Video: the Porsche Taycan faces a Fiat Panda 4x4 in a snow race

The automotive sector is changing a great deal, an undeniable fact that is led by vehicles such as the Porsche Taycan. The electric saloon from the people in Stuttgart has proven to be a true powerhouse of sportiness and efficiency, two traits that supercars of tomorrow are expected to have. However, the remnants of a past era are still very much present, and their representatives have a lot to say about their descendants, which is why today we have this outlandish race: a Fiat Panda 4×4 versus the Porsche Taycan 4S.

Yes, we know, the two vehicles look about as alike as an egg and a chestnut, but it is a good way to try to show whether the past of the automotive world is really as obsolete as many brands would have us believe. With this premise, we have one of the most effective 4×4 city cars of yesteryear facing one of the most precise and fastest electric saloons of the moment.

Let us recall that the Fiat Panda 4×4 – whose legacy lives on to this day – boasted a much simpler and more modest engine than the electric system featured in the Porsche Taycan. The Panda has a naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with a displacement of just under one litre, capable of producing 48 CV and 70 Nm of torque.

That said, these are very modest figures, but we must not forget that they are tasked with moving a mass of just 740 kilos. To this we must add a permanent all-wheel-drive system and off-road capabilities that many modern cars would envy. However, its peculiar rival is not willing to make things easy, since the Taycan also features an all-wheel-drive system and an electric motor that, in this version, produces 530 CV and 640 Nm of torque.

The terrain to be conquered by both contenders is snow, where the Fiat Panda feels very at home thanks to its low weight, suitable tyres and its 4×4 system. The Taycan has a harder time because, despite its greater power, its ground clearance reduces its traction and it also lacks a system tailored for off-road driving, as the Italian city car does.

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It is difficult to determine a winner given the camera’s perspective, but without a doubt the contest is close. Although despite the electric saloon’s difficulties, its more powerful and modern mechanical layout allows it to take the lead, or at least that is how it seems even with the Fiat Panda right on its tail.