2022 Fiat Ulysse MPV And Scudo LCV Are Your Rebadged Euro Vans

Fiat presented the new Ulysse and Scudo range of MPV and LCV models, which are unsurprisingly rebadged variants of the medium vans currently offered by Opel, Peugeot, Citroen, and Toyota. The new Ulysse/Scudo models are offered in both ICE and EV form, and will likely replace the aging Fiat Talento, which in turn was a sibling to the Renault Traffic, Nissan NV300, and Opel Vivaro.

The new Fiat Ulysse – which is the passenger version – will be available in various configurations with six to nine seats, meeting the needs of big families but also for business use. Similarly, Fiat Professional will offer the Scudo in Van, Combi, and Cab bodystyles.

As you can tell from the exterior design, the Fiat Scudo/Ulysse models are closely related to the Peugeot Expert/Traveller, Citroën Jumpy/SpaceTourer, Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro/Zafira Life, and Toyota Proace/Proace Verso. Like the aforementioned vans, Fiat’s new offerings are based on the EMP2 platform, sharing the vast majority of their body panels and the interior with their siblings – with the grille, headlight graphics, and badges appearing to be the only differences.

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The ICE-powered variants will be exclusively offered with diesel engines mated to either a manual or an eight-speed automatic transmission sending power to the front wheels. The fully electric versions are expected to use an electric motor producing 134 hp (100 kW / 136 PS) and 50 kWh or 75 kWh battery packs for zero-emission mobility. Stellantis has already shown vans with hydrogen fuel cell technology which could be used in the future by Fiat as well.

If the Ulysse and Scudo names sound familiar it is because Fiat used them between 1994-2002 and 1996-2016 as part of an older joint venture with PSA Group. Like their ancestors, the 2022 Fiat Ulysse and Scudo will be produced in the Stellantis Horain plant in France, alongside their siblings. The Scudo will be available to order in most countries by the end of 2021 or early 2022, with the Ulysse following a bit later in the first quarter of 2022.