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to: navigation, search Fiat 500 "Topolino" Manufacturer Fiat
Also called Topolino Production 1936–1955 520,000 made Body and
chassis Class City car (A) Body style 2-door coupé 2-door
cabriolet 2-door van [1] 3-door station wagon Layout Front-
engine, rear-wheel-drive Related Simca 5 Simca 6 Engine 569 cc
straight-4 sidevalve Transmission 4-speed manual Length 3,215 mm
(127 in) [2] Width 1,275 mm (50 in)[2] Height 1,377 mm
(54 in)[2] Successor Fiat 600       With horsepower of about
13 bhp,[4] its top speed was about 53 mph (85 km/h), and it
could achieve about 39.2 miles per US gallon (6.00 L/100 km;
47.1 mpg-imp). The target price given when the car was planned
was 5,000 lire.[3] In the event the price at launch was 9,750
lire,[3] though the decade was one of falling prices in several
part of Europe and later in the 1930s the Topolino was sold for
about 8,900 lire. Despite being more expensive than first
envisioned, the car was competitively pric