Launched in 1996 in Brazil, it was the cargo member of the "178 Project". The Strada was made to replace the Fiat City, a pickup version of the Fiorino, a commercial derivative of the Fiat Uno. The Strada features a maximum loading capacity of and a cargo space of x. In Europe the Strada was launched in April 1999 with two engine: the 1.2 Fire petrol with 73 hp and the 1.7 turbodiesel with 70 hp.
2001 revision
In 2001, the model had its first facelift. The new design was made by the Italian design guru Giorgetto Giugiaro. The facelift included a new front and interior. The Mark II series marked the début of an extended-cab version. In 2002, Fiat do Brasil launched the first version of a Fiat Strada Adventure, with "off-road" looks.
2004 revision
The new Mark III was launched in 2004. It has a revised front and interior design taken from the Palio. Also, a second version of the Strada Adventure was built, with the same features of the Weekend Adventure. It was offered in Europe with the relatively modern 1.9-L JTD diesel engine. In South Africa, the Strada is offered in four variants: 1.2 Fire MPI EL, 1.6 Torque MPI EL, 1.6 Torque MPI ELX, and 1.7 turbo diesel EL. Fiat South Africa also introduced the X-Space model, which stretches the cab by. This model is available in two models, the standard X-Space and the X-Space Adventure. Both X-Space models are powered by the 1.4 Fire MPI engine. In Europe, it is available only with the 1.3 Multijet 16V diesel engine with 85 PS and Euro 4 standard emission level.
2009–2013
Unveiled in summer 2009, the all-new Mark IV model was put on sale in the end of 2009. Whilst the model shares its name with the previous Strada, a large number of its components are new, including a new bodyshell. For the rest of the South America, the new Strada was introduced in mid-2010. The design is inspired by the Fiat Grande Punto with many elements similar to the latest versions of the family Palio and Siena. The fourth-generation Strada is built in four different versions: Working, the basic version, Trekking, with more goodies, the Sporting for sportier style with aero kit body style, and the Adventure with a locking differential dedicated to off-road use. In 2010, Fiat do Brazil introduced a new double-cab version with four seats, but maintaining the same wheelbase. The engines used are the Fiat 1.4-L 16V Fire Flex and the 1.8-L 16-V Ecotec Flex. For diesel, the 1.3-L 16V Multijet unit with is also available. The Strada was relaunched for Italy and other selected European markets in 2012.
2013–present
At the end of 2013, Fiat unveiled the latest facelift of the Strada based on the 2009 version. The new Strada introduced a new front fascia and new rear lights, and the double-cab version is available with the suicide-style rear doors. Three versions are sold in South America: Working, Trekking and Adventure with four different body styles. For the 2015 model year, the Fiat Strada was rebadged by Ram Trucks for the Mexican market as the Ram 700. In 2018, total sales of the Strada in the Brazilian market surpassed 1.4 million of units.
Second generation (2020-present)
The second generation of the Fiat Strada is presented on June 26, 2020 in Brazil and is based on the new MC-P modular platform derived from the Fiat Argo with the front MacPherson suspension and part of the cabin taken from the Fiat Mobi model and the rear suspension taken from the brazilian Fiat Fiorino. For the first time the Strada was produced in the double cab 4-door version with 5-seats. The second generation of Strada introduce the large silver-colored Fiat front logo replacing the previous one, a small Italian flag inserted in the grid and LED light clusters. The side and tail, on the other hand, appear more classic, with the possibility of choosing between the two and four-door versions featuring a different capacity: 720 kg and 1,354 liters for the first and 650 kg and 844 liters for the second. In order to ensure maximum mobility even on rough surfaces, the raised structure allows the car to lift from the ground by 208 mm and a front angle of attack of 24 degrees. The interior reproduces some of the contents of the Fiat Uno produced in Brazil, even if some secondary controls are modified. In addition to the display at the center of the instrumentation, there is also an UConnect 5 infotainment with 7-inch touchscreen, bluetooth, wireless, compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Engine
The range of engines consist in the 1.4 Fire Flex 8 valve of the Endurace versions and the 1.3 Firefly Flex 8 valve of the Freedom and Volcano, both with the five-speed manual gearbox gears and the E-Locker traction control system.
