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Dream Big: Lazzarini Reveals Plans For Ferrari V8-powered Fiat 500

If the $70,000 Fiat 500 Tributo wasn't enough to convince you that titchy European cars can be tough, Lazzarini has produced a rendering of a Fiat 500 fitted with a Ferrari V8. Mounted behind the driver, much like the V6 in Renault's head-b


If the $70,000 Fiat 500 Tributo wasn't enough to convince you that titchy European cars can be tough, Lazzarini has produced a rendering of a Fiat 500 fitted with a Ferrari V8.

Mounted behind the driver, much like the V6 in Renault's head-banging RenaultSport Clio V6, the V8 500 has been christened the 550 Italia.

The 550 refers to the metric horsepower output of 550PS, or 405kW. The engine produces 425kW in the 458 Italia, but twenty horses have been sacrificed in the name of traction. Apparently.

There's a Fiat 500 lurking underneath the revised bumpers, skirts and Falcon V8 Supercar rear wing. There's also an air intake on the roof, and the dual exhaust is fitted to a strengthened chassis.

The rear bodywork opens up like an old Group B Lancia Stratos rally car and unlike the Clio V6, the V8 Ferrari is right there and naked so you can feast your eyes on one of the best-looking engines on the planet.

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