My uno turbo nearly gets written off !! With Auto Alex

Last time Alex wasn’t impressed when I pulled the cover off the Uno turbo he walked passed it. (Poor Uno)
I could see the comments on his channel that his subscribers liked the Uno turbo
So we wanted to make it our mission to convince him it’s a Hot little hatch back.
Fiat Uno turbo mk1
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[@autosportivobedford]

Indicators were on. You can’t really see in the video.

[@organiccold]

You can hear the indicators and you see @7:52 Alex indicating. And you can see the indicators working if you watch in a high resolution phone or in a tv. Just two idiots in the road

[@1535haha]

We believe you but the camera never lies

[@organiccold]

@@1535haha you can see in the video

[@1535haha]

@@organiccold it was a joke chill bud

[@organiccold]

@@1535haha ok mate, i will put the AC on lol :p

[@JohnStewart73]

The Fiesta was likely pissed off because you smoked him 🤣🤣🤣

[@vrsmartin2981]

Biker and fiesta drivers both need a retest. Absolute 🔔 🔚

[@AutoalexCars]

Thanks again for having me on! Ferrari drive SOON COME! ;)

[@alessiocarlevaro6934]

in italy these are called "coffin with wheels", because everyone in the 80s and 90s had a friend that totalled one

[@autosportivobedford]

Yes I can relate to that

[@nunocosta1060]

Lol in Portugal que call it the same thing

[@AapVanDieKaap]

Exactly the same in South Africa. My father sold his to a student and he always felt guilt because of it. It had the Abarth kit on it and we closed the waste gate on the turbo. So fast but so dangerous.

[@teddouglas953]

'Just an old Italian hatchback'. The car on show is exactly what I had when I was 22, I'm 56 now and I still want one... I've definitley had better cars since then, but nothing put a smile on my face like my Uno Turbo. Happy days.

[@kanzenj]

Just before the bike and Fiesta ST overtook you guys, I'm pretty sure Alex forgot to turn on the indicators...typical BMW driver 🤣

[@sanmiguel4019]

Yeah, they probably thought, no indicators and it's a Fiat, so it must have broken down, lol!!!

[@donaircooleone]

OSR indicator bulb inop I guess, repeater and front was going.

[@autosportivobedford]

Ha ha on the vid it doesn’t look like it’s on but it was. We double checked that.

[@chavvyboy69]

Was gonna say the same thing. Typical BMW twonk 🤣

[@BlackLines]

You can hear the indicator noise in the video

[@DesolationTech]

i absolutely love the chemistry between you and alex...watched both of the vids you made and honestly you need to make more!

[@autosportivobedford]

Thank you. Make sure you tell Alex 😂

[@julianowens4071]

Being a a former Fiat Strada owner, I am all over this, love it

[@autosportivobedford]

Same 🙂

[@jamesrennie1227]

Uno Turbo was a beast. My friends had them and they did look awesome..

[@kevinjekyll1521]

The Uno was one of my favourite cars ever, very quick from point to point, I think a super hot hatch from that time, could easly eat a Hondy City Turbo... my memory of those epic drives now was wow. I have 2 20vt coupes now. Thanks for the memories.

[@ownyourworld]

I had an uno back in the day loved it , it’s rusted itself apart but I still loved it 😂

[@brianwraith7274]

The Uno Turbo mk1 was i think the 1st production car to run electronic fuel injection 🤔. Nice wee car bud these were rapid in the 80's/90's 👍

[@plbingham]

I had 2 of these (1989 and 1992 - one the best cars ever made,... so many smiles, rapid!!!

[@No.Handle31]

The mighty Italian hot hatch. I wish FIAT made cars special like this still. I have a soft spot for old Italian cars but very few for newer stuff. Italian cars in the day that was built was best winning races.

[@ppc919]

the fact these have a top speed of a 124mph... is both frightening and hilarious.

[@pereldh5741]

Hey Alex, as an owner of 2 Bmw’s (and some Fiats in the past) any Fiat has something any Bmw lack - soul. Italians make stuff they’d love. Germans make stuff for a market. That makes a massive difference The Uno Turbo engine was crazy over-engineered at the time.. the bottom end could take 300hp without mods, separate electric fan for the injectors as std, etc

[@dylanwakley2553]

Exaclty why I drive an Alfa but people who drive German cars just won’t ever understand it, save your breath haha

[@unrealeck]

Yeah those, E46 M3, E60 M5 and E92 M3 really lack soul. Please.

