Fiat Cinquecento ID/Lucciola: forgotten concept (1992)

Posted on 11-12-2015 at 17:04 by dizono – 12 Comments”

“Hey, that looks like a Deawoo Matiz!’ True if a bus, but this started its life as a Fiat.

The Italian Association of automobile Manufacturers (ANFIA) asks in 1992 several design studios on the invitation of Fiat, a modern interpretation of the 500. Giugiaro climbs in the pen and designing a modern lined driedeurs supermini. No retro-design, just the fabric sliding roof and the profile in the doors you can see as a reference to the original. At the Turin motor show of 1992 is a 1:1 clay model to show off.

At the Geneva auto show, at the beginning of 1993, the Lucciola Concept, a detailed version of the Cinquecento, ID. Not only is the model fully functional, also have the rectangular headlights made way for a cheeky round nuts. Under the hood cutting-edge technology. The rear wheels are powered by their own electric motor, by which the Lucciola is 50 km away. A range extender is present in the form of a 7.5 hp strong twin cylinder dieseltje, bringing the total range to about 800 km are presented.

Fiat has no interest in the Lucciola and so try Giugiaro the design to another manufacturer to wear out. We have some suspicion that the first manufacturer called Daewoo. Three years earlier, sold Giugiaro design for the Jaguar Kensington Concept from 1990, it namely also given to the Koreans, which the car later as the Daewoo Leganza would release. Daewoo caught on, and in 1998 introduced the Daewoo the Matiz. This time as a five door and with conventional technique, but the car is anyway a great success for the manufacturer. Incidentally, also began other Daewoo’s their life under a different brand name. The Nexia is not much more than a slightly modernized Kadett E, while the Espero a rejected Bertone design for a Citroën BX-successor. If you look closely to see any similarity between the Espero and the Xantia, particularly at the front.

Gallery: Fiat Cinquento ID / Lucciola

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