Fiat is back.
Again.
They are launching the Multiplina. A tiny four-seat EV. It looks like it time-traveled from 1954, borrowing that boxy charm from the original Multipla but shrinking down to the footprint of the 1957 500.
This isn’t just another city crawler.
It slots neatly above the current Topolino—yes, the two-seater quadricycle—and below the standard 500. Somewhere in between. The production version arrives in 2028, though you’ll likely see the official reveal this October or November in Vatican City. Fiat boss Olivier François called it the “missing link” in their lineup, a super-important gap filler.
Wasn’t that name Quattrolino last month?
Sort of.
Hints dropped in a Stellantis presentation pointed toward a model called Quattrolino. Now it’s the Multiplina. The naming convention shifts, the vision stays the same: a bridge between ultra-micromobility and a real car.
Size matters.
The Topolino is barely 2.53 meters long. A pocket-sized affair. The Multiplina? Just under three meters. Not much of a jump on paper, but significant for interior space. And here is where things get interesting.
The Topolino is an L6 category quadricycle. It tops out at 28 mph with a paltry 46-mile range. The battery? A modest 5.4 kWh.
The Multiplina targets L7 regulations.
It changes the rules of engagement entirely.
Suddenly, you are talking 55 mph. That is the legal ceiling for this class, but it transforms the vehicle from a traffic-dodging shuttle to something usable outside dense city centers. Fiat promises “extended range.” They don’t specify the numbers yet, but the implication is clear. This can do errands beyond the immediate postcode.
It shares bones with the Topolino and the Tris van, obviously. But Fiat has reworked the platform. More space. More range. A larger battery hidden beneath that retro shell.
The design screams heritage. Vertical nose. Round headlights. That specific silhouette that Fiat knows works. François wants this brand to be Stellantis’ champion for micromobility, leaning hard on that DNA.
It feels less like a futuristic concept and more like a restoration project given a charging port.
Which is arguably its best feature.
