24 August 2009 - 11:00
Roman weaponry
Here's one for rednecks and landscape gardeners everywhere - a pickup truck concept that's based on a Fiat but, of course, isn't a Fiat.
It's the work of Romanian design student called Dragos Prodan, who we believe can trace his, er, bloodline right back to Dracula or something.
And he knocked this up in the final year of his university design course, apparently taking inspiration from Fiat's current design language. Hmm. We can't see much of the 500 in there, and there's certainly no Quboisms. But maybe the grille is a little Puntoesque.
Dracula has made room for a couple of scooters on the flatbed and reckons you could fit a 3.0-litre diesel V6 under that bulgy bonnet, which should be enough to tow a speedboat or whatever else an outdoorsy person likes to drag around.
We'd prefer to wedge a V8 in there and give the HSV Maloo a good seeing-to...
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i hate that green! i have never seen a worst colour on a car!
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wow! soo big!
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God, that colour is horrendous. What of the pick-em-up itself? I've seen worse but many better. And I'd rather have the Maloo. Or a Bathurst. Which begs the question - when it was set up so nicely for another Ashes mention, why did you drop the proverbial catch this time? Sheesh, I don't even care about cricket being a steak-and-kidney lock opener Scotch git but still, convert the chance guys....... ;)
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I think if it's supposed to look like a current Fiat concept car, then he's done a bang-up job. I'd easily believe someone who told me that was an official Fiat concept. However, the chrome-capped headlights, big wheels and letterbox windowline aren't exactly production, but look good. As for Frog Mucus Green however...
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would look super special awesome if it was in a deep metallic black
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what a lovley truck if only i had the money
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a little too bionic
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This is like designing what a small family hatchback would look like if Hummer made it. Or a middle-engined Smart supercar. Or a Porsche SUV. Damn. I think I finally figured out how the Cayenne was born.
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i believe that certain car makers are for specific types of cars. eg mercedes makes luxury cars, fiat makes small cars, and toyota makes pickups
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Far more Audi than Fiat, I'd say. I'll also take a stand and say that I like the green - not only does it remind me of sixties muscle cars, but also provides a nice change from eleventy-four different shades of grey.
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Google-up - Great Wall Wingle - I believe Fiat just copied the Chinese on this one...
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The Romanian online magazine Automarket published 9 pics of the car and if the green bothers you, you can also check it in light orange or nice bloody red. Cheers!
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looks too much like its produced for the american market, the car shape its self is too square and i'd believe its a ford f series in better proportions before i'd believe its a fiat
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fantastic !!!!!!! really looks nice
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not too bad actually. though if it's a pick-up, why on earth does the cabin look like it was cat and pasted from a sports coupe?
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@Stampi: Maybe it's supposed to be a coupé utility pick-up (like a Chevrolet El Camino of the olden days). Or maybe he's tried to make the rear of the cabin look like a Fiat Bravo, which is more likely.
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Fix It Again Tony
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Its stupid. trucks are suppose to be reliable; when I think reliability I think Subaru, not Fiat. You're better off with a Subaru Baja even though it is uglier than the new imprezza
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A bit of a non story. Person draws car that some people like and others don't.
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hoebywan commented on this article
24 August 2009
One for erm err redneck ,eurotrash, yank, Italian, sheep shearer market! There's a niche for you! Thanks Vlad's distant cousin next can we have a submarine with a sun roof!
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