{"id":54144,"date":"2019-05-08T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T11:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/?p=54144"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:11:06","slug":"z-cars-fiat-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/features\/z-cars-fiat-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Z Cars Fiat 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We recently featured Kent-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/features\/z-cars-mini\/\">Z Cars<\/a> as we considered how to \u2018max\u2019 the Mini. By adding modern powerplants to a quaint and classic shape, the team is satisfying a growing niche by combining desire and panache with reliability and, let\u2019s face it, some grunt fit for modern roads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The small, nimble Minis make sense in a crowded world \u2013 but they aren\u2019t the only solution to the problem of course.<\/p>\n<p>For the Italophiles out there, of which there are plenty, there\u2019s only one mini motor &#8211; the classic Fiat 500.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for such people, Z-Cars is already one step ahead of the game and will be looking to offer these quirky cars with a similar mix of powerplants as the Minis we\u2019ve previously featured.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-01-19-12.54.56.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-01-19-12.54.56.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Engines chosen for their prototypes and test mules include a Suzuki <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zcars.org.uk\/\">Hayabusa<\/a> engine &#8211; a bike screamer worth around 140bhp, plus a Subaru 1800 currently rated at 80-90bhp but with scope to hit around the same numbers as the Suzuki.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fiabusa-Back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fiabusa-Back.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fiabusa-Showcase-Image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fiabusa-Showcase-Image.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The Z Cars team prides itself on making cars designed either for track-attacks or for daily use. Of those two personalities, we\u2019d rather see these Fiats being a great inner-city motor. An Instagram magnet with modern pace and refinements. A 200bhp track screamer would be one heck of an experience, though, if that ever becomes an option, which we\u2019re sure it would be if the demand was great enough.<\/p>\n<p>The conversions aren\u2019t completely straightforward of course, so we wouldn\u2019t recommend having a go yourself, there are a few minor issues regarding cooling and oil usage which Z cars can deal with in a sympathetic manner so as to maintain the classic 500\u2019s aesthetic appeal.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ZCars-Fiat-Subaru-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ZCars-Fiat-Subaru-5.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Will these Fiat 500s prove as popular as the Minis for these restomod conversions? Only time will tell, but we\u2019ll be watching these razzi tascabili with plenty of interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Untitled33.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Untitled33.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently featured Kent-based Z Cars as we considered how to \u2018max\u2019 the Mini. By adding modern powerplants to a quaint and classic shape, the team is satisfying a growing niche by combining desire and panache with reliability and, let\u2019s face it, some grunt fit for modern roads. 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