Fiat Topolino review

Pricing is an interesting one; £8,995 straight up, which is cheap for a car, expensive for an L7 quadricycle which doesn’t do much more than a scooter other than keep you dry. More for the special editions.

Standard kit for the basic car (mint green or terracotta-ish red) goes like this: two-tone vintage wheel covers, chrome bezels for front and rear lights, vintage round side mirrors, DolceVita box on the dash, smartphone holder, Topolino App and nets for the door cards.

Options (prices TBC in UK) are a bag hook, a central net, floor mats and the rear luggage carrier. The special editions aren’t super-special, if we’re honest, but the Vilebrequin offers the most unique look, not least because of the excellent two-tone and the extra detail of the embroidered turtles on the dash.

It’s not exactly a day’s effort to spec one, though that’s also quite refreshing. Think of it as a ‘transport solution’ rather than a car, and you might get some way to appreciating the idea.

But in Europe, you can rent one of these things for €39 a month (about 33 quid) – less than a tv subscription. Though there was no mention of the deposit. If that’s the case in the UK, a Topolino would be a nicer option than the Central Line or a Honda Cub on a wet Tuesday morning, but it’s a narrow and very urban use case.

For those that can use it as intended, it’ll be grand. But in the UK, they’ll be few and far between, even in cities.