Fiat has confirmed the Multiplina’s dimensions as 3.04 metres long, 1.40 metres wide and 1.53 metres high. That makes it the same width and height as the Topolino, but just over 0.5 metres longer.
As for a tie-up like the Citroen Ami and its Fiat Topolino sibling – with both brands under the Stellantis umbrella – we asked Thorel whether to expect a Citroen-badged version of the Multiplina. “Oh, we’re working on it, it’s still early. Though for the time being, it’s Fiat.”
The Multiplina was first shown as the Quattrolino concept that Fiat revealed at the Stellantis Investor Day in May, alongside the new Panda-based Grizzly SUVs and the Tris three-wheeler. However, Fiat had to change the name as Audi’s long-held trademark over the ‘quattro’ term, made Quattrolino “impossible to use”.
A few months ago, Fiat CEO Olivier François originally told us the Multiplina “will be much better looking” than the one revealed earlier this year. In Paris, we had the chance to see a new front end with additional strakes besides the Fiat logo and ‘Multiplina’ branding on the front bumper, although the rest of it looks very similar. Even the same two-tone orange and white paintwork remains.
Pricing hasn’t been hinted at for the Multiplina, but given that it’ll be positioned between the £9,000 Topolino and the £21,000 all-electric Fiat 500, expect the new four-seater to rival the likes of the Dacia Spring and Leapmotor T03, starting at around £14,000.
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