▁their ▁small ▁dimensions , ▁the ▁two ▁cars ▁are ▁particularly ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁their ▁automatic ▁all - w heel ▁drive ▁system ▁with ▁vis c ous ▁coupling ▁and ▁lock ing ▁differential , ▁a ▁system ▁that ▁provides ▁more ▁g rip ▁and ▁tra ction ▁on ▁rough ▁and ▁soft ▁terrain ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁optimal ▁split ▁of ▁drive ▁to ▁the ▁whe els . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁P andas ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Dak ar ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁have ▁been ▁equ ipped ▁specifically ▁for ▁this ▁r ally : ▁so ▁room ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁inside ▁for ▁access ories ▁like ▁al umin ium ▁platforms ▁to ▁help ▁extr icate ▁the ▁vehicles ▁from ▁soft ▁sand , ▁sh ov els , ▁spare ▁whe els , ▁water ▁res erves ▁for ▁the ▁crew , ▁and ▁other ▁special ised ▁equipment ▁useful ▁for ▁the ▁occasion . ▁The ▁F iat ▁expedition ▁to ▁Dak ar ▁included ▁a ▁F iat ▁Sed ici ▁as ▁service ▁back - up , ▁and ▁three ▁I ve co ▁tr uck s ▁to ▁transport ▁sp ares ▁and ▁techn icians . ▁ ▁Both ▁Pan DA K AR ▁retired ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁F iat ▁P anda ▁Sim ba ▁The ▁Sim ba ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁Bolog na ▁Motor ▁Show ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁concept ▁car ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁idea ▁how ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁production ▁P anda ▁would ▁look . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁rug ged ▁sty ling ▁c ues ▁made ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁production ▁Cross ▁model . ▁ ▁F iat ▁P anda ▁A ria