The trend towards all-electric has led to a trend among manufacturers that is surprising to say the least: neo-retro ! You know, this technique that consists in adopt a style or philosophy from an old model to an upgrade to a completely new model. The phenomenon is not entirely new. Back in 1998, Volkswagen revived its original Beetle A new bug quite successfully. Ford followed him Thunderbird in 2002. Chrysler paid tribute to American hot roads PT Cruiserintroduced in 2000. More recently, Honda revived its legendary Civic in an electric version called “e”. Hyundai sa pony with the last IONIQ 5Volkswagen his Combi s ID Buzz. While Renault for his part plans rewind R4 and R5. Neo-retro seems to touch all manufacturers!

Names from the closet

Others took advantage of it historical names, without necessarily referring to the style. We know, for example, that Lancia plans to relaunch the Aurelia. However, it will not be a coupe or an elegant sedan, but an electric SUV. Citroën sales have resumed at Stellantis friend,Opel Zafiraand Fiat Ulysses. Models that are light years away from the philosophy of the originals whose name they bear. Speaking of fiat rather, the brand could relaunch several of its historic monikers. She is in great trouble in Europe, where only 500 is really successful. The 500X, Tipo and Panda are getting old and not quite up to date. This was also the main objective of the PSA/FCA (recently Stellantis) merger: to revive the late-stage Fiat-Chrysler brands that were on their deathbeds, or nearly so.

600 and Multipla, the drum duo of the future?

At Fiat, we don’t have oil, but we do have ideas. To return to the race, the brand Olivier Francois will completely update the range. no wonder most models will be electric, and they will be mostly SUVs. First to return: the600. A historic Fiat model from the 1960s, it was already personified in 1998 with the Seicento. This time it will be a crossover electric which should adopt the style Centoventi concept (2019). But this is mostly designation Multipla who could be reborn! Considered one of the first minivans in history, the 600 Multipla was a huge success in the 1950s and 1960s. came out of the closet in 1998 for a compact MPV, a competitor to the Scénic. Much derided by smug media and YouTube executives, he was nonetheless brimming with quality and achieved great success just like his elder brother. His return could take the form of a Electric compact SUV which would replace the 500X. It may come to market 2025 year.