Makes me go all fuzzy knowing there's still crazy people building bonkers stuff. How awesome.

Absolutely awesome exhaust note when the car is on the move and a great bit of automotive engineering. As soon as they have finished the Subaru STI turbo charged engine you will have to get it on the channel Pete as that will just be insane.

Both of these cars are fantastic. As a motorcyclist, I love the idea of the Fiabusa but as a former owner of a early Subaru, The Fubaru is probably more my cup of tea. my '73 Subaru had a 1400 cc engine with front wheel drive. It was not nearly as fast as today's Subarus but it was fun to drive. When the puny little non-catalitic exhaust went bad, I had a muffler shop fabricate a dual exhaust for it. When you first started it everything sounded normal (too quiet). Forget the radio, you couldn't hear it anyway. Let off the gas at any speed and you got a wonderfully satisfying pop-pop-pop. Guys thought I had stuffed a V-8 in the car. It sounded meaner than a WRX and even louder.

Outstanding content... as always Ped! I prefer the Fubaru over the Fiabusa

The "Fubaru" is more my type of conversion. More drivable and I would guess more reliable.

The Subaru “reversed” gearbox is the brainchild of an Australian engineer. It is used in the popular Subaru conversions done on VW Beetles and Kombis. In fact I am in the process of putting a 2.5 litre Subaru (Legacy) engine and “reversed” gearbox into a VW T3/T25.

Z Cars are well known for some incredible engineering with Mini’s, but the Fubaru is next level 👏 Tempted to say this is the better of the two… Do we see rear lights from a Mini? Imagine walking down a country road and the engine sound gets louder as it gets closer, you turn around and it’s a little Fiat 500. Incredible

Based on the sound this thing makes, you would never expect it to be a Fiat 500 😂 Love it !

The one forward gear and 5 reverse gears was the old joke about Italian tanks in WWII, much prefer the scooby powered one for the off beat rumble :)

Absolutely awesome. Sound brilliant. I want one.....of each!

Absolutely incredible car ,and a superb soundtrack .fiat 500 forever love it

I love both Haya and Fuba but the Fubaru is def my favorite. I own an Abarth 595 Comp and it is my dream to restore a Fiat-Abarth 850 TC (or just flat out buy one of these z cars). Awesome content as usual, would love to see more happy Z car craziness!!

My goodness the fun you would have in this!!! The sound is amazing and I love the seats. Absolutely magic.

Great build,i know its been done before but one of these with a Ducati V-twin or even the V4 would be fun!! 👍

The initial slow bubbling exhaust note is addictive and lulls you to sleep for the almost human sound emission under acceleration. version. A four wheel drive version would be the ultimate.

Hi men I have seen both videos, I must say this is a long time dream of mine to run my 500 by a Hayabusa engine. Thank you so much for your videos they made my day!!!

Great stuff! The Fiabusa is an angry, hair on fire, adrenaline rush type of car to rip around in and get your animosity’s out in. Crazy fun! Where the Fubaru is a more relaxed car that I would actually use as a daily driver. A kind of quiet, reserved, useable car with an incredible exhaust note to let everyone know it has plenty of grunt... and not to mess with it... Truly great stuff. Makes me a little salty I can’t get one done for me here in the USA...🤷🏻‍♂️😎 I really enjoyed you showing it to us. Awesome!

Thank you for enabling us to learn about Z Cars! Dave is brilliant to watch and listen to. Love the Fubaru, the Fiabusa AND that insane Classic Mini Type R of his. Having a Brabus 451 myself, I can’t wait to see Dave’s Smart Fortwo Brabus with a Type R engine in the back! Thank you so much 😊

Fubaru is my winner 🏆 sounds amazing 😉

The coolest thing about that gearbox other than the reversed output is that subaru ran the output shaft for the front drive through the output gearshaft, sothere are driven shafts inside driven shafts lol

Shame there’s not a build video of this- would be awesome to see it go together😁

Back in the early 1970s, a couple of racing drivers put a Ford Cleveland 351 cubic inch V8- rated at between 350 and 380 BHP (but listed as 300 BHP for insurance purposes)- into a Mini.

He looks a bit more relaxed Been waiting all week for this one being a Subaru nut ,can’t wait for the turbo version Keep up the great videos

I'm brand new to your channel (hard to understand why it hasn't popped up in my feed sooner???). I saw the Fiabusa yesterday and it's power delivery is just as I suspected it would be as a former owner of both a 2006 Yamaha FZ1 and a 2008 Hyabusa. The Fiabusa would make for a fun vehicle to have out on a race track, but the lack of low end torque and deafening engine/exhaust sounds in the cabin would be unbearable for me in stop and go traffic. For me, it's the Fubaru. I would love to drive it anywhere, anytime. The exhaust note is incredible and the ability to pull hard without a downshift is something I'd welcome very much. I live in the USA and have owned at least one (often several) high output V8 powered car for the past 40 years and grew up working on 1960's - early 1970's muscle cars. Thank you for the Fiat 500 videos, the are much appreciated. I look forward to more videos such as these two. In the meantime I have many of your previous videos to check out. Thanks!👍

Can't believe you didn't have a drag race between the two, it would be interesting to see if power only wins arguments and torque really does win races. The two of them are amazing cars

The sound of that car from behind when you switch gears is just gorgeous. Lovely rap from that motor. Thanks.

