Fiat Scudo Review 2024

Fiat Scudo At A Glance

4/5

+Great to drive, good safety kit, impressive payload

-Warranty could be better, rear visibility not great

The Fiat Scudo isn’t the first van from the Italian brand to share its body and running gear with the Vauxhall Vivaro, but the latest generation of the mid-size van is a very different beast to its predecessor thanks to Fiat becoming part of the Stellantis Group. Read our full Fiat Scudo review to find out if it’s the ideal van for you.

The third-generation Fiat Scudo came along in 2022, reusing a name form the past to replace the slow-selling Fiat Talento, which was created as part of a joint venture with Renault and Opel-Vauxhall. Like Vauxhall, Fiat was absorbed into the Stellantis Group in 2021, so yet again Fiat’s mid-sizer is essentially the same van as that offered by Vauxhall and that’s a very good thing.

Using the same body and engines as the Vauxhall Vivaro, as well as the Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch and Toyota Proace, the Fiat Scudo is part of a range of vans that is among the most prolific across Europe and beyond.

Sold under the Fiat Professional banner, the Fiat Scudo is sold mostly to fleet customers but that doesn’t mean you should discount it – if you can get one for a better price than its sister models, there’s very little to choose between them and all of them are excellent vans.

It’s based on what Stellantis calls its EMP2 platform, available in two lengths and with 1.5 or 2.0-litre diesel engines. An electric Fiat e-Scudo is also offered and is reviewed separately.

The entry 1.5-litre diesel is offered with either 100PS or 120PS engines and a six-speed manual gearbox, while the 145PS 2.0-litre adds the option of eight-speed automatic transmission as well as a flagship (but rare) 180PS model that is auto only.

Two trim levels are offered – the reasonably equipped and no-nonsense titled ‘Standard’ and the more upmarket ‘Primo’, with standard (5.0 metre) and Maxi (5.3 metre) body lengths, with both getting a double cab crew van option and the longer van getting standard twin side loading doors. All come with a 36-month, 100,000-mile warranty.

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