Fiat Turbina, 1954
The Fiat Turbine prototype was officially introduced in Spring 1954 at the time of the Turin Motor Show. Work on this prototype was started in 1948, and in September 1950 the first drawings were made of the layout that had been chosen. The turbine itself was completed in January 1953 and on April 14th 1954, the car went through its first test track at the Lingotto factory.
The bodywork, a sports two-seat Coupé design was aerodynamically highly efficient. Wind tunnel tests showed the drag coefficient to be about 0,14. Estimated maximum speed of the Fiat Turbina was in the region of 250 kph (155 mph).










