1978 WRC Champion Fiat Abarth 131 'Alitalia' Group 4 - One Take

This 1978 Fiat Abarth 131 Works, at the hands of Markku Alen, won the 1978 World Rally Championship. The competition version of the pedestrian Fiat 131 Sedan, the 131 won 20 WRC events between 1976 and 1981, and wore the distinct "Alitalia" livery for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. Fresh off a full restoration, this particular car is presented in "ready to race in period" condition, and has less than 50 miles on the odometer. This is what it would be like to drive a brand-spanking-new Fiat Abarth 131 Works in 1978.
Special thanks to the John J. Campion Collection, who provided travel, lodging, and opportunity for this video series.
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[@pendulum1997]

It should be illegal to own these amazing cars in Florida, these roads are fucking awful unless you own a drag car

[@greenlightning6971]

Gota tell ya...i almost cryed... when i was a kid 6-7 years old my dad had 131's in garage , mirafiore and later supermirafiore. Omg that was the time of my life. Garage full of Italian cars. Ritmo Abarth, Alfa GTV , Alfa 75, Alfa 33, and later Alfa 164 QV6 oh god that was a car, Tipo sedici valvole ....Btw i still have a tail lights for mirafiore in my garage haha, and some other parts. I keep those as my dad left them in some spots. Sadly he pased away and this video has given back to me my earliest memories. Thank you .

[@ScottishTouge]

Green Lightning that’s a cool collection

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

I had a ritmo abarth 130tc but it was called a strata abarth as I live in the uk.Great car but had to sell it after a few years as it was hard to keep up with the rust repairs!

[@marconico]

Michael Pegasiou Strada.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

marconico yeah I meant strada my iPad corrected it

[@djsjjd15]

Green Lightening Thanks for sharing that. Sounds like some good times . . .

[@antonisp6629]

My dad when he came back to Greece, from studying in the U.S., he brought a FIAT 131 Superbrava 1800cc , the american Supermirafiori. It was cheaper for him to buy it there and ship it rather than buying it over here. Mind you it was the time that in Greece most of the cars were 1200 and 1300 and rarely above that displacement. Some years later I saw a video with the 131 Abarth rally car with the Alitalia livery and I was convinced that our own white 131 was a rally car in disguise. I learnt how to drive in that car. Rear wheel drive + a 13 year old+ an empty field = lots of fun. Good times :D

[@dylanpaddison920]

This video absolutely made my day. During the latter half of 2016, I worked on this car's restoration in Savannah, GA. It was in our shop for several months, and I know the car quite well, as will happen when you remove the engine a couple times and spend 6 hours detailing the body. When I saw Road and Track's article, I recognized it straight away. Hearing that raspy 4-pot come to life for the first time was truly, truly magical. A couple weeks before my time at the shop ended, another of Mr. Campion's cars came in for restoration: an infinitely cool Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo, raced in period by a couple guys named Riccardo Patrese and Walter Rohrl, as attested by the names on the doors. "R. Patrese" was engraved on the Personal steering wheel, which I may or may not have discovered when I hopped in the driver's seat while the boss was out. What blew my mind was that the driver sat crooked in the car, slightly angled towards the car's center, and the wheel wasn't quite square with the driver's middle. A most heartfelt tip of the hat to @TheSmokingTire for showcasing such historic cars and to Mr. Campion for preserving them.

[@RamblinAround]

They were having him take it real easy on that new motor. I'm sure that 2.0 can rev to 8,000 or so. Awesome car, but that short gearing would have to go.

[@kirkyboy1793]

I owned two 131 Superbrava's with a 2.0 litre engine. I loved destroying my friends cars ( usually big 6 cylinders or small V8's ) in drags. No word of a lie. What a package Twin cam , big weber , stainless steel sports exhaust , 4 wheel discs and a 5 speed box all out out the factory. They would rev to 7000 all day. A bullet proof bottom end. Such fond memories.

[@bwxmoto]

Such a cool car, almost looks modern in a strange way..

[@danbarrett3665]

All time favourite car growing up in the uk during the 80s. It was called the 131 mirafiori over here.

[@marktime9235]

Owned a 131 many many years ago, one of my favourites, superb handling for the time ))

[@JDSFLA]

I had a red 1974 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe with dual webbers, pulleys, Ansa exhaust, Koni shocks, and BWA wheels. To this day still the most "involving" car I have owned, and that little 1756 cc engine sounded wonderful This 131 takes me back...thanks.

[@RobertoAllen]

Driving and owning rally cars like this in Florida is like owning a 300ft mega yacht and putting it on a small lake in the middle of Montana where it can't even turn around and the hull scrapes the bottom.

[@JK-tu1xx]

I love how he said "just put it in neutral and hit the brakes" and Matt was like oh hell nah and downshifted all the way to 1st 😂

[@djjackstonestonie2067]

literally lol

[@TheDude613]

I appreciated that too dude. Good call.

[@chrisb3437]

Im gonn miss the smoking tire when he stops it.. such a bummer, ive been watching them everyday for as long as i remember this channel. And i love the one wakes.

[@thewakz]

Gotta give this guy a ton of credit for sharing this FRESH build with you (us).

[@matthardy8821]

Matt you need to find someone else in the car industry that can take over the one takes for you. They have been part of my life for the last 2 years and im unsure what i will do without them.

[@gregmck28]

young one this is what you call "natural engine sound" no need to amplify the exhaust. Sounds like pure unfiltered excitement!! love it

[@traxnada]

Love the car, great review as usual but... That road you're driving on is soooooo wrong. One of the great thing about one-takes for me is to see you hammer on certain cars I won't get to drive and see how they somewhat behave at speed on roads that are appropriate for each car (tight canyon roads for smaller nimble cars, wide open fast sweepers for tuner cars...etc etc). This series of video has A LOT of potential, but they are shot on what could very well be the absolute worst place to shoot them :)

[@tomhiggins4816]

traxnada just unfortunate that the roads around the warehouse are like that, wouldnt get to drive them otherwise

[@traxnada]

Only one choice... Relocate in Japan! Roads are appropriate here :D

[@MravacKid]

Yeah, these cars would be marvellous in the usual canyon roads, but I suppose it's still better to see them in these boring straight roads than not at all :)

[@therealboofighter]

I agree with the sentiment, but would you turn down the opportunity to drive any of these cars?

[@traxnada]

boofighter to be honest, I turned down the opportunity of driving JDM-expo's Lexus LFA (to write an article about it), because I wouldn't have been able to drive it the way I wanted to... Sooo yeah, I would :)

[@ChaosphereIX]

Gorgeous car, a true legend. Getting to drive a WRC champion. Wow.

[@tuononno92]

Everything about what the guy said seems to contradict Matt's statement that this is a WRC champion, though. The 131 Abarth was not originally committed by an American, it was a corporate effort by FIAT, and "racing all around North America" did not allow you to win WRC back in the day (and it doesn't now), as most events are situated in Europe. So now I'm confused.

[@sannedelahaye6500]

The world champion in 1978 was Marku Allen driving a works car. Mainly in Europe an the Safari rally on the African continent. I don’t understand the story about an American having this one built. It’s not the championship winning car then. The works cars had around 300bhp

[@DennisBerkhout1]

`Lancia rallycars always look stunning. Sounds great too.

[@alphatrion100]

Dennis Berkhout this is a fiat

[@1364a-c3w]

I owned a couple Fiat 128s in the 80s, loved them!

[@liverush24]

I used to have a model of one of these in its Alitalia livery. I gave it away to a friend in '84. 😥

[@mishview]

As of this one, circa 30 ONE TAKES left.... Im so excited for you Matt, I'm also waiting for the new stuff... but damn, i will be missing those One Takes baaad :(:(:

[@nicomal8975]

My dad owned an orange fiat 131 super mirafiori in late 70's. Wow it was quick. He'd never had a sporty car before then. I loved it.

