Fiat Topolino Spy Photos

New mini-car

AUTOMEDIA / Fiat Topolino artist rendering
by Brian Potter
July 8, 2008 11:00 PM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, European, Fiat, Rumours, Spy Photos

Fiat has started testing a new mini-car to challenge the Smart ForTwo and upcoming city cars like the Volkswagen Up! and Toyota iQ. The Fiat will share a platform with the Panda and 500 but be shorter still. At 3.20 metres the new Fiat, likely to be named the Topolino, would undercut the 3.55-metres-long 500 but still offer seating for four. The Toyota and Volkswagen are expected to be 3.15 metres and 3.4 metres long respectively. The structure of the new car will be made of tubular cells, and designed to offer high levels of protection to the occupants in case of crashes.

Source: Automedia
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BabyMilo
July 9, 2008 2:08 AM
no this doesnt look good the 500 is a good looking car but this is just dredfull

odysseus
July 9, 2008 12:30 PM
looks not that good than the 500? it seems that you know a bit more than the rest of the world - are you working for fiat? can you tell us more informations about the final shape?

BabyMilo
July 10, 2008 2:59 AM
no i was just going of what the rendering lookd like

v6s_stink
July 9, 2008 3:11 AM
I thought "topolino" was Italian for little mouse? Now I think I have been mistaken and it means "estrogen".

Joe_Limon
July 9, 2008 8:11 AM
Whats worse then the Fiat 500 and Alfa Mi-To combined?

LMS
July 9, 2008 9:12 AM
I suppose if they were to supersize those you'd be all for it.

Joe_Limon
July 9, 2008 6:23 PM
A full size fiat/alfa? sure would be, but not one with those rediculous proportions.

joelynn
July 9, 2008 11:46 AM
thats one of the freakiest mules i've seen in a long time.... some mutant 500/Panda.... strange : P

xLumino
July 10, 2008 5:02 PM
*lol I thought the same. What an ugly mule ^^

Tuner_Mad
July 9, 2008 8:56 PM
/Fails at being a smart rival.

500 Abarth anyone?

xLumino
July 10, 2008 5:03 PM
Hm, I can imagine, that's a competitor to Smart and Toyota IQ. I like the 500 and I hope this "Topolino" will differ alot to secure it's status

zzz
July 11, 2008 4:26 AM
Right...that it-First thing tomorrow morning-Cancel my order(fiat 500)-i hope i gets my deposit back too- }:(3

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