V1 of which famous Fiat? The Fiat Ecobasic Story

The Fiat Ecobasic concept was styled under the same stewardship as the infamous Fiat Multipla, and so may be considered to be a bold, exciting new shape, or a bone-headed ugly design, depending upon which side of the fence you’re on. But like the Multipla, the Ecobasic was an innovative car with some very clever features. It had ultra-low fuel economy - around 100mpg (2.9L /100km), and an ultra-low price. If it launched today, it would cost around the same as its cheapest modern rival, the Dacia Sandero. So, what became of this funky car, and what popular car did it morph into? If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20170412061850/http://www.fiatpress.com/press/article/fiat-ecobasic-per-saperne-di-pi-ugrave-2-la-vettura https://web.archive.org/web/20160809214648/http://www.fiatpress.com/press/detail/5137 http://www.archivioprototipi.it/italia/fiat/ecobasic.html https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/12/06/ecobasic-il-futuro-secondo-fiat.html https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z6919/Fiat-Simba-Concept.aspx http://web.archive.org/web/20031217045721/http://www.fiat.it/showroom/it2_showroom_0.asp?mod=7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Mini_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/2004/1221365/fiat_panda_1_3_multijet_16v_dynamic.html #bigcar