Need more of these cars on the road. Fun, reliable but when you want to put your foot down and go! Holy moly

Wow it reminds me of the old days back in Italy, the classic one was fitting a Volkswagen Beatle engine in the Fiat 500, almost a straight swap.

Another awesome 2 films Petrol Ped! Please keep them coming! 😀👍🏻 How mad would it be to have a look into the mind of Z Cars to see what's on the 'to do' list! 🤣

I really liked the Fiabusa but this one is even better. This has put me in the mood for my two back-to-back episodes of Fast 'N' Loud tonight.

"This is a proper pocket rocket" Project Binky..."hold my custom bracket"

A popular conversion back when was a Corvair flat six into a VW beetle ...I wonder if such an engine would fit into a little Fiat 500

I love them both. Thanks for the experience men!

Love to see the startled faces of the people in car in front and passing by when you tootled up behind them n blipped the throttle! Music to the ears!!

Bravo. Enjoyed both videos. Absolutely genius, would love to have either one. That fiat sounds epic accelerating. Wow.

Doamne cât mi-aş dori aşa o maşinuță!O iubesc!😘❤💋From România pupici!😘😘😘

What a delight that was watching these 2 video's. I drive a slightly upgraded Impreza WRX 2009 as a daily so my vote goes to the Fubaru but I like the sequential gearbox of the Fiabusa, that seems like a ton of fun. I saw in the comments below the mention of the Subaru engine being more reliable...now those to words don't go well together, unless you take enormously good care of your engine. It is after all a boxer and known to be quite itchy. None the less, amazing craftmanship by Zcarsand can't wait to see the video when the STI gets on the road. Thanks for the view :)

That gave me goosebumps watching this pete wot a sound 😳 🥰

Hi Ped Very interesting to compare this with Hyabusa. This car is the perfect Q Pocket Rocket, and very much a useable car on the road. The bike engined version would make a fun Hill Climb Car, where you could explore the 11000rpm limit. I am sure Z Cars could easily fit a Roll Cage. 😉 Your video once again draws attention to the wide engineering skill base we have in this country. Well done Z Cars.🍷🍷

Loved both videos, as usual. But, sunny Sunday morning and the keys to both, it would have to be the Fiabusa. I think the 11,000 rpm and sequential box would blow me away! Ahh, to dream, anyway any Charlie, Ruby or dog walks on the way? I love that content. Anyway, cheers.👍👍

Fantastic. Did you not ask to roll the roof back? Would it have made the sound even better. "Why didn't Fiat do this start with?" I wonder!!! Just love it, Fubaru is my favourite, awesome Pedro. Well done, again.

I agree about the turbocharged Subaru motor, holy shit that would be insane.300 hp in either one of those cars.

To chose between the two.......very difficult, dam it I'll have both, excellent presentation, very impressed.

Absolutely Brill. Does Z-cars do any videos behind the engineering. Love to see the build.

Like the Fiabusa a lot, but absolutely love the Fubaru. I didn't know your channel, accidentally came across it. I like it. Subscribed to it, to be notified for more content, and definitely going to look for more 'older' content on your channel. Thanks for uploading these 2🙂

Wow, that Subie engine sounds amazing. Definitely prefer the Fubaru.

Thank You for all of your videos that you did. I am enjoying all of them

I'd take the look of the Fiabusa with this engine as my ultimate country to city run-around. Incredible work. So cool.

Chuffin Nora!! Lovely engine note Peter 👌👍

Really enjoyed the content. Talented fabricator.

I couldn't wait for this vid woohoo👏👏👏👏👌👌👌😃😃😃😃great viewing keep up the great work Petrol Ped

Both video’s are awesome…. Definitely a fan of the Fubaru…. I’d love to see someone put that Subaru engine in a old school VW Bug…. That would be something!

Nice car but I'd have last week's if it was me. A car like this should be totally mental. Great couple of videos Ped.

Have to see the Smart car, loved mine after a good remap and other mods, would love another one.

The Fubaru with turbo, Nice! 🤩

love that little white Abarth, would love to drive it thru the Dolomites and the Alps.

Very cool, cheers.