[@mrc7966]

Campions rally cars: A Lancia Fulvia and Stratos, geared way shorter than they ever were in competition spec, which are not allowed on gravel car parks to turn around. A Lotus Cortina with the wrong engine. An Abarth 131 with the wrong engine. An Alfa Romeo GT1600 dressed up as an Alfa GTA. A Lancia S4 prototype sporting slick tyres which he drives at low speed on gravel. A stable of "engineers" who spout nonsense power figures around and seemingly share a distinct lack of knowledge about the cars they are maintaining. This collection seems to be all show and no go. The shot of John Campion lying down in his suit to work on his Lotus Cortina in the Petrolicious video seems even more ridiculous than it did when I first saw it now that we've gained some insight into his basket case collection, although the suited show off probably has more of a clue how to fix his fake Lotus Cortina than his so called "engineers". Of course I could be way off, but with each insight into his collection it's looked more and more like a bunch of race liveried garage queens which get touted about the various youtube channels to increase their, and their owners, notoriety, rather than a collection of regularly driven well maintained genuine classics owned by a true driver/enthusiast.

[@Vamppas]

I have to say I agree 100%! Next vid is probably Delta S4 geared to 50mph. These Smoking tire one take vids are my first contact to this collection and my god... Dunno should I laugh or cry...

[@AdamMidghall]

The S4 is the best car he has and the only one with a proper history. The 131, 037, Stratos and Fulvia are all frauds and they haven’t won WRC events and do other events that he says they have done. His S4 is the real deal (Chassis 208) and was used as a test car and used by the Jolly Club team for the earlier parts of the Italian Championship

[@lukew2194]

Excellent post. This whole collection is a personification of more money than brains.

[@horsterer77]

Amen, brother ... I don't think this 131 has the wrong engine though, just the specs in the video were wrong - shocking, right ? ;) It's almost as if the more information is available due to the internet, the less people can be bothered to look for it ... Here is one spec list : tech-racingcars.wikidot.com/fiat-131-abarth

[@djsjjd15]

I know his estimate was high, but in general, I don't understand the appeal of collecting old race cars (unless you had unlimited track access) and I'm always surprised when I hear how much they go for at auction - no matter the type. If I inherited one (I won't), I'd probably take out the engine and any other parts that are up to today's standards and put it in a street car.

[@Warkid1993]

Pls take these cars in some mythical Floridian twisty winding roads

[@MonteiroM]

Those roads are so boring. I know highways with more curves and narrow lanes.

[@TheSmokingTire]

Monteiro in Jacksonville? Please share so I know for next Time. I was on google maps for 3 hours and didn’t find shit.

[@Nzl32Ac]

The 131 Abarth used by Alen in 1978 to win the WRC are the following cars: TO P14398, TO R35975 & TO R92451. Is this one of these cars?

[@JesusGarcia-ec7jo]

Nope, this was builted from an American driver that asked to fiatt to built it for racing in the 80's, and fiat doed the job

[@mej6519]

stunning 131, my mate had a 131 supermirafiori sport back in the day, like most uk 131's it rusted as quick as it went.

[@JesusGarcia-ec7jo]

Rust is the curse of fiat before the 2000 :C

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

YES! I was hoping you'd drive the Fiat!

[@NishantDash]

Matt... Why are the One-Takes ending... please keep em going, lesser videos is fine, but please man xD

[@tommygooding2308]

Nishant Dash what!!! When did matt say that!!! I love the one -takes?!

[@MrMalicious5]

He's still doing them I think, just not with random people's cars anymore.

[@tommygooding2308]

MrMalicious5 oh I see, would you know why?? You had me worried for a moment

[@carsaregood911]

Pretty sure he said he's done filming one takes but he still has many to upload, watch his recent update video.

