Panda E, a small, spacious and fantastic-looking electric car that appears to have been plucked off the set of a 1980’s sci-fi film. It’s easy to drive and has a roomy interior for such a small car, but it’s not as fun to drive as its alternatives.

It’s a bit like quirky Ikea furniture. You won’t spend a fortune on it and it looks oh-so-funky, but if you shop elsewhere you’ll have something a bit posher - in this case the Renault 5 and Hyundai Inster - though not necessarily more attractive.

Fiat has made the new Grande Panda E almost as boxy as its 1980’s forebear, covered in angles and chunky detailing. The headlights look like they were designed for an 8-bit video game while the smattering of embossed logos and old-school Fiat badges mean it resembles nothing else on the road.

The interior looks great too, and while it’s far from premium-feeling, it leans into the affordable vibe; very much cheap and cheerful. The interior plastics are hard and scratchy, but can be had in a fun shade of blue while top-spec cars get a recycled bamboo dash-top, as well as clear acrylic detailing around twin 10.0-inch infotainment and driver’s screens.

Fiat Grande Panda Electric: electric range, battery and charging data

Range: 199miles
Efficiency: 4.4mi/kWh
Battery size: 44kWh
Max charge speed: 100kW
Charge time AC: 4hrs 20mins (20-80%, 7kW)
Charge time DC: 27mins (20-80%, 100kW)
Charge port location: Front (7kW), rear left side (DC)
Power outputs: 113hp

There’s plenty of space inside as a result of the Grande Panda E’s SUV-like tall roofline, with lots of headroom and a wide assortment of interior cubbies and cup holders. However, it’s a shame the steering wheel isn’t very adjustable, making it tricky to get comfortable if you have long legs.

Rear-seat passengers are fairly well catered for too, again with plenty of headroom and decent leg space - but the Grande Panda E’s under-floor batteries rob you of some foot space and under-thigh support. The 361-litre boot is bigger than you’ll find in the Renault 5, Hyundai Inster and BYD Dolphin Surf, but there aren’t any handy pockets or hooks.

Speaking of the battery, you only get one to choose from: a 44kWh unit that offers a claimed 199 miles of range to a charge. We only managed a disappointing 120 miles from a full battery, that being said, which limits the Grande Panda E’s real-world usability.

If that’s not enough range for you, there’s a petrol hybrid model Fiat Grande Panda available, too, and it’s also cheaper to buy.

Around town is where the Grande Panda E feels most at home, thanks to its tight turning circle, excellent forward visibility and light steering making it a breeze to manoeuvre on tight roads. Rear visibility is poor, however, and while you can get rear parking sensors and a rear-view camera, they aren’t very true-to-life, which doesn’t fill you with confidence.

It’s unremarkable on the motorway; not all that quick, requiring well-planned overtakes, but it’s on a country lane where the little Fiat impresses. It’s far from sporty and you do get jiggled around on rough sections, but there’s plenty of grip available so you never feel alarmed around quick bends.

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The Fiat Grande Panda E starts at a reasonable £21,000, making it a couple of thousand pounds cheaper than the comparable Renault 5 and Hyundai Inster - though a BYD Dophin Surf will only set you back around £18,500.

Even the top-spec Grande Panda E La Prima only costs £24,000, and for that you get more storage inside, funkier materials and 17-inch alloy wheels - though it’s not as well-equipped as the top-spec Renault 5 or Hyundai Inster, even if they’re around £5,000-6,000 more expensive on top-rung trims.

A breeze to drive around town and surprisingly capable on a country lane, but the lack of range limits the Grande Panda E’s use

In town

Town is where the Fiat Grande Panda E belongs, not just because that’s where its electric battery and motors are most efficient, but because of its high-set driving position giving good visibility forwards, nippy low-speed performance and super-light controls.

The 10.9-metre turning circle falls just behind the BYD Dolphin Surf (9.9 metres), Renault 5 (10.3 metres) and Hyundai Inster (10.9 metres) but is plenty tight enough for most urban environments. What’s not quite as handy is the lack of one-pedal driving, which is when electric cars will bring you to a stop without having to use the brakes, so it’s not quite as effortless to drive in traffic as its alternatives.

That being said, the brakes feel very predictable in the Grande Pande E, shifting nicely from regenerative braking to physical braking so it’s easy to come to a smooth stop. It accelerates smoothly off the lights, too.

It’s a shame that rear visibility is so poor as a result of the chunky back pillars and tiny window, and while top-spec cars come with a parking camera to go with the standard-fit parking sensors, the little Fiat is a bit paranoid and indicates that you’re closer to a bump than you actually are.

On the motorway

At higher speed the Grande Panda E is unremarkable, not particularly noisy and less roly-poly than the mechanically similar Citroen e-C3. The 113hp electric motor doesn’t pick up speed all that briskly on the go, however, so while overtaking at the national speed limit is possible, you’re best-off taking motorways at a steady cruise.

On a twisty road

It’s a similar story on a country lane, because the Grande Panda E is surprisingly well-composed for such an affordable and boxy little car. It’s less comfort-oriented than the Citroen e-C3 so you don’t get quite as much body lean in corners, and there’s plenty of grip from its tyres, so you’ve got the confidence to carry speed into bends.

It’s nowhere near as fun to drive as a Renault 5 though, and while Fiat claims it’s sportier than its Citroen counterpart, the lack of steering feel and slow acceleration means it feels near-enough the same.

