RE: Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo | Spotted

Love these. Especially in blue. But this one is a red flag.

Lovely thing and has aged nicely. Wasn’t this Broom Yellow? Had it one of my other Fiats and it such a nice shade especially when the sun hits it.

MOT thing is weird. Could have some structural rot underneath. Older Fiats and Alfas can look surprisingly fresh on the outside and hide an absolute mess underneath that could catch out the unwary but it could also be the dealer selling it as ‘spares or repair’ to cover himself from dreamers who think they’re getting a brand new car but too good to shove in the auction.

It’s a car that requires a certain outlook to own. It will need constant fettling to keep it in A1 condition and if an occasional warning light scares you then it’s not for you.

I've always liked these a lot as well. I remember enjoying reading about them at the time in magazines, but I've never had the opportunity to drive one though. However I did sit in one once at the motorshow though.

This is my old coupe, track prepared sitting around 300hp with a hybrid turbo and many handling mods.
Great cars and a great Fiat coupe community over at fccuk.org

If you're in the market for one of these there's a 16v for just over £5k that might be worth a look:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308010...

It's amazing how much difference the body coloured side skirts make on these. It looks awful without them bit with them it's a real beauty.

I had two of them, rubbish handling but sound great and are quick.

The 16V I'd say is arguably more fun as the boost is quite hilarious - very short punchy bursts whereas the 20V is much more linear like modern turbos.

If you say that, you're not a real driver > Try to make a FWD car work well for you and step into a new world.

These were really highly rated in their day, I recall they had an element of passive rear steer. Cracking engine too. They were going to put a 170bhp version on a Punto Abarth but bottled it sadly.

If they'd made a RHD version it would have been far more popular

Odd looking things back in the day and time hasn't really changed anything. Odd wedgy shapes, but each to his own, I guess. As mentioned, at least provide an MOT for the new punter!

Mine had the Zender body kit with eibach spring lowering kit. I thought it looked the business at the time and so did everyone else. Cost me £2k on top of the purchase price mind.