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An all new Strada has been teased./

Fiat teases Strada Double-cab

New Strada bakkie is in the works.

Fiat might challenge Nissan for small bakkie supremacy next year.

Despite the pressure of having to integrate a massive corporate merger with PSA, Fiat has revealed that it is working on a new version of its Strada.

The Italian compact bakkie was sold in South Africa during its previous generation and proved a popular choice.

An official rendering of the new Strada was revealed by Fiat and the company has spoken of a 2021 dateline for delivering its next-generation bakkie to market.

What is significantly different for this Strada, compared to the last one South Africans will be familiar with, is its cab-configuration. The new Strada is a double-cab, which should position it as a very unique offering. Fiat is also expected to offer single- and cab-and-half versions.

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Fiat teases Strada Double-cab

New Strada bakkie is in the works. Fiat might challenge Nissan for small bakkie supremacy next year. Despite the pressure of having to integrate a massive corporate merger with PSA, Fiat has revealed that it is working on a new version of its Strada. The Italian compact bakkie was sold in South...
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Forbidden fruit: Fiat previews all-new Strada bakkie

There was a time, particularly in the early 2000s, when half-tonne bakkie buyers were spoiled for choice in South Africa. Opel offered the Corsa Ute, Ford still had the Bantam, and Fiat was selling the Strada, while even Malaysian importer Proton managed to source an entrant for this market.

Now we’re left with just one entrant in the form of Nissan’s NP200, but across the Atlantic, the Brazilian half-tonne market has continued to evolve. While Volkswagen’s Saveiro is the one that most readily comes to mind, Fiat is still selling the Strada over there too, and the current model is a heavily facelifted version of the vehicle we knew in South Africa.

The Strada will soon turn over a new leaf though, with Fiat’s Brazilian division having released the first teaser sketch of the all-new model that’s due to be revealed soon. The new Strada boasts a far more modern and striking design that borrows a lot from its larger Toro sibling, and it’s also set to be offered as a double cab for the first time. It remains to be seen, however, whether Fiat will continue to offer it in single cab and extended cab guises.

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Forbidden fruit: Fiat previews all-new Strada bakkie

The Strada that South Africans once knew is evolving into a modern-looking double cab in Brazil.
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New Fiat Strada baby double-cab bakkie revealed for South America

Fiat in South America has published a single image of its new Strada ahead of the small bakkie’s launch on that continent in March 2020.

Judging by the image, this latest version of the little pick-up, which will compete with the likes of the Volkswagen Saveiro and Renault Duster-based Oroch and slot in below the Toro, will be offered in full double-cab guise, with single-cab variants surely also on the cards.

www.carmag.co.za

New Fiat Strada baby double-cab bakkie revealed for South America… - CAR Magazine

Fiat in South America has published a single image of its new Strada ahead of the small bakkie’s launch on that continent in March 2020.... Read more →
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Must say it looks pretty nice... might need to do some research on it though...
 
Fiat's New Double-cab Revealed

Slick design for Fiat’s little double-cab
Fiat has revealed its new Strada, and the compact double-cab is a looker.

The latest version of Fiat’s own bakkie has all the design flair you’d expect from an Italian brand. An oversized hexagonal pattern grille dominates the front view, flanked by large, sweptback, headlamps.

In terms of mechanical specification, Fiat has confirmed its new Strada will retain the previous-generation 1.4-litre naturally-aspirated engine for an entry-level derivative. The company will also be assembling the new Strada with its more advanced 1.3-litre petrol engine.

Both engines drive the front wheels via a five-speed automatic transmission. The new Strada is Fiat’s counter to Renault’s Oroch, competing for sales in the South American compact bakkie market.