[@tommygooding2308]

Imad S ah, i see... Fairs...

[@SPAZit101]

*in Jeremy Clarksons voice* "The best job..... IN THE WUORLD!"

[@lanmastersassistant659]

this is my dream car.

[@pereldh5741]

You can gear these which way you like, so why are all these cars geared like they’d go rallycross? You know they DID do the finnish rally too... (120mph++..)

[@dmclaren]

I'd love to see people building street 131s based on the Abarth style. Kind of like how people build 2002s with turbo flares. The 131 was prettier to my eyes.

[@cliffordbradford8910]

At least this guy seems to know what he's talking about and not suffering from a hangover/coming down off a coke bender. EDIT: AFAICT he doesn't cause Wikipedia says this is a 2 litre. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markku_Al%C3%A9n#Fiat_(1974%E2%80%9381) and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_131#Fiat_Abarth_131_Rally

[@tranc3porter]

This car doesn't seem like its making 230whp either. A car that light with "somewhere around 235" hp on the dyno should be way faster.

[@madfiat8932]

Engine dyno rather than Chassis dyno most likely.

[@quinnjohn1]

Owen Creighton It's a fresh rebuild, the engine has zero miles on it, it's probably still being run in. Matt was told not to take it above 6k rpm, the engine probably has a redline somewhere around the 8~8.5k rpm range. I've seen what that Fiat 2.0L twin cam (it's definitely not a 1.8 as the guy said) can do, they are absolute screamers and 230 hp is actually not that difficult for that engine to make, it would make more if it wasn't built to rally regulations. My first summer job (garage monkey/tea boy) was in a garage that specialised in building fast Minis and Fiats in 1994, the owner had a Fiat Strada Abarth with that same engine. It had around 250 hp at the wheels and happily revved to 8.5k. From what I remember it was pretty lifeless below 5k rpm due to having a really wild cam shaft and crazy high compression! I remember on the shakedown run, we stopped at a set of lights, when we went to pull away, there was an awful sound of rattling then the car lost drive, we rolled off to the side of the road (it was downhill, luckily) and got out to see what had happened, before we got under to check, a policeman came walking over to us with the driveshaft in one hand and all the bolts for it in the other and asked us not to leave our litter on the street! Sorry for the novel lol

[@Ayaki6166]

it's cool.

[@Genevagirls-h2x]

Bucket list car. I grew up with in one.....the pedestrian version though :)

[@Br1anuk]

I owned three Fiat Mirafiori Sorts in the early 1990's, silver, orange and a dark metallic grey one, fantastic car but the steel was made from Autumn leaves. One time I pulled the handbrake out of the floor, the bolts ripped through the un-rusted floor. I sold my last one for £500 and it was in good condition with an MOT. You couldn't give them away!

[@MravacKid]

The 131 Mirafiori is one of my all-time favorite cars :)

[@quiksilvermanblue]

That sound though

[@Ferrari246GT]

I think the real redline for the Abarth 16v engine was 7800 rpm. 3 time WRC champion. Independent rear, all fiberglass body.. Abarth built a number of race cars and Bertone built 400 Stradale models, all sold in Europe. Phenomenal cars!!! Abarth cars are giant killers!!!

[@johnathonbuchanan2382]

Seems like the project manager knows more about these cars than Campion's "engineer"

[@nickamarit]

How do they squeeze so much power out of a tiny NA motor?

[@Exekutioncro]

this is why Im subscribed

[@hugoscheepers4838]

It stays one of the most beautiful, brutal, ass kicking rally cars!!! Wonder what Carlo Abarth would have said about it!!

[@austin_love89]

The dude in the passenger seat was nervous AF, lol.

[@firstnamelastname9188]

Matt, I know it was a lot of hard work getting to where you are now... but you have one of the best jobs in THE WORLD!

