The two-seat electric microcar gains a roll-back soft top with full doors, two new colours and a digital instrument cluster.
The 2027 Fiat Topolino, a two-seat electric microcar, is headed for American roads in three body styles, including a new Open Air, and two new colours. Top speed is 25 mph and range up to 46 miles. Fiat says it is street-legal where posted limits are 35 mph or less.
Fiat is bringing the Topolino to the United States for the 2027 model year, and it is not arriving with the same body as before. A new Topolino Open Air joins the lineup, along with two new colours and a digital instrument cluster. The tiny two-seat electric vehicle tops out at 25 mph, so it is built for resort roads rather than commutes.
Three bodies, three colours
Fiat lists three versions. The classic Topolino has asymmetrical doors and a fixed glass roof. The Dolce Vita swaps those for rope doors and a roll-back soft top. The new Open Air takes the classic car's full doors and adds the Dolce Vita's roll-back soft top, which Fiat describes as the best of both worlds.
Every version can be had in Verde Vita Mint, Corallo Orange or Luna Greige. Corallo Orange and Luna Greige are the two additions. Fiat also points to a rearview mirror and a back-up camera, and says the new Digital Cluster Display shows the driver's information in colour.
Range, charging and size
| Measure | Topolino |
|---|---|
| Top speed | Up to 25 mph |
| Range | Up to 46 miles |
| Charge to 100% | About 5 hours, standard American outlet |
| Length | 8 feet 3 inches |
| Width | 4 feet 7 inches |
| Height | 5 feet 1 inch |
| Curb weight | 1,073 pounds |
| Combined weight rating | 1,570 pounds |
| Seats | 2 |
Where it can be driven
Fiat says the Topolino is federally classified as a motor vehicle and certified to NHTSA's FMVSS 500, also known as 49 CFR 571.500. That makes it street-legal on most public roads with speed limits of 35 mph or under. It cannot be driven on highways or major roads.
Fiat defines a low-speed vehicle as a street-legal, four-wheeled machine with a gross vehicle weight rating under 3,000 pounds and a top speed of 25 mph, usually electric and held to federal performance and safety standards. Such vehicles are generally allowed on roads marked 35 mph or less in most US states, but not on highways.
The company stops short of calling it a car, describing it as a compact, low-speed, on-road vehicle for micromobility. Fiat suggests country clubs, resorts, music and film festivals, yacht clubs, downtown areas and beach towns. It adds that the cars pictured are European models and that details on US vehicles may vary. No price or on-sale date is given.