There is not confirmation that Strada will make a return to South Africa, although orders books for its Brazilian customers are opening in March.

www.cars.co.za

Fiat's New Double-cab Revealed

Slick design for Fiat’s little double-cab Fiat has revealed its new Strada, and the compact double-cab is a looker. The latest version of Fiat’s own bakkie has all the design flair you’d expect from an Italian brand. An oversized hexagonal pattern grille dominates the front view, flanked by...
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New Fiat Strada half-tonne bakkie revealed (in single- and double-cab)

Fiat has fully revealed its new Strada bakkie in Brazil, offering the fresh-faced small pick-up in both single- and double-cab body styles.

This latest version of the little bakkie will compete with the likes of the Volkswagen Saveiro and Renault Duster-based Oroch in South America, slotting into Fiat’s commercial line-up below the Toro.

While South Africa’s half-tonne bakkie segment currently features just a single contender – the locally built Nissan NP200 – we don’t expect to see the new Strada on local soil. From what we understand, it will again be built exclusively in left-hand-drive guise for South America…

www.carmag.co.za

New Fiat Strada half-tonne bakkie revealed (in single- and double-cab)... - CAR Magazine

Fiat has fully revealed its new Strada bakkie in Brazil, offering the fresh-faced small pick-up in both single- and double-cab body styles. This latest version […]
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Fiat's NP200 Rival is Real

The Strada is built upon Fiat’s Argo compact vehicle platform and powered by two petrol engine choices. There’s a 1.4-litre naturally-aspirated engine, good for 65 kW and 123 Nm, whilst a more potent 1.3-litre turbo boosts 81 kW and 139 Nm of torque. Both these engines drive the Strada’s front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox.

Gauged in terms of size, the new Strada is 4.48 m long, which makes it a touch shorter overall, compared to Nissan’s NP200, which is 4.49 m when measured bumper-to-bumper. Loadability rates at 650 kg for the double-cab and 720 kg for Fiat’s single-cab Strada.

Although there is no talk of a 4x4 version, the Strada has an adequate 208 mm of ground clearance for gravel road use. Despite being excellently suited to South African requirements, the new Strada is only being targeted at left-hand drive markets.

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Fiat's NP200 Rival is Real

Fiat has finally revealed its new compact bakkie. Since 2001, Fiat has been producing its compact bakkie in limited markets and for fans of the brand, this new Strada will be an exciting prospect. Although the brand’s strange Mitsubishi joint-venture, with the Fullback/Triton, is a bakkie most...
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Fiat SA would actually have a chance at salvation if they were to bring this one over in both single and double cab versions.
 
"Despite being excellently suited to South African requirements, the new Strada is only being targeted at left-hand drive markets"

This would do well here.
 
Hemi300c said:
"Despite being excellently suited to South African requirements, the new Strada is only being targeted at left-hand drive markets"

This would do well here.
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It would and Fiat has a chance to be trendsetters in a whole new segment if they also bring in the double cab, if only they were not sleeping on the job.
 
EXPLAINER | Why we can't get half-tonne bakkies in South Africa anymore

• South Africans want half-tonne bakkies to return

• Nissan NP200 the only half-tonner in SA

• Volkswagen has half-tonne bakkie in Brazil

South Africans love bakkies, even small ones. Whereas the American and Australian bakkie markets are obsessed with wheelbase size and engine power, South Africans recognise the value of an honest little bakkie.

Nissan's 1400 Champ became a legendary utility vehicle during its four decades in the local market. That success prompted Ford and Mazda to launch the front-wheel drive Bantam and Rustler. In the late 1990s, Opel entered the market with its Corsa Utility.

Even ordinarily disorganised Fiat created a business case for small bakkies in South Africa, with its Strada.

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EXPLAINER | Why we can't get half-tonne bakkies in South Africa anymore | Life

The compact bakkie market in South Africa is much smaller than it once was. These are the reasons.
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ToxicBunny said:
Its always been about market size, and our market isn't big enough to justify the expense.
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Yip. We're a small RHD market. There will be fewer and fewer SA specific models going forward. Australia is seeing the same thing.
 
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