The Fiat Topolino has found buyers among golf cart users in the U.S.
The Fiat Topolino electric quadricycle has gone on sale in the U.S. and has attracted the attention of buyers who use golf carts in gated communities, resort areas, and beach towns. According to InsideEVs, Fiat shipped about 300 of these vehicles to the U.S. ahead of the official launch, scheduled for October.
The Topolino is not considered a car in the traditional sense: it is a compact, low-speed quadricycle. In the U.S., its base top speed is limited to 19 miles per hour, or approximately 31 km/h. For driving on public roads, buyers will be offered a free Street-Legal Conversion kit, which will increase the top speed to 25 miles per hour—or about 40 km/h—and allow the vehicle to be classified as a Low Speed Vehicle.
At the same time, the Topolino does not have a crumple zone or airbags. Fiat views its primary target audience not as traditional car buyers, but as residents of areas where micromobility is already widespread and golf carts serve as small means of transportation within the community.
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According to Automotive News, as cited by the publication, the annual golf cart market in the U.S. is estimated at approximately $1 billion, and about 2.3 million Americans own them. Initial sales of the Topolino at dealerships were brisk: Alfa Romeo Fiat of Daytona in Florida immediately sold six cars, Schmelz Countryside Alfa Romeo and Fiat in Minnesota sold five even before they arrived on the lot, while Golling Alfa Romeo Fiat in Michigan sold 10 of the 14 quadricycles it received and ordered nine more.
In Europe, the Fiat Topolino has a range of up to 46 miles, or about 74 km, a top speed of 28 miles per hour, and a 5.4 kWh battery that can be charged from a standard outlet. In some European countries, teenagers as young as 14 are allowed to drive it. Fiat CEO Olivier François called the U.S. launch an experiment and does not expect high sales volumes for the model.
