Fiat Turbina. Thanks to Roarington and Mauto, it can be driven.

With the arrival of jet aircraft, initially for military purposes and later for commercial use, such as the British Comet, the first to enter service, car manufacturers became fascinated by this new technology and imagined its potential for road vehicles. The three notable examples in automotive history were General Motors, Renault, and Fiat. Their approaches were quite different. In 1953, General Motors unveiled the Firebird, the first of three prototypes that essentially transformed a jet into an automobile.

The following year, Renault introduced a turbine-powered car called the Étoile Filante (Shooting Star), aiming to break the speed record for jet-powered cars. Meanwhile, Fiat took a different route and successfully developed a genuine turbine car boasting an impressive 300 horsepower.

The project, coordinated by engineer Dante Giacosa, aimed to explore the feasibility of utilizing the immense power of jet engines for practical road use. To achieve this, they started with Fiat's famous sports model, the 8V, and equipped it with a gas turbine manufactured by Fiat Avio. At first glance, the work of the designers appeared magnificent, both in terms of stylistic and chromatic harmony, while simultaneously ensuring optimal efficiency. Developed in the wind tunnel of the Politecnico di Torino, the car achieved an aerodynamic coefficient, known as CX, of just 0.14.