The 2027 Fiat Topolino is on dealer lots across the United States at a starting price of $14,985, destination fee included. It is an 8-foot-3-inch two-seat electric microcar with an 8-horsepower motor, a top speed of 25 mph and a claimed range of up to 46 miles. Fiat says the new model year arrives ready for public roads, a change from the first batch.
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The earlier 2026 cars went on sale in July with a different story attached: a lower sticker, a slower governor and a legal asterisk. Between the two launches, Fiat has added a body style, rewritten the street-legal status and raised the entry price by roughly a thousand dollars.
What $14,985 buys: three body styles and a golf-cart-sized footprint
Electrek’s report on the new model year lists three versions. The standard Topolino has a panoramic roof and asymmetrical full doors, the Dolce Vita adds a roll-back soft top, and the new Open Air combines the soft-top roof with the standard car’s doors. At just over 8 feet long the car is shorter than a Fiat 500e and slightly longer than an average golf cart.
Power comes from a 5.4 kWh lithium-ion battery feeding an 8 hp motor. A full recharge from a standard household outlet takes about five hours, and Electrek said many dealers sold out of the first batch of 2026 cars. Buyers can reserve a 2027 car through Fiat’s online listing, and Fiat offers free home delivery inside a 50-mile radius of the selling dealer.
Stellantis’ July specifications put the Topolino at 4 feet 7 inches wide, 8 feet 3 inches long and 5 feet 1 inch tall, with a curb weight of 1,073 pounds for the standard body. The two original body styles were the Topolino, with a panoramic sunroof and windshield defrost, and the Dolcevita, with a roll-back soft top and door rope. A third-party outfitter, Motori & Customs, was named as a source of curated editions and custom builds, which gives buyers a route to personalize a car that otherwise comes in three factory colors: Verde Vita Mint at no charge, and Corallo Orange or Luna Greige for $295 more.
Low-speed vehicle rules decide where it can drive
The Topolino is classed federally as a low-speed vehicle, a category for small cars limited to roughly 20 to 25 mph. Under that class it may use public roads with posted limits of 35 mph or less, and it is not meant for highways. Electrek suggested neighborhoods, beach towns, golf communities and campgrounds as the natural habitat.
The speed governor matters because it separates a toy from a road car: at 19 mph as originally sold, the Topolino fell below the 20 to 25 mph band that defines the federal class, which is why the conversion kit existed at all. The legal point is where sources diverge. In its July announcement, Stellantis said the 2026 car was not street-legal as sold, with a top speed of 19 mph, and that owners could raise it to 25 mph with a conversion kit. Fiat’s own listing for the 2027 car still describes street-legal capability as requiring a dealer-installed kit with an expected availability of fall 2026, and labels the pictured car preproduction. Electrek, by contrast, reported that the 2027 version arrives already compliant and that Fiat is supplying a free conversion kit to earlier owners, including a rearview mirror, a backup camera and a pedestrian alert system.
A buyer should therefore confirm with the selling dealer whether a specific car leaves the lot compliant or needs the kit.
From $13,995 to $14,985
When Stellantis opened U.S. orders on July 7 from Auburn Hills, Michigan, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price was $13,995 before destination. Electrek’s sub-$14,000 launch coverage remains the baseline, and the new base figure of $14,985 includes destination, so the underlying increase is smaller than the sticker gap suggests, though the 2026 price excluded a charge that every buyer pays.
Fiat brand chief executive Olivier Francois said at the July launch that the Topolino represents a new chapter for the brand in the United States, defined not just by size but by purpose. The release set the car apart from golf carts, which it noted are generally restricted to golf courses, and from the 42 kWh Fiat 500e, which has an estimated range of 149 miles.
Electrek, which drove the car in March, published its impressions in a hands-on test, so the car has been reviewed by a trade outlet already. The remaining unknown is volume: neither Fiat nor Stellantis has said how many 2027 cars it plans to build, and dealer sell-outs of the first batch suggest allocation, not demand, may decide who gets one. Pricing, the Fiat listing warns, may change without notice, and taxes, title and registration are extra, so the all-in cost of a car advertised at $14,985 will land somewhat above it in most states.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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