Famous van resurrected with familiar twist

Fiat looks set to revive a nameplate that was last seen in Australia over a decade ago.

A new-generation version of the Fiat Scudo mid-size commercial van has been approved for sale in Australia according to government filings.

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We’ve reached out to Fiat Professional Australia and will update this story once we hear back.

If it isn’t already obvious, this new Fiat Scudo is a rebadged version of the Peugeot Expert. In fact, this van’s Stellantis underpinnings also forms the base of the Citroen Jumpy, Toyota Proace, Opel Vivaro and Vauxhall Vivaro, among a number of others.

According to the filing, two versions of the Scudo have been approved for sale in Australia, a standard- and long-wheelbase version, both with a three-seat bench and turbo-diesel power.

Said engine is a familiar 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine which produces 110kW of power. It’s mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with drive sent to the front wheels only.

No versions of the electric E-Scudo have notably been approved for local sale yet. For context, the related all-electric Peugeot E-Expert is already on sale in Australia.

All versions of the Scudo have sliding doors on each side of the vehicle and barn doors at the rear.

The standard-wheelbase style measures in at 4981mm long, 1924mm wide and 1955mm tall with a 3275mm wheelbase.

The long-wheelbase style is 350mm longer overall at 5331mm long, however the 3275mm wheelbase technically remains unchanged.

The tare mass for both vans is around 1700kg, gross vehicle mass (GVM) is 3100kg and the braked towing capacity is only 600kg.

Other notable inclusions in the approval filing include standard 16-inch wheels with optional 17-inch units, a standard internal partition, front and rear fog lamps, as well as an optional vertical tailgate to replace the rear barn doors.

Australians haven’t been able to buy a Fiat Scudo since 2015. This previous-generation model was also rebadged Peugeot Expert, for context.