PelicanHazard
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Someone near Chrysler HQ got pictures of what appears to be a heavily-disguised FIAT Strada with higher ground clearance and a longer cabin:
(Note the similarities in the lights to the Strada; also, the spy shooters said it was equipped with a diesel and stick)
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FIAT hasn't tested a Strada in the US before, even the 2014 refresh of it. Coupled with the differences in cabin and ride height more suitable for American tastes, rumors of a small pickup revival to replace the dead Dakota, and previous appearances of FIAT Commercial Products Ducato and Doblo in the US before their RAM-ification as the ProMasters, leads people to think this may be a new Dakota or Rampage.
Of course, it's also quite possible it's simply FIAT yanking everyone around and testing a foreign-market-only vehicle in the US, like Ford Australia recently did with the Everest in Colorado.
(Note the similarities in the lights to the Strada; also, the spy shooters said it was equipped with a diesel and stick)
FIAT hasn't tested a Strada in the US before, even the 2014 refresh of it. Coupled with the differences in cabin and ride height more suitable for American tastes, rumors of a small pickup revival to replace the dead Dakota, and previous appearances of FIAT Commercial Products Ducato and Doblo in the US before their RAM-ification as the ProMasters, leads people to think this may be a new Dakota or Rampage.
Of course, it's also quite possible it's simply FIAT yanking everyone around and testing a foreign-market-only vehicle in the US, like Ford Australia recently did with the Everest in Colorado.
