The world needs more new cars with 5-Cylinder engines

ssssshhh don't let people know about this car before i get one for cheap!!!

I fell in love with this car at 18 yrs old and bought one at 19 in 2005 and I STILL HAVE IT - absolutely love it to bits. Its yellow with plus side skirts and corn splitters and a Maranello hood scoop. Never had any issues with it, done 100000km with it and three trips to nürburgring. Great vid cheers from Sweden! :-)))

This engine is incredible... The line is Amazing and original.. is a italian car

Anyone agrees that this car is actually underrated?

I remember this car vividly because it smoked me on Gran Turismo

Spot on vid, thanks for that. I am driving one of these since 10+ years, currently alongside a 335i and 997 Porsche as daily drivers (plus a few classics), and I will confirm that this is a special car. During the time of my ownership and with about 65k miles on the clock now (bought at 30k) I have had no issues. None. It helps to have a good garage that knows a bit about italian exotica for maintenance. But: cheap to run....if you treat it well. This cars' biggest problem are its owners. It is fast, cheap, flashy. Luckily this has been changing for some time now and you see the well kept examples without Ferrari stickers and hideous body kits that survived the days of hardship. This car has been molested A LOT. As said correctly in the vid, the engines - the straight-5 came from Lancia and was supposed to go into the successor of the Integrale that, sadly, never came - are *extremely* sturdy and if you don't treat them like a boyracer and expect that investing 500 bucks will give you 350hp, will last almost forever. Again, warming them up, cooling them down (turbo), changing the oil, cambelt probably a year or two before its due, etc. must be in your DNA and feel natural to you. If you don't get that concept and/or find it annoying, buy a fast Golf. However, all that I wrote above also goes for the Posche 997 and even for the rather ordinary BMW - you will not torture it, you will make sure it's got what it needs and you will not treat it in a way that you know will bite your wallet in the back in the long run. If you like and respect cars, this is what you do. I will say this: out of these 3 the mentioned 20V Turbo is the most charismatic car. It is the one you will only get out on the weekend. You will rather get the Porsche out when it rains. It is not an expensive car, but it is the one that makes you sigh in awe when you close the door and push the button to start the turbo-5. As a package it feels like a piece of art. I've driven and I am driving a few flamboyant cars but I can attest this is truly up there. It's got the magic. Great, great car.

As a proud Fiat coupe 20v turbo owner, I agree with this. They are great, charismatic, exciting cars to drive and love mine to bits. The looks both inside and out, the power and handling all fantastic. As long as you maintain the Coupe correctly, they are truly reliable. A great Fiat.

The Fiat Coupe is the Dillion Harper of cars: Not everyone likes her, but you have to admit she does what she does well.

every time I walk to my Fiat and it appears from the rows of black faceless SUVs, I'm like "holy shit, dude! now that's a sweet ride! wait... is it really mine?"

that shape is ageing really well.....

Fiat Coupè Alfa Romeo GT Alfa Romeo Spider (the 2000's version) Maserati Biturbo and here it is: your classic garage is complete

Wait... You're 33?!

Thaats my first car!!! I still got it and I never intend to sell it ;)

Fiat Coupe Le is the best car I have ever owned out of about 30. I will never sell it.

As a Fiat car mechanic I drove a brand new grey 20V Turbo+ for about half a hour and this was one of my greatest impressions I got from a car until now.

In Brazil some owners change the FIAT badges and put Ferrari's one instead. lol

Great video. I had the 'tamest' version of that car, the 16v non turbo. It was the best car I've ever had and would still have it now if I hadn't spun it into a field off an untreated icy road. I cried when it had to go!

Cool video! But now I miss my Coupe 😐 Had two 20v and one 20v Turbo... The Turbo was a beast... Did intake, Downpipe, complete exhaust and software... Killed an e46 m3 like it was nothing... With a Fiat... And the sound was absolutely incredible....

5 cylinders give such a great sound, I had an Alfa 156 2.4 5 cyl diesel and that sounded fantastic

The front looks amazing.

Reason 1. It goes vrooooooooom stu stu stu Reason 2. ... Reason 3. Profit

I think this car might be my first pick in choosing a front wheel drive sports car. I absolutely/intensively/undeniably love this car...😍

Just arrived from the podcast. Great video; love your work. Bravo!

Fantastic cars no matter what you think about fiat. The 20v fiat engine is superb in either turbo or n/a form. The coupe is lovely but not forgetting the Bravo HGT and Marea with the n/a engine and the later Stilo abarth with the larger out 2.4 20v. Sound so bloody good. Lucky enough to have owned a number of cars with this engine including a coupe.

no maintenance - no reliability

Fantastic review! You've an excellent presentation style and manner for this sort of thing.

