Fiat Turbina Car seen at Museo dell' Automobile. Turin. Italy

This 1954 car propelled by a gas turbine still looks futuristic today. Maybe because it is so aerodynamic that it  held the record for lowest drag coefficient on an automobile (0.14) for 30 years.


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The project took a long period of planning, studies began in 1948 and ended with a track test in 1954 on the rooftop track of the Lingotto factory. The engine had two compressor stages, one turbine stage, power turbine was single stage with a geared reduction. The declared power was 300 hp (220 kW) at 22,000 rpm, and the estimated top speed was approximately 250 km/h (160 mph).

SUSPENSION Front: independent coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers in oil bath. Rear: Independent coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers in oil bath. 

STRUCTURE tubular frame. DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase 2.400 mm Track front 1.296 mm rear 1.297 mm. Length 4.370 mm. Width 1.610 mm. Height overall 1.255 mm. Weight Unladen 1.050 kg, fully laden 1.270 kg.



Location: Turin, Italy

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