Trying to expand on the premise that has made it the small car darling of Europe since its launch including being named European Car of the Year for 2008 Fiat is working on two separate convertible themes for its 500 city car.

The Italian company will likely offer both a full convertible and a cabrio coach version that would likely employ the same sort of large removable roof panel that made the original Cinquecento so lovable. The 500 in these new spy images would seem to have the full cabrio top fitted, though our spy shooter in the field describes the mule as being the coach version weve got a call in to get the full story.

Despite that small hiccup of information, its clear that a drop-top of some kind is coming from Fiat. Look for the car to come with the same engine range as its... // NextAutos.com

One thing is for sure — Fiat executives have already confirmed the 500 Convertible will not have a motorized top, but rather a manually retractable one. But the exact nature of the roof is not clear.

Clever camouflage made to look like B- and C-pillars could be hiding the fact that the entire roof retracts, or, alternatively, the new 500 Convertible might be a throwback to the days of the 1940s-1950s Fiat 500C Convertible . As always, time... // LeftLane News