Stellantis plans to offer the Fiat Topolino, an all-electric quadricycle vehicle, in the United States
Stellantis
DETROIT — Chrysler parent company Stellantis announced Tuesday that it has opened orders for its small electric vehicle Fiat Topolino in the United States, starting at $13,995.
While the Topolino looks like a small car like the Fiat 500, the EV is actually a quadricycle that functions more like a golf cart.
Stellantis said the Topolino is capable of going 19 mph, with an electric range of up to 46 miles. A low-speed vehicle conversion kit can increase the top speed to 25 mph to make it legal on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less, according to the transatlantic automaker.
A Stellantis spokeswoman said there would be no charge for the conversion kit, but confirmed that a mandatory destination charge would add $990 to the base price, bringing the customer price to $14,985.
Topolino, which translates to “little mouse” in Italian, is produced in Morocco. The company said it will be available in limited quantities this year as a hardtop model with doors or a Dolce Vita softtop convertible model with a rope instead of doors.
Fiat Topolino Dolce Vita 2026.
Courtesy of Fiat
“Topolino represents a new chapter for the brand in the United States, defined not only by its size, but also by its purpose,” Olivier François, CEO of the Fiat brand, said in a statement. “With Topolino, we bring a feeling, a lifestyle, a reminder that mobility can be joyful, expressive and beautifully simple.”
Stellantis, which also owns U.S. brands such as Jeep and Dodge, confirmed late last year that it would import the vehicle from Italy to the United States, less than a week after President Donald Trump praised the small Japanese “Kei” cars during a White House meeting with Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and other auto executives.
“They’re very small. They’re really cute,” Trump said at the December meeting. “And I said, ‘How would that be in this country?’ And everyone seems to think “fine”, but you’re not allowed to build them. »
It is not illegal to produce such cars in America, but they must meet American safety standards, speed requirements and other regulations.
Historically, small cars such as Fiats have not sold well in the United States. In its first full year in the United States in 2012, Fiat sold 43,772 vehicles domestically. Those sales fell to about 1,300 Fiat vehicles sold last year in the United States.
Stellantis’ spokeswoman at the time said Fiat’s announcement was unrelated to Trump’s comments and that the automaker had gauged customer interest in the Topolino at U.S. events such as auto shows.