[@dylanwakley2553]

@@unrealeck I was referring more about newer stuff tbf, but even the cars you mentioned, while brilliant are a little too clinical, although I would like a e92 at some point maybe

[@pereldh5741]

@@unrealeck Yeah they do, I’d like to add my Z4M Coupe aswell. Impressive machine, but dead, no soul.. Great looking tho.

[@joshe2420]

character is what makes italian cars italian, no german can do that

[@Gravstein]

Uno turbo was also my first car, 900£. Painted dark purple\blue with white 5 spoke revolution classic wheels. Still have it, needs work but its been stored in my barn for years. My mates Primera P10 eGT lost every time we raced! One of very few left in Norway

[@smo34th]

I had a digital-dashed one back in 89 and absolutely loved it! It would allegedly hit the rev limiter in fifth and then you really were flying! Great little car

[@Wolff36]

Can't wait for upcoming 2 video's 🤪. Your collection is beautiful.

[@dsarquez]

Love those Uno's, they are classic in Brazil, the turbo version we had only 5th gen, they are so expensive today.

[@NathanHiley]

Absolutely love mk1 uno turbos you’ve got an absolute gem there 😍

[@MrRubberduck83]

As a German car enthusiast, I can honestly say, after watching this video, I really really want one!

[@Oyvind88]

Great video, love that UNO turbo🇳🇴👌😎

[@PieterKuijk]

I owned two of them mk2's back in the 90's. It smoked all the vw's at the lights but eventually they would catch me on top speed. They were a blast to drive! Still miss mine

[@ThrushCZX]

I love it. My dad had an Uno Turbo and both mine and my brother’s first cars were mk1 Uno’s (mine was a 1100cc 60S though, not a turbo sadly!) so I’m very familiar with their “build quality” 😂 The rear lights liked to Christmas-tree more than any of my Ford Escorts did 😆

[@capitaint9560]

Love me an uno! I got a cool story of one of these! My mum had a 1.3 turbo in black with the red stripes. It almost had its life ended when she hit a deer but it had a private plate on it which was a name of a famous racing driver, so it was worth more than the car and it was repaired instead of being written off. It was then gifted to my idiot brother who didn't have a licence but was doing lessons. He did what all dumbass 17 year olds did to their cars back then, from anodised halfords special parts to a no fear subwoofer speaker system filling the boot. Well on one fateful day before he had a licence he decided to take it for a spin with his mates. He went into the country side to do some pills, (like i said, he's a F'ing idiot) on the drive back he proceded to roll the car into a ditch. At this point he panicked and another fantastic idea came to his mind! Him and his mates pushed the car over onto its wheels, drove it out the ditch into a farmers access point and set fire to it! He walks 10 miles back home which gives him enough time to stop buzzing off his tits to tell my mum that the uno has been stolen. She already knew what had happened as a friend of hers had called to ask why he was walking down a country lane late at night miles from home. But she didn't say a thing, and thought it would be fun to play along with his lies. With her camera in hand and me in tow we went on an adventure to find the little uno! Well we found the private number plate in the ditch and the car burnt to a crisp around the corner. She got some good photos of the remnants of the former family vehicle, contacted the police to report it, and then we made our way to the local papers. She paid for a LARGE piece in there with a reward for anyone who knew what had happened to her poor little uno. I will never forget my brothers face when she showed him that paper. 20 years later and my idiot brother still doesn't know Mum knows.

[@mixalisstathis274]

I've got such a brother, too. And I feel with you. Mine first killed the Uno turbo a friend of mine sold to our mother and later on he wrecked the Panda fire i.e. - 30 years later he's still an idiot but our mother keeps lending stuff to him he will return not at all or in a very damaged condition. I just don't get it.

[@BrainsofFrank]

Good gracious that’s totally 💯 1980’s quality build and good quality plastics!!

[@tezzadezza9174]

That’s a nice little car - lots of character and a nice colour!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

That’s a lovely car! Always liked the styling of the Uno. The Italian car jibes got tired quickly though……….

[@garymcgregor7048]

I'd have another in a heartbeat. Beautiful car.

