Rumors of a contemporary Fiat Topolino has circulated for years and final week a contemporary iteration of the enduring nameplate arrived within the type of a rebadged model of the Ami minicar launched in 2022 by fellow Stellantis model Citroën.

Topolino, which in Italian roughly interprets to “little mouse,” was the identify hooked up to the unique Fiat 500 constructed from 1936 proper as much as 1955. It was one of many smallest vehicles of its period, and thus the continuation of its identify is becoming for the fashionable Topolino.

The Topolino encompasses a distinctive face that is within the signature Fiat type and way more pleasant showing than the Ami. There is no picture of the inside however trying from the skin, the design seems to even be distinctive.

Fiat hasn’t revealed any specs, however the Ami on which it is based mostly is a two-seater electrical car that measures 7.9 toes lengthy, tops out at roughly 28 mph, and has a 5.5-kwh battery estimated to ship simply over 40 miles of vary.

Fellow Stellantis model Opel additionally presents a rebadged Ami, referred to as the Rocks-e.

Due to the car’s diminutive measurement, it’s labeled as a light-weight quadricycle. Relying in the marketplace, such autos may be operated by folks as younger as 15 and in some circumstances with out the necessity for a driver’s license.

Fiat hasn’t offered launch particulars for the Topolino, but it surely’s secure to imagine the pint-sized car will not attain the U.S. Fiat does have a brand new product headed this manner within the type of a redesigned 500e subcompact electrical hatch. It reaches U.S. showrooms in 2024. Fiat can be engaged on a subcompact crossover that will attain the U.S. as a alternative for the 500X.