BIG UP Autosportivo! After watching this video, go check out their Ferrari Challenge Stradale video (featuring yours truly): ua-cam.com/video/vki8BSKZuHU/v-deo.html
Another great sounding 5 cylinder is ofc the audi 200 specially with a tune. The video called " Audi 200 Quattro launching with launch control/anti-lag " one of the best sounding clips of an engine on youtube imo. And ofc Volvo's 5 cylinders are also nice.
LITTLE TIP alex!! MULTI ELECTRODE SPARK PLUGS ONLY £10.74 INC DELIVERY FOR BOSCH SUPER 4 SPARK PLUGS X5 IVE USED THOSE IN ALL MY CARS apart from my peugeot 407 coupe as its diesel i buy multi electrode spark plugs they give you a cleaner more accurate spark as you don't lose the gapping over time due to wear and tear its definitely a good thing to do,its not much extra money to buy the multi electrode plugs plus when you get most plugs even the expensive ones dont come with the correct gap plus after you do gap them you end up losing the gapping over time due to wear and tear due to heat etc where as with your multi electrode plugs you dont need to worry about gapping plus the plugs are usually longer lasting plus you can clean them without worrying about bending things so easily
I legit started tearing up hearing it start. I miss my old yellow Coupe Turbo 20v so much. It met its demise in the mountain wall of a tunnel unfortunately after a merc wrecked in front of me and I in him. Walked away from it with just some muscle tears in me back though, so even though I hope it never happens I can say they tolerate crashes at highway speeds relatively well.
ALEX have you ever drove a peugeot 407 coupe 2.7 hdi twin turbo diesel? mine is 250hp and 400 lb/ft of torque I fell into mine I found serious rot in my jaguar s-type r sills so needed a car to allow me to take the jag off the road to give me time to fix the car, I seen the Peugeot on facebook for £800 I got it for £700 it was an amazingly tidy example its the dark blue with the white leather and the extra leather dashboard(rare) and is got every single option apart from the electric adjustable suspension (wouldn't want that anyway) i got it cheap because there was a issue with the electrics but i sorted that out no problem and now there way up in value mine is worth easy 3 grand people are realising what they are! Ive had 307s and a 106 and 206 and my dads 309 before and i always seen peugeots as down market especially when it came to the interior but honestly the interior in the 407 coupe is beautiful!! even the seats rather than you pulling the handle and then sliding it to get in the back you pull the handle and it moves its self electrically! and its got a nice jbl sound system aswel the only thing that lets the car down is the very of its time non touch screen satnav its a good size but low res and no touch there are android ones out there but its to easy to mess up the sound system as they have a amp from factory so I'm looking at replacing the screen with a android one but leaving the factory radio etc alone the handling is really good aswel the chassis is really stiff you will notice in pics the doors have bits that stick out of the bottom of the doors that lock into the sills! I've been in 407 estates and 4 doors before but the coupe is a different beast altogether and in person in the rite colour they look great the long nose and short body really suits it plus that engine is nice and tourqey aswel Ive just got a map and intercooler so far but i plan on hybrid turbos and a few other bits im maybe thinking of a big single turbo as that's what land rover did with the same engine so im still trying to decide Your welcome to drive mine in the summer and do a video on it if you would like? im going to take a road trip to england at some point in summer anyway so i could go somewhere to meet you in summer if you want but honestly alex the car will surprise you so much if it had a jag badge or something from new i would honestly not question it when it comes to quality etc they really changed the car big time from the common 407's the leather dash and nav screen did it i think plus the seats are very smart SORRY FOR THE BIG COMMENTS
That car really deserves a full and in depth restoration, especially considering it's in UK and rust is just starting to get really through the paint. And I'm not saying it just because it's an Italian car and I'm Italian!
Too be fair it's survived well usually they are full of rot by now, not just because they are Italian. The UK climate is car killing heaven, we have salt roads all the way through the winter and mix that with all the rain we get rust takes hold pretty fast. Fords are by far the worst for it.
@@Dave5843-d9m I never said Italian cars are more rusty than others. I said that car needs restoring, with the history it's got and the unicity of the vehicle. A base Ford Focus, unless a particular edition, will never be as valuable as a Fiat Coupe Turbo 20V. The service history shows people really cared about it, and Alex should keep on giving it the love it deserves
@@interceptor-ss8kb that's not what I meant, I just wanted to note that my request to restoring it is not because of any kind of attachment due to it being my same nationality. It's just a little iconic car that should be kept right and restored before it becomes a piece of unsalvageable rust.
Brazil is the key!! We have a lot of aftermarket parts for Fiats! We love Fiat Marea Turbo, wich uses basically the same engine. Forged rods, piston, block reinforcement, gearbox and differentials. Everything to make it strong and reliable.
@@RegularGuitars not a usual engine, actually. In Brazil we have 3 main engines for performance, VW AP (EA827) - the cheapest by far, and goes to literally anything, Chevy 6 inline 4.1, and Fiat 5 inline (fivetech).
@@RegularGuitars alfas are pretty rare and believe that the best selling one was the 164. I dream about swapping a fivetech to a 155, but the last one I saw was in way to bad of a shape to do this. I know one guy that did it on a 145.
Mate, his "questioning my life choices" look after you gunned it for the first time was priceless. 🤣 What a top bloke though, seems to know his stuff and is seemingly doing pretty well. That's definitely the kind of person you can trust with your pride and joy.
@@AudioThings All good Bro, was thinking "I didn't slate the Fiat at all" and was kinda confused 😂. And obviously if you've got something you feel you need to express, I just wanted to make sure it went where was intended. Have a good weekend mate. 😁
My Dad had a blue 20v turbo just like this when I was younger. So many great memories of sitting in the passenger seat tearing about on a sunny day, as well as it being in bits in the garage 😂It really kick-started my love for cars, I wish you the best of luck with it Alex!
The coupé is featuring one of the best and most sustainable designs of a common-man-car from the nineties. A set of LED lights front and rear and some LCD screens inside and you could sell them new today.
The car that donated its taillights to masterpieces like the Nissan R390, the Ultima, the MG X-Power SV, the Tommy kaira ZZ and last but most important the Fiat Panda 4x4 Climbing
YES!!!!! Finally you have a 20v turbo - I've lost count of how many years I've heard you going on about owning one, just disappointed you didn't get it off the old lady down the road!!!! Hopefully Gareth knows his way round Italian turbos as it sounds like it might need a new one.
