Fiat Is Going to Sell Yet Another Car You Won't Buy

• The Fiat Topolino microcar is going to be sold in the U.S.
• Technically classified as a quadricycle in Europe, the Topolino has between 40-47 miles of EV range.
• How much will it cost? We don't know, but we're certain it'll be too much. That's how much.

This cute lil' nugget is the Fiat Topolino. It's based on the Citroën Ami, which some of you might know as the car that famously flipped over in Monaco while rounding one of the city's hairpin turns. It's electric. It makes 8 whole horsepower. Its top speed is 28 mph.

Oh, and Fiat is going to sell it in the U.S. 

This isn't a joke, by the way; we aren't all being punk'd. Fiat CEO Olivier Francois confirmed the news himself during Art Week in Miami, where the company unveiled a one-off Topolino done up by Brazilian painter Romero Britto.

"I'm happy to share that we'll be bringing the Fiat Topolino to the U.S., with more details to come next year," Francois said.

This honestly isn't a complete surprise; Fiat has been showing the Topolino at various events in the U.S. throughout the year, including the Los Angeles Auto Show and Woodward Dream Cruise in metro Detroit. Francois said the Topolino has been "creating tremendous excitement among consumers," which, like, OK, it's cheeky and cheerful and festive and all. But "tremendous excitement" does not automatically equal tremendous sales. Just ask any station wagon with a manual transmission.

Fiat currently sells one (1) vehicle in the U.S.: the electric 500e, a car so not good it earned a "below average" Edmunds rating. The Topolino is 3.5 feet shorter in length than the already tiny 500e — it's actually classified as a quadricycle in Europe — and has an estimated driving range of between 40 and 47 miles. A car like this does make sense as a runabout for super-tight European city centers. But in America — even in places like New York, Chicago or Los Angeles — it's simply too small. It's tinier than a Smart Fortwo, another microcar that bit the dust.

Maybe Fiat is hoping to be the No. 1 brand among senior citizens and will exclusively target golf cart communities like The Villages in Florida. You could totally see one of these with an upside-down pineapple decal, right?