[@Andyjones07]

Great video guys you 2 crack me up 🤣 and you have some beautiful cars 😉

[@autosportivobedford]

Thank you

[@theenthusiast9708]

Weee I bought a Fiat Uno 70SL - 87 this spring as my first car! 1 owner barn find, just gonna rust proof it then I will fully "live with one", wish me luck :D Had never really seen one before (pretty rare in Sweden) but it just caught my heart with it's charm and dash. Excited to see Alex give it a thumbs up (even though mine ain't turbo, yet? can it be?). Thanks for going out of your way to make a vid on the Uno, beautiful example :)

[@jonnyxs892]

Uno turbo fs flashback to 1990 running about with a set of mole grips on the actuator hose Fast little cars Nice one 😂

[@nem017]

Loving these vids, keep them coming. Please make that Ferrari drive happen 🤞

[@Snake2303]

This uno si beatiful! I haven't seen like that ever. And I live near Italy.

[@steviewassell9752]

I used to have a black uno turbo on a F plate back in 1998, it was very rapid with its bleed valve and so so reliable 💙

[@grant.a]

Uno Turbo is a fantastic car. It has a huge follow is South Africa and was one of the iconic hot hatches of the time. South Africa got 1.4 Engine and there are tuned ones making over 200kw…also think front end is nice on the SA version

[@matthewdutoit]

Correct. SA version is not a joke..... It's so quick....

[@laurentr4003]

such a cool car...i would love a mk1 Panda 4x4 with this 1.3 turbo engine in it. keep it up guys 👍👍

[@simonthomas5367]

Had a jolly boys outing down to Brighton in a beige Fiat UNO back in the day!! We were the shit cruising down the sea front! Well……we thought so!

[@Hermantrueman]

Blast from the past would love one had a gt5 turbo in the 90s would be slow today but raw fun

[@godd4k]

I'm ready to see Ant poo himself in the Lancia & the Ferrari!

[@kevmcl4258]

My dad had an original Panda when I was young (E reg I think), that interior brought back a lot of memories :)

[@matthewdutoit]

My buddy had one, white one. I thought it's so slow... The fact is it's so quick and lots of fun. Love it. It's SA version Uno Turbo. 1.4 turbocharged motor.

[@Quattro_Joe]

Such a cool little car.

[@MySquareWheel]

Love the Uno, hot hatches ftw

[@Altanabstick]

What a machine, throws me back to my childhood! I should buy an old early nineties hatchback just for the hell of it

[@Altanabstick]

And YES! You two go great together. If that means you've gotta let him drive your Ferrari, that means you gotta let him drive your Ferrari! xD

[@TheChargeShow]

Pretty awesome car :D I bet there aren't many of these puppies left

[@waynefretwell9246]

That's why it puts a huge smile on your face

[@casperwillinghamculleton3287]

What a car love it 💯💯💯

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

You two make a great couple!

[@Simon-ui6db]

Love the old Unos

[@ThatGuy-xd5fs]

I love these

[@pure_awareness]

its really nice to look at. its different Italian

[@cjp6527]

That's was great, I do love a Turbo i.e. My first car was an Uno 45 fire, with a 4 speed spoon and porridge gearbox, bought it for £500 sold it for a grand..."old awt ya and"...😄

[@ihluis]

In Brazil it arrived in 94 with the 1.4 turbo engine, sold a little over 1000 units so its super rare and expensive. We also have the Tempra Turbo which I dont think went to europe but we didn't get to have the coupe turbo.

[@MrPabsUk]

Mainland Europe got a Tempra Turbo, but we never got it in the UK (We got the Lancia Dedra Turbo, which was the same underneath). You got the Tempra 2 door coupe though, we didn't get those, not even in the rest of Europe, as far as I know.

[@skillaxxx]

I used to have one that didn't corner, hardly had any brakes on a good day and the electrics gave out randomly every other day, especially when it rain. Not very comfy with the windows down and no wipers, nor lights. But it went like the stig in a straight line, including mandatory 80s / early 90s Turbolag, especially after an extra tune. It's a miracle nothing bad ever happened, once the brake-pedal cilinder gave way doing 80km/u and the handbrake never did anything ever to start with... Loved the deathtrap as long as it lasted, but the zero braking crossed the line for me 😇

[@MrPabsUk]

Next time I come up to yours, I`ll try to bring my X1/9 engined, Turbo gearboxed Mk1 SX, so we can see how close (or not!) they are on those roads Ant 👍😁 (I might strip some weight out first though, especially the electric windows & central locking motors that rarely work either 😜)

[@diogovieira3362]

that interior takes me back... hated those switches, but then again my dad didn't really do it any better with keeping it dusty on the inside back seat was great to sleep in though oh and indicators were on 100% sure, I could see it very well, so no excuse for the bike and the ST

[@stephendeadman7131]

I had had a m1 uno turbo many years ago! Great car very fast for what it was sold it for 750 pound, and brought a new saxo vtr. If only I new,

[@owainjohns2815]

my 90s student car and rave mobile was a Uno 45, cheap AF, was a great little car :)

[@andyfinlay9776]

Collegamenti del cambio a parte ( come la maggior parte delle F.I.A.T. di quest'anno ) questa è una macchina molto bella!