I love this new setup on these videos....you get the personal opinion from the host and technical info from the experts. Love it!

When fiat used to make good cars

Thanks so much for the video i just sold my Megane RS 225 and i'm going to see one tommorrow :) !!

I had a 99T 20v turbo in steel grey. A great drive, beautiful to look at, cracking full leather interior and 100% reliable. A specialist fitted the timing belts when necessary and changed the oil regularly. It is difficult to say whether the bonnet or the steering wheel was the most attractive thing.

Hey guys, love these sorts of videos. Would be great to put some clips in showcasing the sound these older sports cars make. I think the most interesting thing about these sorts of cars (other than performance and quirks) is the soundtrack.

I used to own a Fiat Coupe, its 20V non turbo tho, never had any problems with it

It's a shame that there's so many cars like this that just get ignored or rated poorly because of claims of unreliability when there's very little wrong with them or just because of brand snobs. Brand snobs ruin the car scene.

I have to say this, man, your vidoes are great in terms of production and editing.. Good job mate..

I’ve always loved these. The noise is a reason why I have a Volvo V50 T5 - same fabulous and distinctive sound. Coupes in general are A threatened breed, which is TERRIBLE!! Fab car, great video

I have a Punto gt turbo, love it to death! Always tried to talk my friends into buying a coupe turbo just because I can't afford one and think they are amazing!

I ran one one of these for a couple of years and had well over 20,000 miles of trouble free motoring and a smile on my face every time I drove it. I think the most expensive bit was the cambelt change but thats true in most cars!

My dad dailys this bad boy and only showed electrical problems now, at 200k miles. Honestly this car is such a joy to ride, especially on twisty roads.

Thank you so very much for making this!

Such great video quality, its amezing how much and how fast this channel evoluated, this is better then the new top gear in my opinion....way better

What a great video. I worked in sales for a Fiat dealership in the late 90’s early 00’s and would regularly have use of coupes and also the bravo hgt with the 5cyl and would often terrify bmw 3 series and golf gti owners in them. God they were good days.

Ahhh, takes me back to the days of getting my license in Gran Turismo 2 👍

Another great video in this series that has been fantastically edited! I was quite fond of this the looks of this car when I was younger, and I wouldn't mind experiencing one.

Been really looking forward to watching this for some reason

I swear I never clicked this fast on a video before

Brilliant Video, from start to finish. Great work!

A really excellent & thorough review - well researched advice passed on from the experts Many thanks !

Bought one of these in 2008 for £900 and delivered pizzas in it for 4 years. Gave it so much abuse and I think she loved it as much as I did. Reached 175,000 miles on a shoestring budget... wish I still had one but prices have rocketed. Love your channel... even more now you done the fiat some justice even though it is faster than you claim... 0-62 mph is 6.2 seconds but it's more about how it keeps pulling like a train all the way to 150 with 4 adults on board. (Private test track obvs)

Finally they get the appreciation they deserve. Awesome little shits! No one ever doubted the capabilities of the engines (be it 16V or 20V) but it is remarkable how well Chris Bangle's design aged. They are looking better and better with every year!

Exactly the same happened to me,was 16years old I think when I first saw a fiat coupe, could not believe how beautiful it looked and how beautiful they look now even against all the modern cars, so a few years back got myself one, amazing machines

Nicely presented. Been driving these for 17 years now. Love them to bits. Such an underrated car.

I remember accidently buying one on gran turismo 5 and not being disappointed

Absolutely love the series! Alfa Romeo 916 GTV6 maybe in the near future?

Man, the editing on this video was so beautiful hnng thank you @ editors

Imagine a new Abarth Coupé... Mr Marchionneeeee wake up

many years ago i had a smurf blue 20VT Plus. Such a lovely car. Had never an issue with it!

Had a lot of fast cars but my fiat coupe is my favourite, unique looking in a world of faceless overly complicated new cars. Can't think what I'd buy to replace it with. Brilliant review, well done guys. More promotion to push up then value of these fantastic cars

i see a lot of views in this series, great ideea man, good work !

Loved the video

Bought the lampredi 16v turbo in 1996, abarth bodykit, hybrid turbo and colombo bariani cams..spent more time in the shop due to hard to get parts. Missing it ..

I owned a turbo plus back on 2000 and held on to it with love and pride till 2007. I never regret selling a car like my coupe. I love the whole review and especially the starting story which i use to do all the time and enjoy watching cars disappear from my back view mirror

Never been in a Fiat coupe but I always knew that they’ve be awesome, however a friend used to have an Fiat Uno turbo i.e in grey with all red trim & it was sick it felt rapid but I was 19! Also been in a Fiat Strada Turbo, oh my goodness that felt sooo good at the time. If you could do a video with either of these then it would be the best thing ever!!!

Used to live next door to a bloke who had one. Unfortunately, he spent more time underneath it than driving it. When he did drive it, though, it looked and sounded amazing.

For a car produced in the 90's it's dated really well and still looks fantastic. Very few cars can look this good in standard form. Yeah they were quirky and had rust and reliability issues but if you have one, and it's got this far, then it;s not really a problem anymore. The driving position, the noise from that exquisite engine and the general pleasure these cars give you just cannot be replicated by any other car in the same bracket. Proper coupes like this just don't exist anymore.

A long time ago, back when we were still in Greece, we used to have a neighbor on the house opposite to ours, and he had a yellow Fiat Coupe, and also a yellow Punto GT at some point I think...My dad's car at the time was a red, 5-door Fiat Punto 75 ELX (not sure whether it was a 1995 or a 1996 model)... Damn it, that Fiat Coupe looked good... The only car that impressed me that much after that was when, quite a few years after, one of my female classmates had moved in that house, and he had an E39 BMW M5... He offered to carpool me to school along with his daughter in the mornings, but that's a whole other story... Oh, the sounds and looks of those 2 cars were really something else...

Loved your show today. You seem to like the same car as I do. Pete

Owned a 20v Turbo for a year back in 2013, nicely remapped up to around 260bhp. Used every day on my commute, never dumped me on the side of the road. That said, to keep it happy and roadworthy for a daily driver, it relieved me of around £4000 that year. Oil cooler and pipes, new exhaust and cat, various bits of welding underneath, new metal repairs to rusted arches, injectors, coil packs, oil changes every 6k, various sensors, discs and pads all round, shocks and springs all round... Still, miss it everyday - nothing like the 5 pot warble!

Fiat engines are very reliable. Don't really understand why everyone says they're bad

here in argentina i saw a few of this coupe 20v, is absolute rare car here and for my opinion beautiful, same with the sound of that 5 cylinder, i love that sound.

I drived the limited edition 10years ago, i can tell you this car is super fantastic to drive! I never had any problem with it, it's also the best engine engineering fiat has ever made, you only should check frequently the cooling level and the expensive part are the drivingbelt that need to change every 60.000km's. I now drive a Lancer Evo which is super hardcore to drive, but this 5cyl of fiat is just heaven i all kind of way's! Handle it with love and you will married her for life!

Great video guys !

I would love to buy this Fiat Coupé 20v Turbo, the shape of it, the power, turbo sound, it just preform so well that it took me a while to realise that it was actually front wheel drive, still according to it's problems, the car was still worthy to own one.😍

I used to own one not a plus though but they are great little cars, kind of make me question the torque steer in so many modern fwd cars. Parking is terrible though those doors have to open so wide to get through

back when I was like 7 there was a guy on my block who owned one, I always thought it was sick and I still love it today, maybe I can get one some day

Loved this. I've owned my Scotts Green Fiat Coupe 2L 20V Turbo now for 12 years. I still open the front door to look at it on the drive. To drive one is to know what sheer magnificence is. I also drive a 2017 Ford Mustang GT too. The Fiat Coupe was indeed the fasted production car Fiat ever made at the time and it feels great to drive to this day. Mostly maintenance Costs over the years. It is pretty reliable. If you drive a performance car, expect to pay for its upkeep. Then you will be smiling my friends. Thanks again

Ah brings me back to the days I played Gran Turismo 3. This is by far in my opinion one of the fastest front wheel drive in the game

Thank god there’s so many people who dismiss out of hand any car they have heard is unreliable from some bloke down the pub, leaves all the interesting stuff to us proper petrolheads. This and the 916 GTV are true 90s Italian icons. If it’s not some yank banging on about some V8 crap with the handling characteristics and suspension technology of a Stagecoach it’s some JDM fanboy banging on about some plastic shit with the styling of a house brick and an interior less interesting than a 10hr health and safety training course on a rainy Tuesday in November.🙄🙄

Chris Bangle is such a good designer. People are starting to appreciate his style now though. His BMW designs were controversial at the time, but still look modern and slick 15-20 years later.

God it sounds good. Got driven to school in a 20v turbo once, best experience on the road ever. Really hope these will still be around in the future

I simply love that Fiat, stunning body styling by Chris Bangle at Centro Stile Fiat, and amazing exhaust sound!

I loved my 20v Turbo, it was fast as a bastard and felt like a luxury GT to be inside and drive.

Great video. Always love the look of the coupe. Smashing car!

The video quality is just as supreme as the editing. Those colours on the hills, the angles on the car... wow. Next car you need to be driving and reviewing is a Fiat Punto mk I or II. ;)

Just going to say that the camera and production quality of Carthrottle videos nowadays is top notch. It's fresh, clean, exiting and fun, such a solid product.

Been waiting for this video

The stereo intake-exhaust recording is fantastic.

I love that you finally tested out a Fiat :D and this coupe, looks and sounds amazing ! You should have a go in an Abarth Punto next, especially the Evo Esseesse model with the 180bhp. Would be great to see a road test of it. The Punto doesn't get the credit that it deserves, so much like this Coupe in actual fact.

I've been wanting one of these since Gran Turismo 2.

I love how manufacturers used to paint the top of the engines red on there higher performance hot hatches...i.e Fiat, Vauxhall with the redtop, I think ford even used to do it😍

I don't seem to find any 20V Turbos here in Brazil, so I believe only the 2.0 16V came down here. Seeing this video only today sparked a light on having one of those again, which was a childhood's dream as well.

I had one of these for 4 years it never let us down once. The cam belt needed changing during this time. It was such a fun car to own and the grin factor it gave us was the best.

Such a stunning piece of automotive design, I would love one.

I was working and living in Europe in my very early twenties and remember this car coming out. I loved it from the moment I planted my eyes. It was awesome and by today's standards, it is much better looking than most modern cars. It is so funny when the comment was made about the "25 year rule" here in the States....you are totally correct. Such a trifling piece of bureaucratic piece of BS. I am 100% sure that if this car were to be driven here in the states, it would turn heads everywhere and cause conversation on the streets. My only concern is that there is not a "John" the Brit Mechanic Specialist on these cars here in the USA. What even is more scary is that any, and I mean any, sort of mechanical issue, will completely melt the engine down and will end up as trash in a junkyard. Agreed, Fiat re-entered the US not too long ago, but I am pretty sure they would never touch one of these because it would be way beyond their capacity. Let me ask you, if a part is needed for this car, will Fiat entertain part orders and if so, will it take 6 months to get it? I might be willing to entertain, but I already know I can't count on Fiat in the US to even handle a car such as this, my only source for parts would be overseas (if that is still being done) and spending $20,000 + USD on a car like this is troublesome to even think of. P.S. - I wish the Brits drove on the left side, it would help alleviate a bit of the headache:) Other cars of that same time frame that were pure beauty was the Fiat Barchetta, Alfa Romeo Spyder, and the Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Great post and thank you.

Loved owning my 20VT in Portofino blue, 48k miles, and in beautiful condition for just £4000. Beautiful sound, great character and life threateningly quick. Superb for crossing countries on Motorways and A roads. Did Plymouth to Newcastle once in just a few hours and got out of the car as fresh as i got in. Nobody harrasses you because 99% of the time there is just nobody able to stay in your rear view mirror even when you're not driving on the limit. Had no issues at all in 4 years of ownership. Build quality is very good and built at Pininfarina where they also do Ferraris. My only minor criticisms are that the revised skirts and details on the Plus version are not as good as the clean lines of the original, the front seats are not bolstered enough for hard cornering, the 16" rims should be changed to 17" with quality rubber and the suspension (like all the fast fiats I have owned) needs to be uprated and a strut brace added to remove any body roll. Lampredi's 5 pot version of the Lancia Integrale Engine is utterly gorgeous. A masterpiece !

I used to own a late model 20V turbo plus in gorgeous metallic moon grey (a pearly metallic grey - loved the white pearl as well). Very reliable car aside from the manifold cracking. As I understand the manifold cracks when you pass frequently over pools of rain water while you had previously run it hot. I've seen 280km/h on the speedometer and it had more to give. The car was all original apart from an upgrade to its wastegate. P.S. I'm 6'9" and I only needed to move the rails of the seat an inch to the back. It fitted me very nice. Miss that car.

I wish my dad never sold his Electric blue 20v turbo I need to get one

I've had two of these and absolutely loved them. Would love to buy another one as a project or weekend car.

Best video ever !!! Car throttle knows my g !!

I remember a neighbour of mine buying a Yellow brand new one back in 2000, and I thought what a gorgeous car!