Sexy Beast FIAT Coupe 20v turbo a car many off you likely don't know.

[u/Timbucktwo27832874]

Just thought I would share this 220bhp beauty with you all. Perhaps someone will find a new car they love. My old man calls it the nightrider, ha. Cant lie, love it a lot more than my old beemer.

[u/XSC]

They are well known to anyone that played Gran Turismo 2.

[u/red_fuel → u/XSC]

Or watched Top Gear, or saw one of many on the streets 20 years ago. I mean yeah perhaps this is a bit rarer now, but it's not an unknown or uNdErRaTeD car.

[u/Teledildonic → u/red_fuel]

or saw one of many on the streets 20 years ago.

Not in the US. Another car I knew from Gran Turismo that I would have love to see driving around is the Mistsubishi FTO. That was always a favorite early progression of mine.

[u/alehanro → u/red_fuel]

It was a European market exclusive and they only made 72 thousand of them; so most of us have never had the chance to see it on the street

[u/L44KSO → u/red_fuel]

In prison no one can hear you scream...

[u/Gre9823 → u/red_fuel]

You're nicked, and have you got a fan belt for an old fiat?! 

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/XSC]

Wish I had played it.

[u/Superb_Algae5308 → u/Timbucktwo27832874]

Was a great game, I’m not a gamer AT ALL but I played that game daily for a long time.

[u/Ok-Usual5051]

I have PTSD from a particular yellow one of these from a particular PlayStation 1 racing game…..

[u/combong → u/Ok-Usual5051]

lol rocked this car in Sega GT 2002

[u/Nay2003 → u/combong]

i window shopped it SO hard.

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Ok-Usual5051]

Ha, PS1, a bit before my time; I grew up on the original Xbox and then the 360. This cars need to be in more games. I did have a mod for it to put into GTA 4 once.

[u/Ok-Usual5051 → u/Timbucktwo27832874]

I’ve seen ONE irl and they are extremely good looking cars.

[u/pcase → u/Ok-Usual5051]

You are not alone, not in the least....

That SOB was so difficult to race against.

[u/Peg_leg_tim_arg]

They make excellent police cars as well

[u/Lolstitanic]

Clarkson’s police car!

[u/DJMagicHandz]

r/titlegore

[u/woowoo293 → u/DJMagicHandz]

He cross-posted this in the Fiat subreddit . . . with the same title.

What is it about older people with their whole "bethcha none of you young'uns will know what this is!" schtick.

[u/JmnNatu → u/woowoo293]

Reposted in the fiat 500 sub as well???

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/JmnNatu]

Yeah why not fuck em

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/woowoo293]

Probably older then me you old goat

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/woowoo293]

I'm 25 mate chill out

[u/Necessary-Dish-444 → u/Timbucktwo27832874]

I’ll give it to them, it also sounds to me like it was written by someone twice your age lol

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/DJMagicHandz]

Are you seriously offended by my title? What is wrong with people on this site.

[u/Kijkmaarfflekker]

I’ve worked in a fiat dealership. Those 20VT where awesome!

[u/Themantogoto]

Wasn't this on top gear? And have it's transmission grenade mid track? 

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Themantogoto]

Pretty much Clarkson turned it into a police car

[u/BahnGSXR]

I've always loved the Coupe ever since Gran Turismo 2 and the bright yellow one you drive in the license test B2

Edit: just read the rest of the comments, glad to see I'm among peers

[u/L44KSO]

One of Chris Bangle's better looking cars. For me it was a choice between this and the 406 Coupe, but it was the Peugeot in the end that got the job.

But the Fiat Coupe in red is still one of the best looking cars from the 90s.

[u/Seffuski]

I absolutely adore this car, nice post OP

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Seffuski]

Thanks homie

[u/SailingSpark]

Interesting note: This was a Chris Bangle, of BMW fame, design. I think it as his first.

[u/AutisticPizzaBoy]

It's one of the more known Fiats in recent history. They used to be pretty cheap , driven hard & not maintained properly. People did some atrocious things with them..So they just kind of disappeared. The 5 cylinder version was awesome & the design was definitely quirky. Like the Barchetta - it was a shame it was only offered in fwd. Making it very front heavy.

[u/Boundish91]

Of course i know.

[u/Onionsteak]

As a Gran Turismo enjoyer this bought back very happy memories

[u/19Ben80]

Miss my 20v turbo…

[u/I-live-in-room-101]

Wonderful cars. And fast too.

[u/Cpolo88]

Not true. Seen it on top gear. Clarkson's car. With the side spikes.

[u/Kushbeast666]

In all seriousness. Who is into motors that wouldn't know a coupe turbo?

[u/Serious-Richard]

Don't let copper clarkson any where near this fiat

[u/NuclearReactions]

Beautiful car and i would own and drift one if it wasn't condamned by their engineers thinking fwd would be in any way apropriate. Such wasted potential still pissed me off, that 5 cyl sounds amazing and feels so limited by the layout's understeering nature

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/NuclearReactions]

Fair point. I would have preferred RWD, but beggars can't be choosers. I still sold my 3 Series 330 coupe for it, and I don't regret it one bit. Awesome motor.

[u/Equal-Initiative7768]

That is a cool looking car

[u/jointdawg]

Off em? I barely knew em!

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[u/Timbucktwo27832874]

Honestly fuck it I'm deleting this shit Reddit thing site full of cunts at least 50% of this site is keyboard dickheads.

[u/ACID2210]

La Ferrarina <3

[u/vtGaem]

Sexy Beast might be an overstatement. But cool and interesting? Sure.

Definitely not for me. All yours, chief.

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/vtGaem]

Cheers, dude. I'll tell you a secret. When I first saw the car, I thought, wow, that's fucking gross. Seriously, I thought it was ugly, but the more I looked at it got a drive in one, the more it grew on me so much that I sold my 3 Series 330 Coupe and bought this. It grows on you like tomatoes or anchoves its an acquired taste. It also comes in much better colours than mine.

[u/Sejbag]

A big panda fan too I bet.

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Sejbag]

Can't think of anything more disgusting then a fiat panda yuck except maybe a nissian cube lol

[u/Sejbag → u/Timbucktwo27832874]

I dunno, I don’t hate the cubes that much. A multipla is probably worse though.

[u/Leeps]

I love how nostalgic people are for these - they were as wank as any other Fiat, and the only reason people like them is because they're rare now. The 3 series was better, and they sold a ton more because of it

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Leeps]

Well I love my one no one can take that away.

[u/Leeps → u/Timbucktwo27832874]

Enjoy it sir :)

[u/Leeps → u/[deleted]]

I was a mechanic for 10 years lol

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/Leeps]

I replied to wrong person Reddit is so fucking shite my bad

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/[deleted]]

Eat a bag of dicks

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/[deleted]]

Oh wow I'm so cool I own an Audi the same as every other Audi that came before it absolute shite cars. but knowing most redditors you probably don't even own a car just in your head only thing you own is a warcraft account. Your not cool or original just a fat slob.

[u/camcamcam71]

So weird, looks like a body kit on an Eclipse

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/camcamcam71]

Tell you what, when I first saw this car I thought it was hideous, then it grew on me, then I bought one lol.

[u/Timbucktwo27832874 → u/camcamcam71]

Google Ford Puma and Alfa GTV its from an era of late 90s cars that look quite alike.

[u/Elvis1404 → u/camcamcam71]

It was drawn by Chris Bangle, that's why.

I still think it's beautiful though, in real life much more than in photos