[@erkdrey]

I had a 1986 C plate, exactly the same colour. Bought it for 2k, sold it for £900. Fiat did an electronic dash, not dissimilar to the MK2 astra GTE of the same era, that was the option I wanted.

[@cryptoleed5646]

I popped in the comments to see if the ST driver showed up and I am disappointed 🤣. #findtheSTdriver 😊

[@maaaaark]

I used to have one of these, a 1996 MK2. It was still a 1400 8v turbo, but made 300hp and over 400nm with some 102 racing fuel and some other additives. Not reliable, but amazing fun. Spare parts became super rare with them being so limited. I have loads of pictures and videos. Best 400m was only low 13's, but with an open diff traction was a huge issue. Still used to beat BMW M3's etc!

[@pereldh5741]

1996, that would be a Punto GT. Still, great car. Prob better than the Uno, objectivly. The safety, for sure!!

[@maaaaark]

@@pereldh5741 I was living in South Africa at the time and it was 100% a MK2 uno (you didnt get the punto GT there). Here is a video of me racing against an M3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jauTh5KQZttmhtU

[@pereldh5741]

@@maaaaark Haha that showed him! Cool! Oh I see they must've made it for longer elsewhere.

[@ek8710]

300hp from an 8v??!

[@maaaaark]

@@ek8710 Lol Yup! Here is the dyno sheet from 2007! marklee.co.za/uno/dyno2.jpg

[@stevenhanley4067]

Love uno turbos, my first car was an uno 1.0 and I took all the parts off a crashed uno turbo at the local scrap yard

[@marcelclaassen9478]

In South Africa we got the MK2 with a 1.4 turbo engine. They were fast 0-60 but dead after that unless you modified them. They were then known as coffin on wheels.

[@mesco8200]

Cool car 👍🏻

[@GTFour]

Mate had a normal Uno when he was 17/18, 20+ years ago now, that thing terrified me. absolute tin can of tin cans. Can't imagine how much more terrifying it is with boost lol

[@RandyWillcox]

I think Ant's my new favorite KZbinr. 😂

[@autosportivobedford]

Ha ha ha we will tell him. 😂

[@andreRC88]

Camo is beautiful I love the old Uno

[@dixie9700]

Next stage deffo needs to be one of the lovely abarths

[@eskrace1104]

I would buy that t-shirt without any doubt x)

[@colinbown5788]

UNO what ---- hahahah... its a really cool car man - its a keeper for real........

[@gbtivbay]

I had a 1988 white turbo ie, what a thing, i used to go out hunting down R5 GTTurbo's for sport

[@andyc280081973]

Safety first in the Uno, always three points of contact: You, car, and the hedge.

[@XxGODFATH3RxX]

Uno Turbo the king ❤️

[@organiccold]

Alex, i still prefer the Uno over a 3 series haha. The MKii is even faster. Fun fact the 1.4 turbo diesel Uno sounds as amazing as the Turbo i.e and is almost as fast what is crazy lol

[@hayabusabg85]

Back in days i remember one uno 1.3 turbo was doing street racing with little mod was very fast car. Everyone was 'lol'

[@julesvandenheiligenberg6187]

make alex drive more Italian cars, so we can convert him into one of us italian fanboys

[@autosportivobedford]

I’m Trying ha ha

[@TheRealMrCods]

I am actually here because of Alex, so, more Alex please, Love the car personally.

[@nicolamiriano9150]

As Italian, i love the Uno Turbo and the Punto GT... Not the best in cornering, braking or safety but it's all about how feel, and a car that makes you laugh of joy, is almost worth the price

[@PeteretePeter]

Interesting that you say it doesn’t do corners. I had one after a couple of Alfasuds and it never felt as planted through the bends as they did. Third gear overtakes were wicked though!

