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Amid a record sales year in Australia with its full-size Ducato, Fiat Professional has returned to the mid-size delivery van segment after an 11-year hiatus.
Fiat has revived its Scudo van in Australia after an 11-year hiatus, with the latest model – a twin to the Peugeot Expert – due in local showrooms next month.
The Scudo will be the latest offering in the mid-size van segment, which declined 12 per cent in 2025 and remains dominated by the Toyota HiAce, with its Peugeot twin being the slowest-selling diesel model, only ahead of the electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo.
However, its arrival follows an all-time high for the Fiat Professional brand in Australia, with 1541 examples of the larger Ducato van reported as sold last year, beating its previous record of 1487 in 2016.
Fiat Professional outsold the Fiat 500 and Abarth 500 small cars, which recorded 411 sales in 2025.
Priced from $48,490 before on-road costs, the 2026 Fiat Scudo costs $500 less than the Peugeot Expert in short-wheelbase guise with a 110kW/370Nm 2.0-litre turbo-diesel and an eight-speed automatic.
It will also be available in a long-wheelbase configuration, with both sizes offered in two grades: Scudo and Scudo Primo.
The long-wheelbase Fiat Scudo Primo tops out at $52,990 – with $990 premium paint and a $700 glazed rear tailgate as extra-cost options – compared to $54,490 for the Peugeot Expert Premium Long.
Standard features include a 10-inch infotainment touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a heated driver's seat and steering wheel, a 10-inch digital instrument cluster, and halogen headlights.
The Scudo Primo adds keyless entry and push-button start, full-LED headlights, a wireless smartphone charger, dual-zone climate control, and LED lighting in the load compartment.
Dating back to 2016, the current-generation van is sold in Europe as the Citroen Jumpy, Peugeot Expert, Fiat Scudo and Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro within the Stellantis group, along with the Toyota ProAce and Iveco eJolly.
Fiat will not offer the all-electric E-Scudo in Australia, unlike Peugeot, which sells the e-Expert for $79,990 before on-road costs with a 75kWh battery and an NEDC-rated 330-kilometre driving range.
| 2026 Fiat Scudo SWB | 2026 Fiat Scudo Primo SWB | 2026 Fiat Scudo LWB | 2026 Fiat Scudo Primo LWB | |
| Payload | 1347kg | 1304kg | ||
| Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) | 3100kg | |||
| Volume capacity | 5.3m³ | 5.8m³ | 6.1m³ | 6.6m³ |
| Load compartment L / W / H (mm), incl. load-through | 2512 / 1628 / 1397 | 3674 / 1628 / 1397 | 2862 / 1628 / 1397 | 4024 / 1628 / 1397 |
| Width between wheel arches | 1258mm | |||
Combined fuel consumption is rated at 6.3 litres per 100 kilometres across all Fiat Scudo grades, equivalent to the diesel Peugeot Expert, with a 69-litre fuel tank.
Fiat Professional vehicles are covered by a five-year, 200,000-kilometre warranty in Australia, along with five years of roadside assistance without the need to service at a dealer to retain the coverage – also equivalent to the Peugeot Expert.
The 2026 Fiat Scudo van will arrive in Australian showrooms next month.
2026 Fiat Scudo price in Australia
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2026 Fiat Scudo standard features:
2026 Fiat Scudo Primo adds (over Scudo):
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
