Along with the B-Suv 600e, Fiat also presented the baby mousea car which also takes its name from a mythical model of the past, the small car produced from 1936 to 1955, but by declining it on a very contemporary proposal: a 100% electric microcar for drivers 14 years and older. Although looking at the pictures, it looks a lot like the ’57 500 rather than the Topolino. In the next lines we will find out how it is done Fiat Topolino 2023THE pricerelease date, battery life and more.

THE HISTORY OF THE FIAT TOPOLINO

As mentioned, the new Fiat car takes its name from a historic model that was the first, not entirely successful, attempt to “motorize” Italy. It was Mussolini himself who asked Fiat owner Giovanni Agnelli to create aeconomical car which was accessible to as many families as possible. The vehicle, designed by Dante Giacosa inspired by the Balilla, the successful sedan of the Turin brand, it was released in 1936 under the official name of Fiat 500but for everyone it immediately became the ‘baby mouse‘ due to its small size. Sales were good but below expectations: in fact, it was not possible to keep the price below 5,000 liras, as the Duce would have liked, and the Topolino was left on the market at a price of 8,900 lire, too much for Italian families (this figure corresponded to about twenty times the average salary of a skilled worker). Initially modest in terms of technique and performance, the Topolino improved significantly with the series that followed the first, released in 1948 and 1949 respectively. The small car went out of production in 1955, leaving the field open to the 600 then to the 500, which succeeded where Topolino had partially failed: to give a car to all Italians.

THE 2023 FIAT TOPOLINO

There Fiat Topolino 2023 is a new electric car, classified in the category of light quadricycles (microcar), suitable for everyone but specially designed for families and even for the youngest, who can drive it from 14 years old with the simple AM ​​license. Ideal solution for urban mobility and for short distances, guarantees zero emissions and low noise impact, fully respecting the sustainability of urban centers. THE extremely small size (253 cm long, the Smart ForTwo measures 270) have little impact on traffic and allow the Topolino to be parked even in the tightest spaces. But beware: small size but everything but an uncomfortable habitability thanks to the two misaligned seats, the large glazed surface which considerably increases the perception of space as a whole and, above all, the surprisingly large luggage compartments, for a total of 63 liters of interior cargo space.

FIAT TOPOLINO 2023: ENGINE AND RANGE

On the new Fiat quadricycle, the range is currently limited to a single mechanical variant, with 8 HP electric motor combined with a 5.5 kWh battery: thus equipped, the Topolino is capable of reaching 45 km/h (autolimited) and of guaranteeing approximately 75 km rangewith the possibility of recharging on the domestic socket in less than 4 hours.

NEW FIAT TOPOLINO AVAILABLE IN TWO OUTFITS

The new Fiat Topolino will be available in both a closed and an open version, dubbed Dolcevita. There closed version it can be personalized with wood effect stickers on the doors. In the open version, however, it will be possible to add striped stickers on the roof as a summer awning. And that’s not all: in fact, we can add one to both original shower designed for days spent at the beach. Both versions will also be equipped with a rear luggage rack, the “Dolcevita Box”, a functional fabric strip for storing personal effects and vintage chrome-effect mirrors. To differentiate the two models we will rather have i nautical style lanyards and the door sill with the Dolcevita logo in the open version and the sun blind on the roof in the closed version.

FIAT TOPOLINO 2023: PRICE AND RELEASE DATE

Fiat has yet to release the full Topolino price list, but we already know that the car will have a price of 9,890 euros, which can be reduced with the motorcycle and scooter incentives which also concern the quadricycle categories. The microcar can already be ordered with the “Be the first” pre-booking initiative, dedicated to those who want to be among the first to have the new Topolino. The first deliveries are expected by the end of 2023presumably a November.