[@imdevonur]

Firstname Lastname aaaand he's quitting

[@McLuvinJuice12]

It's so fucking beautiful oh my God

[@omenahilloomenahillo-qy9iv]

i wishd id had some day 131 abarth

[@sergh8605]

What an engine.

[@AngelFloyd27]

That car is a 2.0 liter 16v

[@AsherSkylark]

One of the most stable RWD cars that i have driven on Dirt Rally 2

[@eezeegeezaa]

Steaming Shit Squad checking in

[@alansmilealot]

YourBrother heading to the temple of someone's else's doom(whomever has to clean or pee themselves) right now

[@LUNCHMONEY4numbers]

Taking my dump currently at work. Essentially getting paid to shit. Gotta love America!

[@ItsTheApeManWC]

Haha this is my KZbin time lmaoooo

[@stereolababy]

steaming? do you shit in a bucket?

[@eezeegeezaa]

wastegate close, outside toilet at the warehouse was negative 3 at the time

[@marcomazzoni7595]

Great car! the only thing that sounds strange to an european is the name "Brava" that was first introduced for a FIAT in the mid '90s...

[@wboeren1]

Enjoyed this video. Nice to watch and hear the sound with headphones..

[@quinnjohn1]

Mr Campion needs to get himself some new engineers, both of the "engineers" so far have been clueless as to the cars they are supposed to be looking after! Perfect example is this guy saying it's a 1.8, it's not, it's a 2.0! The redline is also way over 6k rpm, it's more like 8~8.5k rpm, I'm hoping that since it's a fresh rebuild, the guy is saying only 6k as it's still being run in. I really do worry about the cars in Campion's fleet!

[@johnsullivan937]

i mean its a fresh rebuild... of course they arent going to take it to the actual intended redline when they are still breaking in the motor.

[@quinnjohn1]

John Sullivan Like I said, "I'm hoping that since it's a fresh rebuild, the guy is saying only 6k as it's still being run in." However, if you listen to the 2 guys that have been with Matt on these One Takes, they really don't sound like they have a clue about any of the cars they've been charged with looking after, I mean, this guy couldn't even get the engine size correct. The reason I said "I'm hoping" is because if the guy doesn't even know what engine size it is, it kinda brings into question the rest of his knowledge doesn't it? Sorry if I'm coming over as a bit rude, got a dose of man flu kicking my ass.

[@iDrive4fun93]

The guy said to keep it under 6k I thought

[@neuman356]

I also seriously doubt that that engine is making anywhere near 235hp, maybe he meant to say 135.

[@michel94485]

These cars in the day developed anywhere between 215 and 240hp depending of the event they were entering and they were 2 Liters...For example they would run a milder engine at the Safari Rally because it had to last for thousands of kilometers ! Like quinnjohn1 said the guy in the right seat have no clue of what he's talking about !!! I saw these cars, the factory ones, run in person back in 1978 in a World championship event and nobody that saw this video has any idea how fast they were.....This was fun seeing the car here but this was a drive to the grocery store ! These engines easily turn 8500rpm and it would go over 100mph even with this short gearing, because they have to do 100+ in any rally event out there....The guy told him 6000rpm because he didn't want Matt to explode a fresh engine, that's it...I owned 6 Fiats from the mid-seventies and the last one until 1993. These cars are a ball to drive, for example my little 1974 128SL Coupe with it's tiny 1300cc SOHC engine would still turn 8000rpm flatout in 4th and hit 110mph, really good for the day...

[@eezeegeezaa]

Damn this car is as old as me

[@stephencain3467]

this is type of car you got to drive it like you hate it

[@chrisvieira6678]

I currently daily drive a 1977 fiat 132, this is one of my absolute dream cars 😍

[@MravacKid]

Is it OK if I hate you just a little bit right now? :p

[@alessiodifelice4252]

1.8?? Are you crazy? Everyone knows that Fiat 131 gr.4 has a 1995 (2.0lt.) 16v engine...