I work at a Fiat dealership & one thing I’ve learnt is if 2 people on the forum say it’s an issue, it some how a “common fault” 😂 a lot of people disrespect Fiat but they have made some unbelievable cars
Fabrizio sounds fabulous !!! If I'm not mistaken the Fiat Coupe was one of Chris Bangle's more successful attempts at car design before heading off to BMW and making a pigs ear of the 7 series, among others. So there's your BMW connection Alex... You're welcome.
That’s ace, love the colour combo. Looking forward to seeing it come back to life. A family member and his best mate had a string of these back in the day because they offered such bang for buck. My uncle had a Limited Edition one which was lovely.
3 iconic Italian cars in one garage. "But it´s a car that with the right road and the right driver can pull this 355´s panties down." (Quentin Willson on TopGear about the Lancia Delta Integrale)
A really really good car going to a proper car guy. Love this. I really think it will look stunning when the body work is all cleaned up and polished. As good as Phil sounds, Fabrizio trumps him with the noise of that 5 pot. And just because a car is/can be problematic doesn't mean it isn't a good car. But I honestly think these cars aren't as bad as some people make out. Looking forward to the next video Alex, and big up to Ant and Auto Sportivo.
Im so excited for this series! My dad has a '98 one with 230k on the clock and for its age, it freaking rips! Since he is passing it to me I would love to get some insights on how to properly maintain it and furthermore tune it. As far as I remember, the turbo has been replaced, exhaust was patched up, electrical stuff redone, MAF sensor replaced and some bits that I'm missing. Good thing is, its bone stock and most of the miles were done by my parents. Many are interested in buying it and my mom insists on selling it, but now that Alex has stepped in, another fiat coupe 20v 5cyl will be reborn! So so so excited!
I think Alex should do a Grand Tour in Italy with it. See if he can get from the top of italy to the bottom (Milan to Pellaro) it's about 774 Miles. Or even a lap of Italy.
I have never seen one of these cars before, and I can't say I like it personally, but I love that you love the car Alex, and I look forward to seeing you and Fab have a great time togethter.
If a car can rack up that kind of mileage and still go strong… it’s a good one end of story. My focus 205000 and still going, I have got to do the engine mounts though.
I have a 2001 Audi with just under 200,000 miles. And at least half of that has been with 20+ psi! It's a daily driver but people will say those aren't reliable too. It's all in how you care for it!
Good to see you appreciate an Italian car. They really aren't as unreliable as everyone portraits them. All cars break eventually, but if they are taken care of properly, they can last. In Italy there is loads and loads of 30-40 year old fiats and alfas and people seem to not mind keeping them alive. I bought an Alfa 159 last year and never regretted it.
Yes yes yes yes yes and MORE YES! I fricking LOVE the 20V Turbo Coupes. So so glad this is being saved and restored. Cannot physically wait for the next episode. Love it love it love it Alex :D
Not like it was any better new. I'm Italian and have no problem in saying most stuff made by the Fiat group in the 1990s (except Ferraris) was garbage. Multipla was the only decent car they made.
I owned a coupe (non turbo) for 6 month's. Issues were. Rear lights stopped working. Cambelt snapped then rebuilt Balance shaft slipped Starting motor engaged at 70mph So you spend more time of road than on it but it one hell of a car (drive and looks) But absolutely loved it and now looking for a yellow one.
tip for keeping the alternator alive spray fluidfilm on it from time to time, its a rust remover and inhibitor, and you may not want to rev it or drive it hard like you did when you first started it, good way to kill engine bearings and or turbo.
Really wish Alex understood how rare, amazing and special the Uno Turbo ie's are. He always just turns his nose up at Uno's like they're tatty cheap shitboxes. Truth is they're now very rare in any form and highly sought after.
It was actually my families first car, unfortunately when i was about 4yo (arround 1999) my father was driving with me on the back seat. Those were the days kids still didn't go into kid seats where i'm from so i wasn't even buckled up. We were ascending a mountain so it was a very narrow road, basically if you encounter somebody one has to yield and wait at a bit wider part of the road. So on such road we were frontaly nailed by a speeding drunk truck driver, he just couldn't brake strong enough, my father even stuck it to reverse in time to soften the impact since the road was a cliff too narrow for us to try avoiding it. The impact itself i don't even remember, not even the slightest detail. But i didn't even have a scratch on myself, bruised all over though. The car didn't fare so well unfortunately, the engine was basically in the firewall and front end was just a bunch of metal. It's funny, even to this day my father remembers that car as one of the most fun to drive cars ever, and he is completely not a petrolhead, he just needs to go from point a to point b, and yet, that car was fun to him. That said a lot about it.
I had a mk1 in red a old B reg Loved the thing Everyone went the Renault 5 turbo way it xr2, I went the uno path When it worked it was pick of the bunch
Great to see an Uno as well, I had a few of them, 2 from new, and put 230K miles on an 1100! I always found Fiat to be super reliable if maintained properly.
im on my 2nd, first was a normal 20vt in this sprint blue colour with black interior, standard, then straight up swapped my 2009 520d for my current chrono grey 20vt plus (no sun roof-rare) 6 speed, 340bhp, stage 3 hybrid turbo, 480cc injectors, walbro fuel pump with wiring mod, bc br racing coilovers, pro alloy big fmic, alloy 40mm rad, apexi electronic boost controller, boost gauge, paddle helix clutch, uprated 4 bar fuel pressure reg, decat 3 inch system, fc performance stage 4 map, silicone intake and coolant hoses, recaro bucket racing seats, ill never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever sell.
I have the NA version of that exact engine in my '99 Fiat Bravo 2.0 20v HGT. It only has 155hp, but it moves quite good at corners. And it also has around 190.000 miles and it runs fine
Well, there's a guy kicking himself for not checking it out before giving it away for free. What a wolly lol. Can guarantee he'll check them all from now on XD
@@kells77 dude, a face can tell a lot of things. And that looked like genuine surprise on a number of occasions lol 🤣 either that or he's the next best actor haha
Cool! 😃 I’ve had mine for over 16 years but sold it last year. 20VT yellow with alcantra steering wheel, kw coilovers, bigger ic, bigger turbo, 18” etc.. 119000km so beautiful 💛
I had a black 20v turbo 20 years ago, and this car excites me more than anything you can buy new. I still adore the way it looks, and that 5 cylinder growl is beeeeaaaautiful.
