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# Tuned Fiat Topolino reportedly reaches 51 mph
- URL: https://that-car-blog.ghost.io/tuned-fiat-topolino-reportedly-reaches-51-mph/
- Published: 2026-08-28T11:05:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-03T11:24:23.000Z
- Description: The Fiat Topolino is finding a second life as a golf-cart substitute in the US. Now an aftermarket controller reportedly lifts the tiny EV from its governed 19 mph to as much as 51 mph in testing.
- Author: Pierre-Emil Chantereau
- Tags: #ai-generated, #notification, #story-fiat-topolino-popular-golf-cart-substitute, Fiat Topolino Gains Popularity as Electric Golf-Cart Substitute, #entity-citroen-ami, #entity-boris-tilim, #entity-abarth, Electric microcars, Car tuning, Low-Speed Vehicles, Speed limiters, Citroën Ami, Boris Tilim, Abarth, #heat-active

Update · 26 August 2026

# Tuned Fiat Topolino reportedly reaches 51 mph

Published 16:45 CEST

The Fiat Topolino is finding a second life as a golf-cart substitute in the US. The little electric machine is officially a light L6e quadricycle, according to Top Gear, and Fiat USA lists its standard top speed as a governed 19 mph.

Now the tuning shop Madness Autoworks has developed a replacement vehicle control unit, or VCU—the computer that manages the electric drivetrain. MotorBox reports that the MAXPower upgrade raises output from 8 to 14 horsepower and took a Topolino to 51 mph in testing. ItalPassion puts the module at $1,199.99.

That is a striking change of character for a vehicle built on the same Stellantis platform as the Citroën Ami. It is not, however, an independent instrumented test: the available result comes through automotive reporting, and no independent measurement is yet included in the supplied evidence.

Sources: [Top Gear](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/fiat/topolino?ref=that-car-blog.ghost.io), [Fiat USA](https://www.fiatusa.com/topolino.html?ref=that-car-blog.ghost.io), [MotorBox](https://www.motorbox.com/auto/auto-viste-e-provate/auto-news/fiat-topolino-elettrica-negli-usa-modifica-da-80-kmh?ref=that-car-blog.ghost.io) and [ItalPassion](https://www.italpassion.fr/en/fiat/fiat-offers-a-kit-to-boost-its-topolinos-top-speed-to-25-mph-this-american-tuner-is-doubling-down-and-aiming-for-50-mph/?ref=that-car-blog.ghost.io).

This brief update was assembled from Fiat specifications and attributed automotive reporting supplied to the newsroom.