I Do not Care What Anybody Says, I Love This Fiat Topolino!

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It’s no secret right here on CleanTechnica, I like smaller automobiles. I’m not a fan of huge autos. Unfortunately (for me), I’m within the minority on this subject, particularly right here within the United States. But we nonetheless get to see some nice, enjoyable, small electrical automobiles. (The 2018 BMW i3 I drive every day is one such instance!) Fiat, after all, is among the manufacturers recognized for its small autos. A well-known designer has now gone in and modified a typical Fiat mannequin to make it further cool and enjoyable with two customized designs. Let’s take a look.

Admittedly, the Topolino will not be a totally satisfactory automotive for the household and highway journeys on the interstate, it’s not even avenue authorized to be used on public roads, it’s under no circumstances a high vendor, and it actually doesn’t warrant a few fancy, customized designs. Nonetheless, these are tremendous cool wanting and I suppose might entice sufficient further consumers to be price it? Maybe?

How are you able to not love that?!

In the United States, Fiat has had a stunning drop in gross sales in recent times. The model offered 43,772 autos within the nation again in 2012. That’s not an enormous quantity, however evaluate it to what the model offered in 2025 — 1,321! Fiat has been all however useless within the United States prior to now few years, and I anticipated it to only go away the US market even two or three years in the past. But, hey, so long as it’s right here, we get enjoyable information like this. The Topolino takes “glorified golf cart” to a brand new degree, however that’s what some consumers need. For $13,995, it’s rather a lot in comparison with a used EV with rather more functionality and vary, however that’s maybe what you’ll anticipate for a high-spec, fancy golf cart, proper?

Anyway, these specifically designed Topolino autos had been designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro and Lapo Elkann. The fashions are the Top L and Top J. (L = Love, J = Joy.) The Top L “draws inspiration from the spirit of actor James Dean’s Porsche 550 – dubbed ‘Little Bastard’ – and features a matte aquamarine finish with matching leather upholstery and Alcantara cabin inserts,” Autoblog shares.

“Giugiaro is a car designer and son of Giorgetto Giugiaro, who penned iconic models like the DeLorean DMC-12, BMW M1, and Hyundai Pony – which inspired the Ioniq 5. Meanwhile, Elkann is an Italian entrepreneur and brother of Stellantis Chairman John Elkann.”

Will these designs result in something important? Probably not, however who is aware of?