Used to have one of these. It was a Sprinty too. Best colour imo although mine had a black leather interior.. My one had the so called hose of death go on it but thankfully It didn't damage the engine. However 2 years ago it failed the MOT on 2 things. Water had got into the electrics and everything went haywire and it had almost split in half due to rust. So it went off to Coupe heaven. Bloody loved that car. Should call your car either Liz or the non pc name Lisp see no. plate :)
i have a friend here in cyprus that have a fiat like this... looks tottaly normal on the outside... ofc new paint and about 24k euro invto the car.. new turbo, exhaust and so on... car is a beast
def got a tune, that torque curve was weird af... also, check for supporting mods: the stock intercooler is too small if tuned, the air piping tends to unclamp itself under pressure... But with refreshed suspension and good tyres, it's an awesome car. And that sound and power delivery never gets old.
i never got why people favoured the weaker volvo engine that needs block modding before you can even think about upping the power where the fiat engine takes 400bhp stock internals. 🤔
@@cylturbskie i think its a matte of cost/availability. The volvo White block will do 400 stock aswell, and its readily available, for cheap. The reason people build them, is because its cheaper than blowing it up 15 Times due to "just a little more power" 😂 that goes for all the carscene here, no matter brand or HP goal
Genuinely loving the content. Not watched any of Alex’s stuff in the previous channel but, I can honestly say, “‘old out your ‘and”, this is some of the funniest stuff I’ve seen in a long time on UA-cam. Keep it up fella! Can’t believe how jammy Alex is getting a tidy example there for nothing.
Oh man, what an amazing car! I owned a Lancia K with the same engine and it was a blast to drive, wonder how it must be in a car that's probably a whole lot lighter! I miss the Lancia so much!
You can actually attend classic car shows with these Fiat Coupes now and there is a owners club. Always loved the look of these cars and when tuned like this they sound great. The closely related Alfa Romeo GTV's also sound great as well and look good.
this isnt exactly tuned. a chip or light remap doesnt make it tuned at all. mine would run rings round this being 340whp and top out a little short of 190mph. 60-100 mph in just about 3 seconds if that.
Aye so eo e did it the other day to me . I screenshotted the comments and sent them direct to Alex he's aware of the Problem and has been after them for a while
I like 4 Italian cars. Lancia Stratos. Lancia Delta Integrale. Fiat Coupe Turbo. Fiat Sisley Panda 4x4. That and Spaghetti is where my interest in Italy ends. Gooday to you Mr Caesar!
Love it. I’ve coveted the Fiat coupe since I first saw it in Autocar what seems like 50 years ago. You’ve got a solid Italian masterpiece there, Molto bene.
It'll be interesting to see how well this car turns out - looks like a pretty solid base to start from. Just about anything mechanical can be sorted, but rampant rust is what kills them eventually. Seeing as it looks like the turbo needs doing anyway, you have the opportunity to go for a bit more power. 280-300bhp is a doddle on these. My last Coupe had EXACTLY double the power of this one and was stupidly fast. If you want to take it a bit further, I reckon 350-375 is the absolute sweet-spot, as long as you upgrade the running gear too. That said, if you want it to be worth something, keep it as close to standard as you can.
Just subscribed, used to have one of these, listening to you rev it at the start brought back many happy memories. I'd imagine this one probably has a gtec chip in it hence why it's making more power, it only cost £15, was ridiculous how cheap it was to make extra power.
@@cylturbskie was 100% worth it, car was alot more fun and achieved better mpg aswell, granted if you are modifying other parts of the car then a custom tune would be better however for the money gtec chips were brilliant.
@@u04pww2 fair enough dude whatever works for the owner. id never trade my moon grey 20vt plus for anything, not even for all the money in the world, theres no other car that makes me feel a certain kind of way the coupe does or makes me feel so good about myself. Currently running 340bhp to the wheels.
exhaust manifolds always crack regardless of maintenance. mines just started ticking. oil cooler pipes will want rust protection and the top charge pipe to throttle body piece the tiny plastic pipe coming offf the left hand side always breaks with age and heat which causes bost leakage. i think its boost reference.
God i love these cars. Bring on the tubular manifold and standalone plug n play ecu coming from italy! The plug n play standalone for anyone whos interested in getting one is nearly 1200 euros and the manfiold is 409.99 plus 20 shipping
Yes way better than Phil….sorry…5 cylinder goodness. All my coupes are named, some after the colour or type…LE called Leo, Moonie called Silvio, Ink black LE Nero….call it Antonio lol. Or Fab short for fabrication needed for rust lol…..you are gonna love this mate!✌️😆
I never regret selling car more than my Coupe Turbo Plus in ink black which I bought new and kept for seven wonderful years. Enjoy my dear and hope you bring this beautiful Fab to its glory
As someone who got a Fantom wallet thanks to your discount code, I would highly recommend one. I live in the UK and it is a quick dispatch from Canada as well.
@@cylturbskie yeah my cousin had a very nice r5 gt turbo, nice car scared me half to death... still prefer old fiats though and Italian for me... my dad had a Fiat Strada 85 Super for years I loved tinworm finally got it but to this day I'd still love to own a Strada Abarth 130TC... doubt it will ever happen mind.
Always had a thing for those coupes, can remember one that was for sale in a local car garage near me when I was about 10 (99/2000) and it was that same blue. Awesome looking car, they just have so much character. Hope you put some time into it! Getting scarce now.
Never had these downunder - but i always loved racing them in gran Turismo - beautiful car. Please apply rust converter - I want to see it last forever.
you have to try a Fiat Marea same engine, naturally aspirated police car. They runs into city for at least a decade, some have almost 1 million km engine, and almost every single one have no engine rebuild. Simply 5 cyl was a great engine, reliable as hell, much more than 4 cyl turbo that comes from the queen of rally..
I love the car! Now Alex, all you have to do to it is paint it skoda green and write polizia on it and it’s done! Don’t forget the wheel attachments. OG’s know what I am talking about
I have a base model 16v. The body is in poor shape but it has only about 50k miles. The engine is fantastic, it's the ancillaries and the rest of the car that lets it down. Also the terrible soft-touch plastic on the center console tends to turn into a horrible sticky mess, and there's the really annoying always-on radio circuit (the key has no ACC position, just PARK (for parking lamps only), OFF, ON, and START; the radio is always hot). Mine also has a frequent water leak into the trunk that I haven't been able to pinpoint. It's a fun car when it runs but when it does break I really don't enjoy trying to fix it. Everything seems to have been assembled in such a way as to make it painful to get anything done.
There's one of these not too far from where I live.... yellow.... although its been abandoned for so long behind some garage's its starting to turn green....4 flat tires and weed's growing around it....tried to locate the owner with no success... quite sad! ☹️
Wow what a good car well done on that, 244hp that’s a good strong engine, I go and buy a car and get robbed blind by the dealer, sells me a lemon knowing I’m no disabled and you are gifted a good motor well done 👍 looking forward to what you do next
I had one of these, also in ‘Sprint Blue’, as a company car from September ‘98 to December ‘00 - loved it, but sadly replaced it with a Prodrive Impreza Turbo!
I know exactly what those 5 cylinder 20v engines are like. I had one in a Fiat Marea. The non turbo variant. But still good for 140mph though. Miss that engine like crazy. Can’t wait to see what happens next ✔️
Definitely had a chip in the past. I fitted one to my first one, a noticable difference. I've had 2, nothing ever broke stranding me, just general wear from use. My ep3 type R however had a 2 seized calipers, and a slipping auxiliary belt.
MR2 you evil man, love it lol, dude looks proper gutted he didnt dyno it before, its like the uk version of max and charles, alex matched max's smile Perfectly WINNER 😆
BIG UP Autosportivo! After watching this video, go check out their Ferrari Challenge Stradale video (featuring yours truly): ua-cam.com/video/vki8BSKZuHU/v-deo.html
Another great sounding 5 cylinder is ofc the audi 200 specially with a tune. The video called " Audi 200 Quattro launching with launch control/anti-lag " one of the best sounding clips of an engine on youtube imo.
And ofc Volvo's 5 cylinders are also nice.
LITTLE TIP alex!! MULTI ELECTRODE SPARK PLUGS
ONLY £10.74 INC DELIVERY FOR BOSCH SUPER 4 SPARK PLUGS X5
IVE USED THOSE IN ALL MY CARS apart from my peugeot 407 coupe as its diesel i
buy multi electrode spark plugs they give you a cleaner more accurate spark as you don't lose the gapping over time due to wear and tear its definitely a good thing to do,its not much extra money to buy the multi electrode plugs plus when you get most plugs even the expensive ones dont come with the correct gap plus after you do gap them you end up losing the gapping over time due to wear and tear due to heat etc where as with your multi electrode plugs you dont need to worry about gapping plus the plugs are usually longer lasting plus you can clean them without worrying about bending things so easily
I legit started tearing up hearing it start. I miss my old yellow Coupe Turbo 20v so much. It met its demise in the mountain wall of a tunnel unfortunately after a merc wrecked in front of me and I in him. Walked away from it with just some muscle tears in me back though, so even though I hope it never happens I can say they tolerate crashes at highway speeds relatively well.
erm.. Germany and Italy were allies in WW2.
ALEX have you ever drove a peugeot 407 coupe 2.7 hdi twin turbo diesel?
mine is 250hp and 400 lb/ft of torque
I fell into mine I found serious rot in my jaguar s-type r sills so needed a car to allow me to take the jag off the road to give me time to fix the car, I seen the Peugeot on facebook for £800 I got it for £700 it was an amazingly tidy example its the dark blue with the white leather and the extra leather dashboard(rare) and is got every single option apart from the electric adjustable suspension (wouldn't want that anyway) i got it cheap because there was a issue with the electrics but i sorted that out no problem and now there way up in value mine is worth easy 3 grand people are realising what they are!
Ive had 307s and a 106 and 206 and my dads 309 before and i always seen peugeots as down market especially when it came to the interior but honestly the interior in the 407 coupe is beautiful!! even the seats rather than you pulling the handle and then sliding it to get in the back you pull the handle and it moves its self electrically!
and its got a nice jbl sound system aswel the only thing that lets the car down is the very of its time non touch screen satnav its a good size but low res and no touch there are android ones out there but its to easy to mess up the sound system as they have a amp from factory so I'm looking at replacing the screen with a android one but leaving the factory radio etc alone
the handling is really good aswel the chassis is really stiff you will notice in pics the doors have bits that stick out of the bottom of the doors that lock into the sills! I've been in 407 estates and 4 doors before but the coupe is a different beast altogether and in person in the rite colour they look great the long nose and short body really suits it plus that engine is nice and tourqey aswel Ive just got a map and intercooler so far but i plan on hybrid turbos and a few other bits im maybe thinking of a big single turbo as that's what land rover did with the same engine so im still trying to decide
Your welcome to drive mine in the summer and do a video on it if you would like? im going to take a road trip to england at some point in summer anyway so i could go somewhere to meet you in summer if you want but honestly alex the car will surprise you so much if it had a jag badge or something from new i would honestly not question it when it comes to quality etc they really changed the car big time from the common 407's the leather dash and nav screen did it i think plus the seats are very smart
SORRY FOR THE BIG COMMENTS
That car really deserves a full and in depth restoration, especially considering it's in UK and rust is just starting to get really through the paint. And I'm not saying it just because it's an Italian car and I'm Italian!
Too be fair it's survived well usually they are full of rot by now, not just because they are Italian. The UK climate is car killing heaven, we have salt roads all the way through the winter and mix that with all the rain we get rust takes hold pretty fast. Fords are by far the worst for it.
Italian cars are no more rusty than anyone else. Check out Ford Focus back axles after a few years on British roads.
@@Dave5843-d9m I never said Italian cars are more rusty than others. I said that car needs restoring, with the history it's got and the unicity of the vehicle. A base Ford Focus, unless a particular edition, will never be as valuable as a Fiat Coupe Turbo 20V. The service history shows people really cared about it, and Alex should keep on giving it the love it deserves
@@interceptor-ss8kb that's not what I meant, I just wanted to note that my request to restoring it is not because of any kind of attachment due to it being my same nationality. It's just a little iconic car that should be kept right and restored before it becomes a piece of unsalvageable rust.
@@gabrielenitti3243 yeah my bad I rushed reading your comment
The look on the face of Ant when you floor it and it moves out *Maybe I should have given him a different one* :P
Who is your guy?
ua-cam.com/video/NFJ-oaUQDyE/v-deo.html Finally it's here.
Woah, TTC watches Alex too? Now we can really be friends!
@@somyongai8194 BFF certified
A crossover I never expected to see... Just gone from watching the Big Basty review too lmao. Big fan of your work!
Brazil is the key!! We have a lot of aftermarket parts for Fiats! We love Fiat Marea Turbo, wich uses basically the same engine. Forged rods, piston, block reinforcement, gearbox and differentials. Everything to make it strong and reliable.
I had a Fiat Tipo 16v... what a car!!!!
I envy the Brazilians because we only got the Marea with the non turbo engine. Great cars.
So, I guess things for Alfa Romeo twin sparks are easy to get there also, I'm I wrong?
@@RegularGuitars not a usual engine, actually. In Brazil we have 3 main engines for performance, VW AP (EA827) - the cheapest by far, and goes to literally anything, Chevy 6 inline 4.1, and Fiat 5 inline (fivetech).
@@RegularGuitars alfas are pretty rare and believe that the best selling one was the 164. I dream about swapping a fivetech to a 155, but the last one I saw was in way to bad of a shape to do this. I know one guy that did it on a 145.
Mate, his "questioning my life choices" look after you gunned it for the first time was priceless. 🤣
What a top bloke though, seems to know his stuff and is seemingly doing pretty well. That's definitely the kind of person you can trust with your pride and joy.
@@AudioThings I think your reply was meant for someone else mate.
@@EvoBeard True, I don't know how this happend.
@@AudioThings All good Bro, was thinking "I didn't slate the Fiat at all" and was kinda confused 😂. And obviously if you've got something you feel you need to express, I just wanted to make sure it went where was intended.
Have a good weekend mate. 😁
@@EvoBeard It's good that you told me. Thanks, you have a great weekend too!
“An exhaust you can fist is an exhaust I’ve got time for”
Wasn’t expecting that gold 😂
Get it on a T shirt.
Take my money 😂🤝
@@liamsutcliffe473 Dollars or Euros dude? Just kidding I know money is worthless nowadays. Mostly for buying goods to attract the wrong attention:-)
@@sudhakarkothangi3285 neither
@@liamsutcliffe473 Yeah dude I lost so many friends whilst making a quick buck. Just ask my uncle :-p
@@sudhakarkothangi3285 no thanks
My Dad had a blue 20v turbo just like this when I was younger. So many great memories of sitting in the passenger seat tearing about on a sunny day, as well as it being in bits in the garage 😂It really kick-started my love for cars, I wish you the best of luck with it Alex!
The irony of me finding Autosportivo 2 weeks ago while reminiscing and looking for Fiat Uno Turbo Mk1 vids, and now here they are, is not lost.
The coupé is featuring one of the best and most sustainable designs of a common-man-car from the nineties. A set of LED lights front and rear and some LCD screens inside and you could sell them new today.
18k views in an hour, on a new channel no less...truly are well respected and loved
The car that donated its taillights to masterpieces like the Nissan R390, the Ultima, the MG X-Power SV, the Tommy kaira ZZ and last but most important the Fiat Panda 4x4 Climbing
bro they're just circles lol
they were probably a standardized part that were just sold to multiple OEMs
@@thecloud1432 The R390's were definitely Fiat Coupe though, they're stamped Fiat.
The MG XPower SV also had Fiat Punto headlights
@@rjpm92 Damn fiat out here patenting the circle
One of the best designed rear ends, better than the front. IMHO.
YES!!!!! Finally you have a 20v turbo - I've lost count of how many years I've heard you going on about owning one, just disappointed you didn't get it off the old lady down the road!!!!
Hopefully Gareth knows his way round Italian turbos as it sounds like it might need a new one.
I work at a Fiat dealership & one thing I’ve learnt is if 2 people on the forum say it’s an issue, it some how a “common fault” 😂 a lot of people disrespect Fiat but they have made some unbelievable cars
In one month Alex has already proven himself… Not only are your videos more regular than on CT but even more interesting! What a bloke! 🤜🏻
And he’s already consistently pulling similar view numbers to Car throttle with 1/10 the subs! Seriously impressive and well deserved!
@@RimbleJim exactly, smashing it
Fabrizio sounds fabulous !!! If I'm not mistaken the Fiat Coupe was one of Chris Bangle's more successful attempts at car design before heading off to BMW and making a pigs ear of the 7 series, among others. So there's your BMW connection Alex... You're welcome.
That’s ace, love the colour combo. Looking forward to seeing it come back to life.
A family member and his best mate had a string of these back in the day because they offered such bang for buck. My uncle had a Limited Edition one which was lovely.
Hell yeah Alex, I look forward every week for your content. I just wish every video was a bit longer.
Funny that, my fiancee said exactly the same thing :/
@@AutoalexCars
Hahaha, good one. 😂
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@@AutoalexCars You are long enough
@@AutoalexCars I suppose there was no need to go down on one knee at your height?
Just trying to find the positives for you.
3 iconic Italian cars in one garage.
"But it´s a car that with the right road and the right driver can pull this 355´s panties down."
(Quentin Willson on TopGear about the Lancia Delta Integrale)
A really really good car going to a proper car guy. Love this. I really think it will look stunning when the body work is all cleaned up and polished. As good as Phil sounds, Fabrizio trumps him with the noise of that 5 pot. And just because a car is/can be problematic doesn't mean it isn't a good car. But I honestly think these cars aren't as bad as some people make out. Looking forward to the next video Alex, and big up to Ant and Auto Sportivo.
Im so excited for this series! My dad has a '98 one with 230k on the clock and for its age, it freaking rips! Since he is passing it to me I would love to get some insights on how to properly maintain it and furthermore tune it. As far as I remember, the turbo has been replaced, exhaust was patched up, electrical stuff redone, MAF sensor replaced and some bits that I'm missing.
