Panda (Type 169) [2004 - 2012]

The 2004 Fiat Panda shares almost nothing with its previous name-sake and was originally to be called the Fiat Gingo before Renault took issue with the similarity to the name Twingo.

Many see it as the car that saved Fiat as it proved an immediate success for the then financially troubled company. The Panda mixes CAN and analogue systems, and on cars with steering wheel controls a CAN interface must be used to turn on an aftermarket radio with a more basic resistive steering wheel control interface added to keep the wheel controls working.