Fiat Grande Panda: which version to buy — 1.2i MT vs 1.2i eDCT
If you are choosing a Fiat Grande Panda, the catalogue has one generation and two named versions: 1.2i MT and 1.2i eDCT. Both are Gasoline 1200 cm³ five-door hatchbacks on FWD, both start from 2024-09-01 and have no end date in the data, and both share the same 160 km/h top speed.
If you are choosing a Fiat Grande Panda, the catalogue has one generation and two named versions: 1.2i MT and 1.2i eDCT. Both are Gasoline 1200 cm³ five-door hatchbacks on FWD, both start from 2024-09-01 and have no end date in the data, and both share the same 160 km/h top speed. The buying question is therefore not “which generation” — there is one generation — but which of these two powertrains matches how you drive. The arithmetic is small and specific: 1.2i eDCT has 10 hp and 7 kW more than 1.2i MT (110 hp / 80 kW versus 100 hp / 73 kW), reaches 100 km/h 0.6 s sooner (10.0 s versus 10.6 s), and is the only version with a measured 205 Nm of torque, a 44-litre tank, 117 g/km CO2, and Euro 6. 1.2i MT is the only version with a Manual 6-speed gearbox and ventilated front discs.
Grande Panda specs that actually differ between versions
Same model, same generation, same body (Hatchback 5-door), same displacement, same fuel type (Gasoline), same injection (Direct injection (direct)), same 95-octane fuel, same FWD, same 6 ratios, same 160 km/h. What you pay extra for — or give up — is listed below. Where a cell is empty in the source, it is written not measured, not guessed.
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2i MT | 100 | 73 | not measured | 1200 | Gasoline | not measured | Inline | not measured | Manual, 6 | FWD |
| 1.2i eDCT | 110 | 80 | 205 | 1200 | Gasoline | 3 | Inline | Turbo | Robotic, 6 | FWD |
1.2i eDCT also records engine position as Front, transverse and 4 valves per cylinder. Those fields are not measured for 1.2i MT. Do not assume the MT engine is a three-cylinder turbo because the eDCT engine is: the source does not say so.
Which Grande Panda engine: 100 hp Manual or 110 hp Robotic
Power per litre is a fair comparison because both versions are 1200 cm³. 1.2i MT makes 100 / 1.2 = 83.3 hp per litre. 1.2i eDCT makes 110 / 1.2 = 91.7 hp per litre — 8.4 hp per litre more, or about 10% more output from the same listed displacement.
On absolute power, 1.2i eDCT is +10 hp and +7 kW. That is the entire power gap in this catalogue. There is no third engine, no diesel, no AWD, and no second generation to “wait for” in these data.
Torque is only measured on 1.2i eDCT: 205 Nm. For 1.2i MT, torque is not measured, so you cannot compute Nm per litre or a torque gap. Anyone selling the MT as “the same 205 Nm without the robot” is adding a number this catalogue does not have.
Boost is Turbo on 1.2i eDCT and not measured on 1.2i MT. Cylinder count is 3 on 1.2i eDCT and not measured on 1.2i MT. Layout is Inline on both.
Choose 1.2i eDCT if the 10 hp, the measured 205 Nm, and the Turbo label are the reason you are in this model. Choose 1.2i MT if you want the Manual 6 and are willing to live with 10 hp less and with torque, boost, and cylinder count not measured.
Grande Panda 0-100 and top speed: what 10 hp actually buys
Both versions are listed at 160 km/h. Extra power does not buy extra top speed in this catalogue.
0–100 km/h does move: 10.6 s for 1.2i MT, 10.0 s for 1.2i eDCT. The Robotic car is 0.6 s quicker. Relative to the slower time, that is about 5.7% less time to 100 km/h for 10% more horsepower.
Weight-to-power cannot be calculated. Kerb weight and gross weight are not measured for both versions, so kg per hp is not measured. Do not pick a version on “lightness”: the source has no mass.
Fuel consumption (city, highway, combined) is not measured for both versions. There is no mpg figure to use as a buying tie-breaker. CO2 is 117 only on 1.2i eDCT; on 1.2i MT CO2 is not measured. Eco class is Euro 6 only on 1.2i eDCT; on 1.2i MT it is not measured. If a registration or company-car rule needs a printed Euro 6 / 117 g/km line, only 1.2i eDCT supplies it here.
Tank capacity is 44 litres on 1.2i eDCT and not measured on 1.2i MT. Range cannot be computed for either version because consumption is not measured.
Grande Panda dimensions, weight, and chassis: what is measured
Kerb weight: not measured (both). Gross weight: not measured (both). Ground clearance: not measured (both). Wheel sizes: not measured (both). Tank: 44 litres (1.2i eDCT); not measured (1.2i MT).
Chassis is not identical even though the body type is.
Front suspension: Independent, spring on both. Rear suspension: Independent, spring on 1.2i MT; Independent, torsion on 1.2i eDCT.
That is a real specification split, not a restyle. The MT version is the one listed with a spring rear; the eDCT version is the one listed with a torsion rear.
Front brakes: Ventilated disc on 1.2i MT; Disc on 1.2i eDCT. Rear brakes: Disc on both.
If you want the only ventilated front discs in this model’s data, that is 1.2i MT. If you want the only Euro 6 / 117 CO2 / 44-litre tank line, that is 1.2i eDCT. You cannot have both from a single named version in this catalogue.
Fiat Grande Panda generations: there is nothing later to wait for
There is 1 generation, key 8474, English name 1 generation, production from 2024-09-01, stop null (still open in the data). Body: Hatchback 5-door. Modifications: 2. No restyling row exists. Comparing generations is therefore not a buying path: you are not choosing between an old Grande Panda and a new one. You are choosing between 1.2i MT and 1.2i eDCT inside the same generation, same start date, same open production window.
Which Grande Panda version to choose
Take 1.2i eDCT if you want the higher output (110 hp / 80 kW), the only measured torque (205 Nm), Turbo, 3 cylinders, Front, transverse, 4 valves per cylinder, the 0.6 s quicker 0–100 (10.0 s), the Robotic 6-speed, the 44-litre tank, 117 CO2, and Euro 6. That is the version with the denser spec sheet.
Take 1.2i MT if you want the Manual 6-speed, Independent, spring at both axles, and Ventilated disc fronts, and you accept 100 hp / 73 kW, 10.6 s to 100 km/h, the same 160 km/h limit, and torque, cylinders, boost, tank, CO2, eco class, and weights not measured.
Do not choose on fuel use, mpg, kerb weight, ground clearance, or wheel size: all of those are not measured on both cars. Do not choose on top speed: both are 160. Do not invent a third trim or a second generation — the data has two named versions and one generation.
Net: the extra 10 hp on 1.2i eDCT buys 8.4 hp/l more specific output and 0.6 s off 0–100, plus the only complete emissions and tank line. 1.2i MT buys a Manual 6 and the only ventilated front discs, at 10 hp and 0.6 s less. That is the whole choice this catalogue can support.