▁First ▁fac el ift ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁P anda ▁received ▁visual ▁and ▁mechanical ▁revis ions ▁— ▁with ▁many ▁pre - ▁and ▁post - fac el ift ▁P anda ▁parts ▁in compatible . ▁The ▁fac el ift ▁version ▁was ▁internally ▁designated ▁ 1 4 1 A . ▁ ▁The ▁ 6 5 2 ▁cc ▁air - co o led ▁two - cy l inder ▁engine ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁ 7 6 9   cc ▁( 3 4   PS ) ▁water - co o led ▁four - cy l inder ▁unit , ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 0 3 / 9 6 5 cc ▁by ▁a ▁ 9 9 9   cc ▁( 4 5   PS , ▁ 5 0   PS ▁( 3 7   k W ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 x 4 ) ▁unit . ▁Both ▁new ▁engines ▁were ▁from ▁F iat ' s ▁new ▁FI RE ▁family ▁of ▁four - cy l inder ▁water - co o led ▁power pl ants ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁overhead ▁cam sh aft . ▁The ▁rear ▁susp ension ▁was ▁also ▁upgrad ed , ▁the ▁rig id ▁ax le ▁with ▁leaf ▁spr ings ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁dependent ▁susp ension ▁system ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Omega ▁ax le ", ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁non - stra ight ▁rig id ▁ax le ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁mount ing ▁and ▁co il ▁spr ings ▁( first ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁L ancia ▁Y 1 0 , ▁which ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁platform