Video

Fiat said they would be launched in UK in '2024'. It's now September, there is a 24 week delivery in it's latest market, Germany so if they launch in UK this year it's doubtful we will get any delivered before April/May 2025.

It reminded me of the little cars being driven in the 1960's series The Prisoner. I think the stripey dashboard cubby helped with that. Looks like great fun. Have a wonderful vacay guys.

The Topolino really looks good in that amazing Italian scenery! It's SO cool - and the open one is off the scale!

It feels like an Ami that’s been finished off properly. Very sweet.

Not heard Popcorn for years 🙂. Think you just added something to my future holiday to-do list.

I like the one that resembles the Isetta, I have forgotten its name, sorry, I think that looks better slightly than the Ami.

Great video guys love the car, hope you have a great holiday 👍

I don't know how heavy or foldable Brian's wheelchair is, but you could maybe strap it to the luggage rack? Anyway, the Topolini looks cooler than the Ami and Rocks-E combined, especially in that colour. Very Italian. And I'm sure Jim will be very jealous 😂

Great video guys. I think the cornering speed has been restricted, right?

I remember drinking directly out of a brook similar to that next door in backwoods New Hampshire as a kid. Absolutely no idea how I didn't die of Giardia, but my mom told me to do it, so I did. Don't do that.

My Mum had this car during the early 90's till around 2002. It's like looking at a place I used to call home.

Vermont looks just as lovely as I'd hoped. The Ver bit is definitely green, the Mont bit is definitely lumpy rocks. 850 miles is impressive! Although it looks like the (almost) ideal machine for trundling around the forest roads.

Wouldn't it have been a more pleasant drive with a motorbike helmet and jacket etc?

Thanks for the peek at Vermont…a trailer sounds like an excellent idea, 850 miles in the roofless wonder is more than plenty.

These re the kinds of things I would seek out on an adventure. Great video.

Loved the von Trapp lodge.

World's tallest filing cabinet; oh America 🇺🇸 😆❤

You were probably right, 850 miles is doable in a regular car and this yoke is far from regular 😊

SMART ❤

That JDM situation doesn’t surprise me. I’m in Texas, and I’ve imported cars from the UK and rust, to some degree, is always a problem (cars must be at least 25 years old to import here). I’ve also imported cars from Japan and unless the car is from the northern island of Hokkaido, there will be no rust. Mileage on JDM cars is usually much lower too. The downside is no easily searchable MOT history on them.

must be rough doing that

So... not as comfortable as my N-ONE, you say?

Oh man, I'd love to drive across New England. Possibly with a bit more protection than that though!

If we do it manually and leave that way there is possibility to have any problem with the rooftop?

What an amazing adventure 😍

You definitely caught the sun.... Or, was it windburn? Full marks for dedication for taking this trip on.

"Like being pistol whipped in the face with a penis!" I'm not entirely sure that would be as unpleasant as you meant it to sound.

'This is quite intense' Cue horrendous wind noise

Why do you say we when you are doing it by yourself 🤔🇮🇪

Awesome to see this thing across the pond on North American soil 😎

I'm thinking about importing this car in the US, but i'm worried of getting stopped by cops for no mirrors 😅

2bh Fiat Seicento/600 (187) and Cinquecento are just the best small baby cars in my opinion and saying ya dont need it , trust me bro you need one !

The blue Fiat was a Fiat Ritmo & not a Strada 😀, unreal cars their as i had a uno, punto, scudo, ducato loved my Fiats 😀

Thanks again for the pointer to the chrome pen, Jim - I've got one to do the badges on the Jag this weekend. Much appreciated.

Pretty good, and definitely better! 😮‍💨 Are the badges even available for purchase? Seems unlikely. 😬 Is this something that 3D printing might solve for everyone with older cars in their garage in the near future? 🤔 🤷‍♂️

Protip: put a bit of painters tape or wiggle a scrap of paper behind the badge to get a clean line between the edge of the badge and the paint. Similarly, you can do a rubbing of the badge, cut it out with a razor blade, and overlay it to do the raised bits nice and clean as well. Or ideally, pop the badge off when possible, but that can quickly escalate into a faff if it's taped on.

Your FIAT painting skills are definitely better than whoever "matched" the front wing repair LOL!

Ack Jim Hilditch, didnt realise you were doing this CZcams lark. Hope you and family keeping well

You did some proper badge engineering. *badum tss*

Looks much improved

Great job, Jim

Looks great to me. Keep up the good work.

better than nothing

I have a few fiat's here with faded badges 🙄 so will study the video to see exactly what markers you were using 🤗 Hopefully I can do as good a job as you 😂👍🇮🇪

Drove one of these Fiat 500 convertibles in Portugal a couple of years ago. Didn't have the Fake Hybrid system or the heaving breathing module in it though. 😁

It was wonderful to meet you both and I really enjoyed my first proper classic car show. I had a fantastic day. Oh, I’m the other fan with the Yellow Cinquecento Sporting that was next to the beautiful light metallic blue Panda 😊❤

It's really good to see a review of a new car by people who perhaps share some of my retrogrouch prejudices against them. 83mpg was impressive. The previous generation of non-hybrid cars with tiny turbocharged engines (which I've rented etc a few times) are slow and only do about 40mpg in the real world.

man the TT is a pretty little car!!

Was that 83mpg a computer figure or a calculation by yourself. And what about the “Un”intelligent Speed Assist? How annoying/accurate is it, and how easy to turn off. Some manufacturers make it easy, others virtually impossible.

Is it street legal in the US specifically in Massachusetts