There is no shortage of versions of the small Fiat 500 and almost all of them are less or as powerful as the Abarth 500. But that is about to change…
Lazzarini Design, an Italian design company, got tired of seeing the constant vulgarization of the Fiat 500 and decided to give life (at least on paper) to the most powerful 500 ever, the 550 Italia!
Yes, you're right… The Italia name really has to do with the Ferrari 458. The designers responsible for this project went from eight to eighty and put the engine of the Ferrari 458 Italia in the modest 500, a 4.5 V8 with 570 hp. However, the name 570 Italia should not be to their liking, so they made some modifications to the engine and limited power to 550 hp.
As you can see in the images, the exterior look was also adapted to all this Italian madness, in order to guarantee a better performance in terms of aerodynamics. The suspension has been lowered, there are new side skirts, new bumpers, a rear aileron ready to “cut the wind to slices”, new air intakes, everything you can imagine, this car has…
The Italian company is now looking for an investor who is ready to shell out $550,000 (about €437,000) on developing the fastest 500 ever. Let's see if there is any crazy person who enters this adventure...
Text: Tiago Luís