Fiat Turbina
Fiat Turbina was a 1954 concept car built by Italian manufacturer Fiat. It was unusual in using a gas turbine for propulsion.
In 1954 Fiat was the second car manufacturer, after Rover, to introduce a car propelled by a gas turbine. The project took a long period of planning, studies began in 1948 and ended with a track test in 1954 on the track of the Lingotto. The engine had two compressor stages, one turbine stage, power turbine was single stage with a geared reduction. The declared power was 300 hp (220 kW) at 22.000 rpm, and the estimated top speed was approximately 250 km/h (160 mph). The Turbina held the record for lowest drag coefficient on an automobile (0.14) for 30 years.[1]
The concept was shelved due to high fuel usage and problems with overheating.
The Fiat Turbina is found today in the Automobile Museum of Turin.
[edit] References
- ^ "Turbine Speed with Style". hemmings.com. http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2006/01/01/hmn_feature29.html. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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