Fiat FCC4 coupe/ute/SUV mashup premieres in Brazil
Coupe-style SUVs are in vogue, and the radical Fiat FCC4 concept premiered today at the Sao Paulo motor show in Brazil shows the company is putting a big toe into the proverbial waters.
Part dual-cab ute, part sedan and part crossover, the FFC4 Franken-car features radical lines and exaggerated proportions that belong nowhere else but on a motor show stand.
It’s all a product of the clearly adventurous Fiat Design Centre for Latin America. It offers “the adventure DNA of the brand… combined with the luxury and internal space of a large sedan”, according to the company.
At 5.0 metres long and 1.6m tall, the FCC4 is a smidgen longer yet lower than BMW X6 which, alongside the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Coupe SUV, Range Rover Evoque and Audi’s Nanuk concept car from the 2013 Frankfurt motor show, it shares a certain conceptual resemblance.
Add to that list the Lamborghini Urus, come to think of it.
Cool touches include that retro bulging rear glasshouse that covers the almost ute-like rear, the near-invisible A-pillars and the marked side sculpting.
Don’t hold your breath for a production version, but elements of the design might carry over in watered-down form to future Fiat product.
What do you think, has the trend in coupe-style SUVs 'jumped the shark'?