Fiat's New Model the Toro

Later this year Fiat plans to unveiled its new model of truck the Toro which in Italian means "bull".  In a statement Fiat said, " it will debut a new segment, that of the Sport Utility Pickup or SUP". "Combining the strength and characteristics of a truck with all the comfort features and drivabiltiy fo an SUV".

The Toro will be available for sale in select Latin American nations and may be offered in Europe sometime next year. Some of the unique feature to the Toro are barn doors instead of the traditional truck tailgate which if you remember was last seen on the not so successful Lincoln Blackwood.

Adding a touch of style to a typically utilitarian look of a truck the Toro will have sleek tail lamps that fit into the quarter panels and the back will feature one of the largest Fiat emblems ever seen displayed on any Fiat production vehicle.

Most of the specs of Fiat's Toro have not been released so there really is not much technical information available. There is some speculation that the Toro will have the underpinnings of Jeep Renegade which if that's true then buyers will get to choose either a four cylinder gasoline-burning 1.8 liter engine with 138hp or the 1.8 liter Multi-jet four cylinder turbo-diesel 170hp. Buyers will just to have wait and see what is really going to put into the Toro.