The launch of the new Fiat Argo, derived from the European Grande Pana, is near. The model will come to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary at Basil and will debut the CMP modular platform at the Betim (MG) plant, which will house the new generations of Pulse, Strada, Fastback and Mobi.
AutoPapo caught a mule from the F2U project running in tests on the streets of Belo Horizonte (MG). This code identifies the new Pulse, which will be launched in 2027 and will move up in category, becoming a seven-seater SUV.
The car is still a mule with the body of the Citroën Aircross, taillights of the Basalt and headlights of the Jeep Avenger (Photo: Eduardo Rodrigues | AutoPapo)
As he is still a mule, the car caught uses components from other Stellantis vehicles, such as the body of the Citroën Aircross, the taillights of the Basalt and the headlights of the Jeep Avenger. But the final design has already been revealed in Europe, where it will be called Grizzly.
The size of the new Fiat Pulse will be similar to that of the Citroën Aircross and the Reanult Duster, being among the largest compact SUVs on the market. It will have a boxier style and a wide C-pillar with no windows.
The car caught has disc brakes at the rear, indicative of having an electronic parking brake (Photo: Eduardo Rodrigues | AutoPapo)
As it will have a seven-seat option, it is guaranteed that the new Fiat Pulse will have a large trunk with more than 470 liters when the third row is folded down. Inside it will be more refined than the Aircross, but the cabin of the European model has not yet been revealed.
We noticed that the mule caught had disc brakes at the rear, indicating that the Pulse will have an electronic parking brake. At this stage of development, the mechanical part is already definitive.
The design was revealed in Europe, where it will be called Grizzly, but some changes to Brazilian tastes may be made until the launch (Photo: Fiat | Disclosure)
The Autos Segredos portal found that the SUV will have the 1.0 turbo T200 engine under the hood, working with the help of the 12-volt mild hybrid system. The gearbox will be the CVT that simulates seven gears. The power will be 116 hp to get the IPI discounts provided by the government, the torque remains at 20,4 kgfm.
Fiat had said that it would launch a new car per year until 2030, the F2U project will be the novelty of 2027. In the following years, the new generations of Strada, Fastback and Mobi will be launched, all with the CMP platform and made in Betim (MG).
These cars are the result of an investment of R$ 14 billion in the Minas Gerais plant, which in addition to receiving this new platform will produce electrified mechanical assemblies. In addition to serving the Brazilian market, it exports vehicles throughout Latin America.
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