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600 HP Fiat Uno Turbo "Dragster" Delivers 9s Quarter-Mile Runs Like It's Nothing

Why would anybody call a Fiat Uno a "Dragster"? Well, this is what can happen when a 1980s Fiat subcompact whose most powerful engine had 118 hp gets boosted to 600 hp.
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Of course, such a car would just waste all that power without the proper supporting mods and we have to tell you this example we have here has been turned into a drag racing animal - at least as far as a front-wheel-drive vehicle can serve such a role.

Speaking of which, to aid the two-liter turbo under the hood put its power down, the hatchback has been gifted with monstrous front tires and a "wheelie" bar. You can think of this as an Italian equivalent of you local drag strip's overly boosted Civic.

In terms of quarter-mile performance, the clip below lets us know this Uno is a 9-second car. The clip allows us to see the reinvented Fiat pulling a 9.32s run at 148 mph (239 km/h) and you'll find this at the 1:36 point. However, the uploader of the video lets us know the machine's personal 1,320 feet record sits at 9.08s at 161 (260 km/h).

"Here you can see some "show" runs on a dirty and not glued airstrip during the 2016 Italian Drag Racing Trophy and then a few runs on a better and glued airstrip during the 2016 Wide Open Spring National event at Rivanazzano Airport," the YouTuber explains.

I have to admit seeing this Fiat dropping 9s runs tickles my speeding bone, since the Uno was the car that introduced me to hooning. Long before I was allowed to have a driver's license, I grabbed the keys to my parents' Uno and started experimenting. I can easily remember the parking lot and the friend whom I had convinced to throw empty carboard boxes in my way for a complete "racing" scenario.

One thing led to another and I came across what I later discovered was called lift-off oversteer. With a meaty 57 PS under the hood and a non-functional handbrake, that was pretty much the only way to enjoy some proper sensations behind the wheel of the family car.

Of course, I ended up crashing, but, fortunately, nothing too serious happened, so here I am, urging any youngster tempted to pull similar stunts to stick to karting if he or she can't afford supervised pre-school driving exercises.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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