[@gregorizi]

Had punto and it was good in corners. In some way this is you tube so....

[@MrPabsUk]

The Uno was taller & had a higher centre of gravity than the Boxer engined Sud, I think the Sud had a wider track as well, so they were more planted. Stick some lowering springs, spacers & a roll bar on an Uno, & they are almost on par with a Sud though.

[@S.ASmith]

Rarer than a MK1 GTI and more unique in my opinion. Overlooked car, should be a bit lower maybe to help with that body roll around corners though

[@veikogarage]

What is that Maserati Quattroporte doing there in the backround? Rare beast. Can you make a video of this?

[@TechBaffle]

Kinda want Fiat to go back to the old badge. It just looks so cool!

[@grotesmurf1]

The worst passengers are the drivers... yes me too! But I bet Alex is just jealous that he doesn't have a Fiat Uno Turbo....but a BMW (why are there indicators on them anyway....) Yes that ST driver was a pr!ck overtaking and almost taking you both out.....Btw you may hit Alex just be sure to make it look like an accident Ant, or better send in the "family" they'll take car of him (Italian style) hahaha, great vid guys, enjoyed it (even without JP)

[@autosportivobedford]

😂😂👌

[@veansa83]

A short time ago a Fiat Uno SCV 2000 was auctioned in Argentina 🇦🇷... a single copy, it was a prototype authorized by Fiat but never marketed. Sorry for my English

[@veansa83]

2.0 litres

[@mixalisstathis274]

Get some Konis on all fours, a Novitec-Turbo and a manual boost-controller beneath the dash like we did in the 80s. Uno turbo rules and only the Delta was his real contender at that time!

[@xMentalukx]

Me and a pal bought one of these at a car auction around year 2000, the drive back it was💩 off a shovel.

[@raymondmumford6255]

Nothing drives like an Italian

[@exgtt2061]

Were you in Revs magazine late 90's with a fella in a white MK2 on the North London Circular? Cheers

[@12uniflew]

All your missing is some false tan and you'd be 2010's msn/bebo flexed out.

[@dj_paultuk7052]

Back in the day i preferred the R5 GT Turbo. The Uno Turbo / R5 GTT wars were real. In reality the Uno was actually the more reliable car. The turbo / Carb situation on the Renault never ended well.

[@BlackLines]

my mate had a R5 GTT and it would accelerate so hard the heater knobs would fall off the dash - quality kit lol

[@dj_paultuk7052]

@@BlackLines Yep, ive had them all. R5 Gordini turbo, R5 GTT, Fuego Turbo, and the big daddy a GTA V6 Turbo. The GTA was an awesome weapon.

[@BlackLines]

@@dj_paultuk7052 sweet - my dad had a black Fuego Turbo when I was growing up - I loved it, especially the slide up door handles and the boost gauge in the dash accompanied by the spool noise. Little me fell in love with cars around about then heh. Sadly the A pillars rotted away somehow so he cut it up and weighed it in. He now has a blue GTS with only 40k on the clock that's been garaged for over a decade til he "gets round to it" 🙄

[@dj_paultuk7052]

@@BlackLines Oh wow. Here in the UK there is only 1 Fuego showing as on the road on the Howmanyleft database. I had a 2.0 GTX and the 1.6 Turbo. The 2.0 was the better car really. The hatches on those rotted so bad. Largest single piece of glass of any production car at the time. And it had a tiny metal frame around the outside. You had to be so careful opening and closing the hatch and the glass flexes and you can smash them.

[@Buck3366]

Two channels coming together like Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. Ohhhh yeahhhh 💪

[@autosportivobedford]

Love this comment

[@adelkheir]

There's a video floating around on the internet where a mad bloke swapped his uno turbo's engine with the 16v turbo from a coupe and boosted it to 400 hp and was basically outaccelerating a nissan GTR.

[@alewhitesnake]

*LEGEND SAYS* that if you put a ladder on the roof of the fiat uno, it will double the horsepower.

[@nicolascrusco8674]

He loves loves it, who wouldn’t we all know Italians do it sexy. Keep up the vids guys Why don’t you do a face off Germans Vs Italians 😘

[@stuarthepburn6508]

One of the best / worst cars I ever owned. Fast AF and bags of character with drum brakes on the back.

[@pdidi1]

You can see in the video the blinker was on for sure, it's the white glass on the Uno, not the red.