Good thing is, its bone stock and most of the miles were done by my parents. Many are interested in buying it and my mom insists on selling it, but now that Alex has stepped in, another fiat coupe 20v 5cyl will be reborn! So so so excited!
I think Alex should do a Grand Tour in Italy with it. See if he can get from the top of italy to the bottom (Milan to Pellaro) it's about 774 Miles. Or even a lap of Italy.
Beautiful! Italian cars are not bad, I worked for 14 years at a FIAT dealer and saved many FIATs from death by doing good maintenance.
I have never seen one of these cars before, and I can't say I like it personally, but I love that you love the car Alex, and I look forward to seeing you and Fab have a great time togethter.
try race a tuned one. these leave most things behind when tuned. and it takes a car with MORE bhp to even sit next to one at high speeds.
If a car can rack up that kind of mileage and still go strong… it’s a good one end of story. My focus 205000 and still going, I have got to do the engine mounts though.
Don't confuse the car with the engine, period.
I have a 2001 Audi with just under 200,000 miles. And at least half of that has been with 20+ psi! It's a daily driver but people will say those aren't reliable too. It's all in how you care for it!
Triggers broom. Trust me.
my e11 corolla has 253,000 but i feel that the engine and box are starting to say goodbye hahaha
Had a golf 4 at 202,000. Current one is 91k so should be aight. Nurse that clutch because don’t have the money to replace
Happy to see a Uno for a second just recently picked one up 🥰 Go go European small cars! Looking forward to more of this
Good to see you appreciate an Italian car. They really aren't as unreliable as everyone portraits them. All cars break eventually, but if they are taken care of properly, they can last. In Italy there is loads and loads of 30-40 year old fiats and alfas and people seem to not mind keeping them alive. I bought an Alfa 159 last year and never regretted it.
Yes yes yes yes yes and MORE YES! I fricking LOVE the 20V Turbo Coupes. So so glad this is being saved and restored. Cannot physically wait for the next episode. Love it love it love it Alex :D
6:38 - Looks like that Delta Integrale had some history with Yiannimize.
High Mileage Italian Sports Car
*reliability has left the chat*
Looks like this one has the hazard lights on be default :D
Tbh I did not expect those hp after all these years, and the high mileage, maybe you made this comment too soon😅
Not like it was any better new. I'm Italian and have no problem in saying most stuff made by the Fiat group in the 1990s (except Ferraris) was garbage. Multipla was the only decent car they made.
It never entered
Reliability was never in the chat
I owned a coupe (non turbo) for 6 month's.
Issues were.
Rear lights stopped working.
Cambelt snapped then rebuilt
Balance shaft slipped
Starting motor engaged at 70mph
So you spend more time of road than on it but it one hell of a car (drive and looks)
But absolutely loved it and now looking for a yellow one.
Thanks for the sponsor segment - I need a new wallet and a card holder seems like a good idea.
Legit use mine every day. Also bought one for a mate using my code :)
I owned a Coupe for 13 years and it never let me down. It will always be my favourite car.
The inline 5s from fiat and audi have a insane sound both turbo and no turbo!!
And don't forget Volvo! Also Mercedes-benz had 5cyl diesel engines and they sounded great too.
Ford as well
tip for keeping the alternator alive spray fluidfilm on it from time to time, its a rust remover and inhibitor, and you may not want to rev it or drive it hard like you did when you first started it, good way to kill engine bearings and or turbo.
Looks like an amazing video as always. I appreciate every video you make
Had the same blue colour 20v turbo in 2003. Been in a light smash. Had to change steering rake and airbags.
Amazing motor
Really wish Alex understood how rare, amazing and special the Uno Turbo ie's are. He always just turns his nose up at Uno's like they're tatty cheap shitboxes. Truth is they're now very rare in any form and highly sought after.
I'm surprised a petrolhead doesn't know them. They have cult status.
It was actually my families first car, unfortunately when i was about 4yo (arround 1999) my father was driving with me on the back seat. Those were the days kids still didn't go into kid seats where i'm from so i wasn't even buckled up. We were ascending a mountain so it was a very narrow road, basically if you encounter somebody one has to yield and wait at a bit wider part of the road. So on such road we were frontaly nailed by a speeding drunk truck driver, he just couldn't brake strong enough, my father even stuck it to reverse in time to soften the impact since the road was a cliff too narrow for us to try avoiding it. The impact itself i don't even remember, not even the slightest detail. But i didn't even have a scratch on myself, bruised all over though. The car didn't fare so well unfortunately, the engine was basically in the firewall and front end was just a bunch of metal. It's funny, even to this day my father remembers that car as one of the most fun to drive cars ever, and he is completely not a petrolhead, he just needs to go from point a to point b, and yet, that car was fun to him. That said a lot about it.
Uno turbo's ❤
The standard variants of the Uno are even rarer to find. They are probably rarer in numbers than Ferrari's and other super cars.
I had a mk1 in red a old B reg
Loved the thing
Everyone went the Renault 5 turbo way it xr2, I went the uno path
When it worked it was pick of the bunch
Great to see an Uno as well, I had a few of them, 2 from new, and put 230K miles on an 1100! I always found Fiat to be super reliable if maintained properly.
I've never known a single person have a used car, let alone a 'mystery' one, and get so lucky with it! Kudos Alex!
im on my 2nd, first was a normal 20vt in this sprint blue colour with black interior, standard, then straight up swapped my 2009 520d for my current chrono grey 20vt plus (no sun roof-rare)
6 speed, 340bhp, stage 3 hybrid turbo, 480cc injectors, walbro fuel pump with wiring mod, bc br racing coilovers, pro alloy big fmic, alloy 40mm rad, apexi electronic boost controller, boost gauge, paddle helix clutch, uprated 4 bar fuel pressure reg, decat 3 inch system, fc performance stage 4 map, silicone intake and coolant hoses, recaro bucket racing seats, ill never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever sell.
Great video. I'm Italian and a little bit triggered by the auto sportivo name, it should be "auto sportivA".