Wowww.. So awesome. I would love this more than the one with hayabusa engine as it drive more car. Both given so much fun, speed and trik

As someone that's owned a WRX and a Legacy Wagon GT-B Twin Turbo, I do not envy the even SMALLER amount of space to change out spark plugs. 😂 very cool car though! Also, I had Honda Del Sol, the exhaust is just too close to the driver, I hated driving it more than an hour.

Great conversion. Exactly what Collin Chapman did with the 60’s Lotus Europa. Take the engine and gearbox from a front wheel drive Renault 16 and turn that unit around 180deg. Reverse the differential and there you go. Old skool genius re-applied 50 years on.

i can just imagine subaru enthusiasts hearing the engine of a legacy and then seeing a fiat 500 going past and them being really confused

Love this madness. Enjoyed your explanation of the engineering. Thank you Ped.

I thought they used some sorcery to keep the subaru AWD, too bad but understandable. Would be so cool to see a AWD fiat 500 with this much power

The review of these cars reminds me of riding along with an English friend in the middle 80’s in his supped-up vintage Mini Cooper. I was stationed at RAF Fairford (USAF). Great stuff!!! Thanks! ✌️🌞😎🎻

Love the Fubaru, what a soundtrack. Be interested to know how these two handle in the wet. Next up a four wheel drive 2CV?

Definitely the Fubaru for me, I just love the sound and looks like so much fun.

This car looked to be so much fun to drive and the smile on your face told the story. Both cars are awesome but I would take this one because of that fabulous sound and conventional shift, better comfort and stereo. Cool!

Love the sound of that fubaru that would be my choice

Evening, love both cars. Completely bonkers in different ways 👍

Being a Subaru fan I have to give it to the Fubaru! But wow both are absolutely amazing.

fiabusa just for the hell of it great videos awesome cars

Nice video, but a word of advice, when you are doing acceleration runs in the car, keep the camera pointing forward so we can get an impression of the speed of the car, we don't need too many shots of the people in the car!

"One Forward gear and five Reverse Gears" ! sounds like a WW2 Italian Tank !!

Love it mate! I love the 500 anyway, always have. My mum drove a 600 waaaaaaay back in '59/'60 in Tripoli, though I don't remember it. My sis was 5, I was 3 and my bro didn't even exist. And of course we all love that special Subaru boxer sound. And come on man, folding roof, not retractable, Shirley if it's cloth, it folds

My first thought when I heard the Fubaru was "Group B Rally Car". I Sooooo want one of these!

And here's me thinking my new OG M2 sounds good! That sounds wicked.

Yep that’s really cool, the noise, prefer to the bike 🏍 one!! Enjoying your videos 👍👍

"there's no way a human being is gonna fit there" I've been in a fiat 500 with 5 dudes on the back and 3 on the front

The Fubaru is so good that if 99 of us won the lottery then 99 of us would want to buy / own a Fubaru

Wow 🤩 I’m in love with this Fubaru. What a sound from that Scooby motor, lovely burble on overrun in fifth 🥰 bring on the turbo. These videos are what makes Petrol Ped so special 😎

What's the effect of all that mass behind the rear axle, and the short wheelbase? Does it like travelling backwards, suddenly?

Hi Ped

Flying car without the wings!

This was done 20 plus years ago with an Alfa Sud engine . That was a fabulous little car.

Impressive... hat off to Z Cars 👍

No question I’d have this over the Fiabusa. Had two Imprezas in my youth and the Subaru engine note is still one of the best ever.

Fabulous, Ped! Great stuff! Thanks

Put me down for a fubaru with turbo WRX engine 😁 great video Pete .👍

Noddy and big ears out for a Sunday drive it’s nuts 👍🧽😂

This is insanely cool,the sub sound is so good 👍

Mental little cars , love them.

Amazing machine. So torn which of the two I prefer. So different, but both so nice. Almost need one of each. :)

I would like to say the Fiyabusa... but there's something about that boxer that makes me want to take it on long road trips.

Man o man wicked rides they are Pete ! The noise is awesome but I still love the sequential box 🍻👍🏻🇨🇦

The little white 500 has a TR reg plate. Registration plates in Italy used to begin with the prefix of the regional capital (Only cars registered in Rome had ‘Roma’ + numbers) Otherwise it was abbreviated. TR is Terni the regional capital of South Umbria. Also coincidently where I spent a lot of my youth when we used to ‘race’ these little cars around the twisty roads. I wonder if this particular car was ever part of our ‘gang’.

That's so beautiful and so cute car or bike i'm so amazed love it

Wow what a piece of engineering. Looks and sounds awesome Yet again another great video mate.

Nice to see an Italian numberplate-of course! Only thing, is TR (which stands for Terni) is the rival city to my home town!

Amazing cars! I’d think a video on the engineering, packaging and cooling would be appreciated by just about anyone watching these videos. Thank god there’s people who engage in this endeavor 😴

It sounds like an old warplane 😁