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Are the fiat panda and fiat 500 similar?

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Answer:

Nope not at all

Actually, the chassis on the current European Fiat 500 was derived from the 2003 Fiat Panda. It was upgraded and refined in 2007 for use in the 500. The US Fiat 500 has a significantly reinforced chassis to meet US crash standards.

Below are some links to the Fiat 500 USA blog that go into detail on this:

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