![]() The dashboard and the insides door inserts were also embossed with thousands of tiny 'Panda' logos, and because of all this cheeriness it never really bothered me that the plastics themselves were pretty low-rent. The dials, the steering wheel hub, the ventilation and radio controls even the handbrake all carried this theme. Everywhere you looked you saw what Fiat calls 'squircles' a square shape with rounded corners. Most city cars are pretty basic inside, and while the Panda's cabin could hardly be described as plush, there were a few touches to liven things up. ![]() I was worried it wouldn't, because I've have had problems linking the phone with far more expensive cars, after Apple annoyingly changing to a new-style 'Lightning' connector. Still, on the plus side, the system linked perfectly with my iPhone 5, allowing me to play my music on the move. Annoyingly, too, the 'voice' button was positioned too close to the edge of the steering wheel I often caught it with the palm of my hand when going round corners. The voice control feature got around this problem to some extent I simply had to press a button on the steering wheel, say 'call' followed by the name of the person in my phone's address book but it didn't always understand what I was saying. The Bluetooth system was a bit of a pain to use, mainly due to the tiny display on the instrument panel it took me ages to scroll through my phone contacts every time I wanted to call someone. Bluetooth pushed up the price by a further 390 (265 for the Blue&Me system and 125 controls on the steering wheel). I also added split-folding rear seats (50) to help get around the Panda's pokey boot. Cheekily, Fiat also charged extra for any colour other than white, and since I didn't fancy that, 290 had to be found for non-metallic Cancan Red.
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