Still, great job
I have the NA version of that exact engine in my '99 Fiat Bravo 2.0 20v HGT. It only has 155hp, but it moves quite good at corners. And it also has around 190.000 miles and it runs fine
Well, there's a guy kicking himself for not checking it out before giving it away for free. What a wolly lol. Can guarantee he'll check them all from now on XD
I’m
Sure he checked it
Don’t believe all you see and hear
@@kells77 dude, a face can tell a lot of things. And that looked like genuine surprise on a number of occasions lol 🤣 either that or he's the next best actor haha
@@ScotSteam47 OR you are easily lied to.
This collaboration is probably a very good deal for him.
@@kilobitti oh no doubt, foot traffic alone to his YT would have gone up quite a bit
Cool! 😃 I’ve had mine for over 16 years but sold it last year. 20VT yellow with alcantra steering wheel, kw coilovers, bigger ic, bigger turbo, 18” etc.. 119000km so beautiful 💛
Thank God it's not another BMW, finally something interesting 😁😁😁
I had a black 20v turbo 20 years ago, and this car excites me more than anything you can buy new. I still adore the way it looks, and that 5 cylinder growl is beeeeaaaautiful.
As someone really wise said.
An italian old sport car will be:
-Fast
-Cheap
-Reliable.
You can only have 2.
That's every car not just italian sports cars
Used to have one of these. It was a Sprinty too. Best colour imo although mine had a black leather interior.. My one had the so called hose of death go on it but thankfully It didn't damage the engine. However 2 years ago it failed the MOT on 2 things. Water had got into the electrics and everything went haywire and it had almost split in half due to rust. So it went off to Coupe heaven. Bloody loved that car. Should call your car either Liz or the non pc name Lisp see no. plate :)
Most outrageous beard I've ever seen. I hope it has its own channel.
I think he should go the whole hog and try and connect it to his chest hair, like a throat mane
@@MattyEngland it would look like he's mid way through pulling on a hairy turtleneck
i have a friend here in cyprus that have a fiat like this... looks tottaly normal on the outside... ofc new paint and about 24k euro invto the car.. new turbo, exhaust and so on... car is a beast
A fiat at your age? Having a mid life crisis? Hotel? Trivago?!
def got a tune, that torque curve was weird af... also, check for supporting mods: the stock intercooler is too small if tuned, the air piping tends to unclamp itself under pressure...
But with refreshed suspension and good tyres, it's an awesome car. And that sound and power delivery never gets old.
Basically a cheap Ferrari with 200k miles - very jealous!
Ferrari? More like a weightloss'd Volvo 😂
@@maxpower700 how do you figure that then?
@@Trappygit alot more Volvos with a 20v turbo 5 cyl than Ferraris 😁
i never got why people favoured the weaker volvo engine that needs block modding before you can even think about upping the power where the fiat engine takes 400bhp stock internals. 🤔
@@cylturbskie i think its a matte of cost/availability.
The volvo White block will do 400 stock aswell, and its readily available, for cheap.
The reason people build them, is because its cheaper than blowing it up 15 Times due to "just a little more power" 😂 that goes for all the carscene here, no matter brand or HP goal
Genuinely loving the content. Not watched any of Alex’s stuff in the previous channel but, I can honestly say, “‘old out your ‘and”, this is some of the funniest stuff I’ve seen in a long time on UA-cam. Keep it up fella! Can’t believe how jammy Alex is getting a tidy example there for nothing.
I swear you wear the same shirt every video 😂
Have you heard of a washing machine?
Oh man, what an amazing car! I owned a Lancia K with the same engine and it was a blast to drive, wonder how it must be in a car that's probably a whole lot lighter! I miss the Lancia so much!
If these cars were RWD, they would be worth 5x times more.
You can actually attend classic car shows with these Fiat Coupes now and there is a owners club. Always loved the look of these cars and when tuned like this they sound great. The closely related Alfa Romeo GTV's also sound great as well and look good.
theres always been an owners club. since the early 2000s.
this isnt exactly tuned. a chip or light remap doesnt make it tuned at all. mine would run rings round this being 340whp and top out a little short of 190mph. 60-100 mph in just about 3 seconds if that.
No need to be modest Alex, we can tell by the videos that you're at least 6' 4"
init!
Hand on heart, when you guys said 223-227, I said "No way, that small of a change wouldn't be that obvious. It's got to be like 240."
Alex, looks like someone pretending to be you is asking to contact you via telegram to get a gift…..
just warning others who may fall for the scam
They wouldn't accept my kidney as payment for the iPhone lol
Aye so eo e did it the other day to me . I screenshotted the comments and sent them direct to Alex he's aware of the
Problem and has been after them for a while
This is happening all over the place not just Alex’s channel.
I like 4 Italian cars. Lancia Stratos. Lancia Delta Integrale. Fiat Coupe Turbo. Fiat Sisley Panda 4x4. That and Spaghetti is where my interest in Italy ends. Gooday to you Mr Caesar!
Love it. I’ve coveted the Fiat coupe since I first saw it in Autocar what seems like 50 years ago. You’ve got a solid Italian masterpiece there, Molto bene.
FINALLY! A good youtuber doing fiat coupe content.... I've waited nearly a decade for this.
It'll be interesting to see how well this car turns out - looks like a pretty solid base to start from. Just about anything mechanical can be sorted, but rampant rust is what kills them eventually. Seeing as it looks like the turbo needs doing anyway, you have the opportunity to go for a bit more power. 280-300bhp is a doddle on these. My last Coupe had EXACTLY double the power of this one and was stupidly fast. If you want to take it a bit further, I reckon 350-375 is the absolute sweet-spot, as long as you upgrade the running gear too. That said, if you want it to be worth something, keep it as close to standard as you can.
Had a friend with a 20v coup, his was making about 300 odd bhp, drove it once, scared the living sh*t out of me
My 20vt plus 6 speed is running 340bhp to the wheels. Its fucking nuts.
Just subscribed, used to have one of these, listening to you rev it at the start brought back many happy memories. I'd imagine this one probably has a gtec chip in it hence why it's making more power, it only cost £15, was ridiculous how cheap it was to make extra power.
Yeh just chucking a chip at it isnt really tuning it. And barely worth it. Better off with a proper map.
@@cylturbskie was 100% worth it, car was alot more fun and achieved better mpg aswell, granted if you are modifying other parts of the car then a custom tune would be better however for the money gtec chips were brilliant.