[@TheVentour79]

230 HP / 7000 rpm.. but 2L not 1.8!! The car that ended giving the manufacturer championship title to Fiat back 1979 on WRC. Lancia Stratus successor..

[@markforza]

Thought these were a 2.0 litre 16V or was that a later development (like an Evolution model?)

[@vinanoir]

why is the gearing set up to max out at 60-65mph??

[@HerrmannThompson]

Need a vid on that 037.

[@Ms.Fowlbwahhh]

Fuck yes. Back when fiat looked good! New fiat literally makes me vomit.

[@tlcode]

Holy......ok..."a guy from Michigan..." Would have been Mr. Jim Walker. Jim successfully raced in NARRA, and SCCA against such drivers as Hendrick Blok Taisto Heinnonen, and..yes John (stuffem) Buffum...I remember him driving it on the street in AnnArbor..picking me up and giving me a ride home. Good times. Btw.. This car was already bring campaigned in Europe. Fiat just sent one over to compete against Buffums factory tr7/tr8.

[@bennyhannover9361]

For those that do not know the history besides Markku Alèn who won 1978 World Rally Championship on this type. It was Walter Roehrl who won his first Driver World Championship in 1981 on this car. Afterwards on Opel Ascona 400 in 1982 and then on Lancia Rally 037 in 1983 against an Armada of Audi Quattros.

[@ChaosphereIX]

037 Next! That would be the best of the best. Such a beast.

[@pendulum1997]

ChaosphereIX Matt said the clutch was broken when he visited :(

[@EVILSPAWN1003]

I can`t get the "phonecall from Michigan" story to make sense. The 131 was the Fiat groups successor to the Stratos and if that there is the 78 WRC winning car must be Markku Alens car. And beeing an avid rally fan since i was a kid in the 70s and 80s it`s the first time i`ve heard that story. So a privateer from Michigan called Fiat and said "Hey,make me a car, ship it over and you pay for it". So they sent a works car and Markku Alen over? Doesn`t sound like something Giovanni Agnelli would go for...

[@grantmarshall3026]

We’re Irish. In 1985 my dad bought a Fiat 131 1585ohv and drove it for 5 very reliable years. Within a year terrible rust set in. Jacking the car up , the jack went straight through the floor. The rust killed it, but the engine only broke down once. A fan belt broke! Quick easy fix and years more service. This car was a 1585cc ohv instead of the twin cam with the same displacement, and in my opinion it sounded much much better than the twin!

[@helosixx]

Road and Track cover car in May of 1980, also featured in Car and driver may of 1980 different sticker config. 223.5HP and 152.4 trq @7700 rpm. Read from the dyno sheet for this car. That's what's up

[@turntablist1210]

thats geared way too short, thats a hillclimb/sprint ratio rather than stage rally ratio, shout be touching 100mph (160kmh) at redline in 5th for a proper rally stage, (EDIT) awesome fucking car though, i mean awesome

[@bennyhannover9361]

Some wonderful historic films about the legendary years of the 3 times world champion car Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2eXi2Sua8pqns0

[@Versys16060]

Really need some external action shots rather then just a mix gopro shows the hood or talking heads.

[@andreapodeschi7931]

Bellissimi i cerchi Campagnolo!!!!😊🤗

[@Trendyflute]

The worst part of these videos is definitely Florida roads. Right cars on the wrong roads... Funny that these short-geared rally cars on Florida roads are kinda like the One Wakes. Top out at redline at about 40 MPH :P

[@TheDuckumz]

I could have a heart attack immediately after i get out and life would have been complete. Wish i could ever get the chance, shit i would be happy with seeing one hammer down in person...

[@stevemcilroy9518]

My favourite rally car of all time, love this machine. Funny enough, the Lada Riva is also based on the same chassis, put a fiat 1600 twin cam in one and hey presto, cheap 131 fiat rally car.

