Photo: Ellenator GmbH
Yesterday, we talked about the SEAT Ibiza designed for 16-year old German drivers. It and its sister cars, the Polo and Fabia, looked dumb as 3-wheelers. However, the same cannot be said about the Fiat 500.
That's right, we like the Fiat 500. Does that make us less manly? It might be because of the cute proportions or the bubbly design, but this is one of the few Italian cars that make you happy to drive slowly.
We think the orange-red paint and the blue folding roof go perfectly with the narrower rear track of this 500. It kind of looks like the little cars with motorcycle engines that roamed across Italy after the Second World War.
The first thing that caught our eye is the fact that this Ellenator project car is based on the 2016 model year Fiat 500, the one that just got a facelift. You can tell because of those revised headlights and much larger fog lights.
It's been re-engineered for 16-year old drivers that only have an A1 license. According to German laws, if you have the wheels close enough together, a vehicle can be classified as a 3-wheeler. Also, the regulations dictates that A1-class vehicles can offer a maximum output of 20 PS, so the normal engine of the Fiat 500 gets de-tuned.
As a result of that, the top speed is down to just 90 km/h, but it's still legal to drive one on the famous German autobahn network. And at the end of the day, this is still based on a regular Fiat 500, so it has ABS, ESP, airbags, electric windows, air conditioning, Bluetooth and four comfortable seats... well, two comfortable seats and two that can be folded over to create more trunk space. Heck, you can even buy an automatic if you kid sucks at working the clutch.
The cost for one of these conversions is €5,000 for the regular 500 or €5,300 for the convertible. It includes TUV certification and tax, but you still have to bring your own Fiat.
We think the orange-red paint and the blue folding roof go perfectly with the narrower rear track of this 500. It kind of looks like the little cars with motorcycle engines that roamed across Italy after the Second World War.
The first thing that caught our eye is the fact that this Ellenator project car is based on the 2016 model year Fiat 500, the one that just got a facelift. You can tell because of those revised headlights and much larger fog lights.
It's been re-engineered for 16-year old drivers that only have an A1 license. According to German laws, if you have the wheels close enough together, a vehicle can be classified as a 3-wheeler. Also, the regulations dictates that A1-class vehicles can offer a maximum output of 20 PS, so the normal engine of the Fiat 500 gets de-tuned.
As a result of that, the top speed is down to just 90 km/h, but it's still legal to drive one on the famous German autobahn network. And at the end of the day, this is still based on a regular Fiat 500, so it has ABS, ESP, airbags, electric windows, air conditioning, Bluetooth and four comfortable seats... well, two comfortable seats and two that can be folded over to create more trunk space. Heck, you can even buy an automatic if you kid sucks at working the clutch.
The cost for one of these conversions is €5,000 for the regular 500 or €5,300 for the convertible. It includes TUV certification and tax, but you still have to bring your own Fiat.
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