@@u04pww2 fair enough dude whatever works for the owner. id never trade my moon grey 20vt plus for anything, not even for all the money in the world, theres no other car that makes me feel a certain kind of way the coupe does or makes me feel so good about myself.
Currently running 340bhp to the wheels.
exhaust manifolds always crack regardless of maintenance. mines just started ticking. oil cooler pipes will want rust protection and the top charge pipe to throttle body piece the tiny plastic pipe coming offf the left hand side always breaks with age and heat which causes bost leakage. i think its boost reference.
God i love these cars. Bring on the tubular manifold and standalone plug n play ecu coming from italy! The plug n play standalone for anyone whos interested in getting one is nearly 1200 euros and the manfiold is 409.99 plus 20 shipping
Yes way better than Phil….sorry…5 cylinder goodness. All my coupes are named, some after the colour or type…LE called Leo, Moonie called Silvio, Ink black LE Nero….call it Antonio lol. Or Fab short for fabrication needed for rust lol…..you are gonna love this mate!✌️😆
Absolutely loved the NA version of this engine in my Bravo HGT. Amazing sound
i love how the oil leaks prevent the car from rusting
Aah Land Rover.
I never regret selling car more than my Coupe Turbo Plus in ink black which I bought new and kept for seven wonderful years. Enjoy my dear and hope you bring this beautiful Fab to its glory
i just got my 20vt plus after waiting a good 8 years to own another coupe. this is never leaving me. 340bhp to the wheels in this one.
As someone who got a Fantom wallet thanks to your discount code, I would highly recommend one. I live in the UK and it is a quick dispatch from Canada as well.
That UnoTurbo needs more coverage looks amazing! My 1st car was an Uno 45 loved it!
Imo far better than the r5 gt turbo.
@@cylturbskie yeah my cousin had a very nice r5 gt turbo, nice car scared me half to death... still prefer old fiats though and Italian for me... my dad had a Fiat Strada 85 Super for years I loved tinworm finally got it but to this day I'd still love to own a Strada Abarth 130TC... doubt it will ever happen mind.
The r5 gt turbos not a bad car but i trust italian reliability over french. Also the r5 backwards opening bonnet is just stupid imo.
I love that the hazard lights never stop flashing 😅 Awesome car and look forward to more videos of it.
Always had a thing for those coupes, can remember one that was for sale in a local car garage near me when I was about 10 (99/2000) and it was that same blue. Awesome looking car, they just have so much character. Hope you put some time into it! Getting scarce now.
Never had these downunder - but i always loved racing them in gran Turismo - beautiful car. Please apply rust converter - I want to see it last forever.
you have to try a Fiat Marea same engine, naturally aspirated police car. They runs into city for at least a decade, some have almost 1 million km engine, and almost every single one have no engine rebuild. Simply 5 cyl was a great engine, reliable as hell, much more than 4 cyl turbo that comes from the queen of rally..
I love the car! Now Alex, all you have to do to it is paint it skoda green and write polizia on it and it’s done! Don’t forget the wheel attachments. OG’s know what I am talking about
I have encountered one in a car repair shop with broken suspension at 700.000km. The engine was untouched!
I have a base model 16v. The body is in poor shape but it has only about 50k miles. The engine is fantastic, it's the ancillaries and the rest of the car that lets it down. Also the terrible soft-touch plastic on the center console tends to turn into a horrible sticky mess, and there's the really annoying always-on radio circuit (the key has no ACC position, just PARK (for parking lamps only), OFF, ON, and START; the radio is always hot). Mine also has a frequent water leak into the trunk that I haven't been able to pinpoint. It's a fun car when it runs but when it does break I really don't enjoy trying to fix it. Everything seems to have been assembled in such a way as to make it painful to get anything done.
Thanks for the video, please consider reducing the volume of the first couple of seconds or informing that a load noise will be played next.
Lusted after one of those for years, fantastic motor to drive and so beautiful to look at. Great steal Alex 👍🏻
11:37 straight cut in the edit after Alex's... interesting... description of doing something exciting 😂
Please do a restoration and give it the love it deserves. It sounds so good! I love a 5 cyl turbo engine.
Let’s all subscribe his Chanel so we can see all fun staff he does, let’s go boyzz and girlzz
Dump valve needed. Brakes will probably squeal at some point also.
There's one of these not too far from where I live.... yellow.... although its been abandoned for so long behind some garage's its starting to turn green....4 flat tires and weed's growing around it....tried to locate the owner with no success... quite sad! ☹️
Maybe get in touch with the dvla mate? They might have some legal jargin that helps out in these situations?
Wow what a good car well done on that, 244hp that’s a good strong engine, I go and buy a car and get robbed blind by the dealer, sells me a lemon knowing I’m no disabled and you are gifted a good motor well done 👍 looking forward to what you do next
One hell of a free gift right. Awesome.
@@cylturbskie definitely Alex, just gives you a little faith in human kindness
i used to work at a Fiat dealer and was always happy to give it a whirl around the block !
I had one of these, also in ‘Sprint Blue’, as a company car from September ‘98 to December ‘00 - loved it, but sadly replaced it with a Prodrive Impreza Turbo!
No worries - you’re welcome!
Way better. I am in a project to of a na 20v but on the moment saving money for parts and welding machine. For the body work.
As an American I have never heard of this car. Very cool and it seems like you got a very special one. Cheers
I know exactly what those 5 cylinder 20v engines are like. I had one in a Fiat Marea.
The non turbo variant. But still good for 140mph though. Miss that engine like crazy.
Can’t wait to see what happens next ✔️
these are good for 180-185 with a little more power, glad you got one alex. been waiting for this for aaaaages.
Definitely had a chip in the past. I fitted one to my first one, a noticable difference. I've had 2, nothing ever broke stranding me, just general wear from use. My ep3 type R however had a 2 seized calipers, and a slipping auxiliary belt.
Ha I had one with a gtec chip aswell, turbo eventually blew and I ended up buying an Ep3, I miss them both tbh.
Great car...had two, loved them both.
It’s basically a tipo with a monster of an engine...looking forward to watching the restoration.
MR2 you evil man, love it lol, dude looks proper gutted he didnt dyno it before, its like the uk version of max and charles, alex matched max's smile Perfectly WINNER 😆
The Coupe 20VT must be one of Fiat’s absolute best cars