A tall roofline and generous storage offer lots of practicality, but a basic boot and lack of rear-seat amenities mean the Grande Panda E loses some points here and there

This is where the Grande Panda’s boxy shape comes into play, because for such a short, narrow car, there’s a substantial amount of space inside. Get behind the wheel and you’re greeted with plenty of headroom - even if you’re tall - though the lack of reach adjustment in the steering wheel can make it hard to get comfortable.

Fiat has found plenty of storage space in the cabin, too. There’s a pair of gloveboxes with an open tray in between them - though it does look a bit like an old sink thanks to its speckled plastic - while large door bins and generous cupholders can take bottles of all shapes and sizes with ease. There’s a hidden cubby in the centre armrest, too.

Space in the back

Again, you get loads of headroom in the back of the Grande Panda E. What’s more impressive, however, is that you can fit three adults across in relative comfort. Okay, so everyone will be sat shoulder-to-shoulder, but no one will have to crane their neck to get comfortable and there’s even a pair of large door bins for storing odds-and-ends.

There’s a distinct lack of foot space in the Grande Panda E, as the under-floor batteries take up a lot of room, which is less of a problem in the petrol-powered version. If the driver has their seat set low, then you’ll struggle to slide your shoes under the front seat, and there’s a lack of under-thigh support for longer drives.

Fiat’s stinginess when it comes to seat-back storage and charging is annoying too, as only top-spec cars get USB plugs and a handy pocket for holding a mobile phone. Boo.

Boot space

The Grande Panda E’s biggest advantage over its alternatives is the sheer size of its boot at 361 litres. We managed to fit five small suitcases in with relative ease, though you’ll need to perfect your technique to hook them over the high loading lip.

A Hyundai Inster is much more useful when folding the back seats down, though, as they go almost flat with the boot floor making it much easier to load in bulky items. The lack of hooks or smaller storage spaces in the Fiat is disappointing, as is the lack of parcel-shelf storage space.

Cheap and cheerful to its core, the Grande Panda’s cabin looks great - but there’s no escaping the scratchy plastics and cost-saving measures

As with the exterior, Fiat has pulled a blinder with the Grande Pande’s interior styling. You get a funky dashboard with a two-in-one display combo set on top of the open-plan dashboard, in front of a funky cylindrical storage compartment.

The display surround is made from clear acrylic and designed to resemble the old Fiat factory in Turin, while that storage cubby is made from bamboo in top-spec models. All versions get navy-blue plastic on the doors and dashboard which looks great - but it scratches far too easily, as does the gloss-black centre console trim. Owners with small kids, beware.

The seats look great too, with embossed Panda script or squares, depending on which trim level you opt for, while the physical climate controls mounted on the lower dashboard are a joy to use compared to the touchscreen items plaguing so many cars on sale at the moment.

The driver’s display and infotainment screens aren’t all that advanced but they’re easy to read, while the central touchscreen is fairly responsive to your inputs and easy to navigate.

You get a rather handsome two-spoke steering wheel in the Panda, adorned with the retro-cool Fiat font of the 1980s - and while the one-pad-does-all buttons are a cost saving measure, they’re actually nice to use on the go.

There’s only one battery and motor combination to choose from in the Fiat Grande Panda E, a 113hp unit driving the front wheels, powered by a 44kWh battery under the floor. Fiat claims 199 miles of range to a full battery, but we only saw about 120 miles of range during our time with the car.

That’s based on efficiency of 2.8mi/kWh, which is poor compared with alternatives and some way off the officially claimed figure of 3.7mi/kWh. Nonetheless, we didn’t achieve anywhere near that in our testing, with a 2.8mi/kWh efficiency figure meaning a total range of 123 miles - disappointing in the real-world.

At least the small battery means the Fiat is quick to charge, even without a stonking great ultra-rapid charger. Plugged in at home on a 7.4kW AC charger - either from the back or from the built-in charging reel in the front fascia - the Grande Panda E will go from 20-80% in four hours and 20 minutes.

On a 100kW DC charger you’ll manage the same charge in 27 minutes, though you’re better off sticking to town driving and slow charging in the small Fiat as opposed to road trips, where you’ll need to stop frequently to top it up because of its limited range.

As an affordable option, the Grande Panda avoids the VED luxury car supplement on every trim level, while being an EV means it’s not only cheap to tax when privately owned, but falls into the lowest band of Benefit-in-Kind duty for company car drivers, too.

The Grande Panda E has yet to be crash tested by Euro NCAP, as has the Citroen e-C3, so we have no real indication of how it’ll fare in a collision.

It does come as standard with some safety kit such as automatic emergency braking, a driver fatigue sensor, automatic lights, front and side airbags and lane-keep assist - though strangely you can’t opt lane-keeping cruise control on any trim level.

Fiat came a lowly 21st out of 31 manufacturers in the 2025 Driver Power survey for owner satisfaction, which isn’t a particularly reassuring result for potential Grande Panda E ownership.

That being said, electric cars are fairly simple things compared to petrol models - with less moving parts to go wrong. Fiat offers a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty on its models, which is unremarkable, though the electric Grande Panda has eight-year, 100,000-mile coverage on its battery.

Toyota, meanwhile, offers a ten-year general warranty on its models, and Citroen offers eight-year cover on the e-C3.