[@fillefilander]

Why are you talking about straight cut gears all the time. The big thing is that it's not synchronized, it's a dogbox. There are straight cut gears with syncing.

[@therealknapster]

Fiat ' Mirafiori ' ;) 2.0 litre producing 240 bhp at 7k rpm using dry sump lubrication and mechanical german fuel injection

[@judgedread-q4t]

Driving European comp rally cars on tarmac highways. I know Matt has no choice, but it makes for dull viewing. Nice cars though.

[@juniopavesi4141]

You have to figure that this car was designed to race on very narrow and challenging roads.. Immagine how it was to drive this little monster at 160 km/h on ice or gravel.. I miss that side of Italy.

[@rover213]

i think its possible for a longer gear ratio, but it depends if its used for rallye or not

[@jamest5149]

Didn't the Mirafiori have the passenger seat (Co-Pilot seat) located in the back for weight distribution?

[@johnsullivan937]

you guys really should have found some better roads to film these rally cars on lmao. i appreciate the coverage of these beauties, but its a little boring just watching you top out 5th gear for like half the video.

[@renault4mad]

Gods sake....give him a Automatic....how many times he missed gears and crunched them and in the MK1 Escort

[@lukew2194]

Another phony WRC car that can't go faster than the speed limit. Please, no more of these, we have suffered enough.

[@greatferrarimasterplan4836]

Only goes up to 60 mph? That’s not accurate at all. Whoever rebuilt this car had no idea what they were doing.

[@dazaspc]

7:28 Matt quoting George Clooney

[@bennyhannover9361]

These cars were geared for 185km/h top speed and about 6 secs for Zero to 62 miles on gravel roads

[@Turshin]

That car is BEGGING for a tight downhill

[@neuman356]

I hope you're finally done with the J. Campion collection, it actually hurts to watch that.

[@massimilianojemma5841]

Ma chi è quel cretino che la sta guidando , non sa nemmeno guidare col cambio manuale non capisco perche il proprietario lo abbia fatto guidare gl stava distruggendo il cambio era meglio se la ammirava da fermo e l"avesse fatta guidare a qualcun altro bellissima auto ma che figuraccia quello che la guidava PER FAVORE NON DATEGLI MAI PIU UN AUTO COL CAMBIO MANUALE

[@businessman2085]

would someone please explain how they got so much power out of a NA 4 cylinder? What did they do that they can't do now?

[@Duskconqueror]

High compression, low resistance intake system, low resistance exhaust with just the right amount of backpressure, great cooling system. You can do all that nowadays ofc., but fuel economy and emissions will suffer a lot. Furthermore I doubt that this thing produces 235HP @ 6000RPM. That would mean that it produces 200+ lb/ft @ 6000RPM. That's a freaking lot for an NA 1.8. If all this is true, it has a specific output of 130HP/litre with a 6K redline. That is a higher output than an S2000, and the F20C engine has a redline of 9000RPM. So yeah...

[@Vamppas]

It is actually 2.0 and revlimiter should be around 8500rpm. Also that car should have top speed around 110mph IF it were A REAL factory spec rally car... This car seems to be far from it...

[@bogdan135]

high compression, big (long duration and lift) camshafts, high flow head and accessories (intake manifold and header), and high RPM (8500+, actual rally car, not the "restored" one). Honda s2000 did it in 1999 while passing all emission laws and noise regulations.

[@Duskconqueror]

They passed because of VTEC. It's all about low RPM emissions, that's where most people drive their cars.

[@TheSkrillexRemix]

The guys sitting passenger don’t know shit about the cars. Just knows what’s on paper. Sad. Mat asks do you have to double clutch to rev match. Guy: I just put it in neutral. Definitely not a car guy

[@aamvoor]

My bos don't let him drive these cars. He will ruin them.

[@nelsonsubaru]

Insta like

[@k842069]

Sick car!

[@sr20store]

In the name of baby jesus!!!

[@DKarGarage]

Dream garage