The Fiat X1/9 is a Stunning, Gandini-Styled, Mid-Engined Italian Sports Car

In the late 1960s, the mid-engine, rear-drive layout became the accepted recipe for racing cars and supercars. But thanks to Marcello Gandini, working at Bertone, 1972 saw the world's first genuine MR affordable sports car - the Fiat X1/9. With suspension from the Fiat 128 and an overhead-cam engine designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the X1/9 is one of the all-time greats, and fifty years on, it has become one of the coolest Italian cars ever made. Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/twincam/ Would you like your car to be in a video? If so, contact me via the links below! Email: twincamcars@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twincam_vids/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ed_Westby TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twincam_vids Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twincamvids 00:00 Introduction 00:25 A History Lesson 02:37 Autobianchi Runabout 04:21 Styling 07:12 Engine 11:45 Interior 15:43 Platform and Suspension 20:49 Bertone 22:18 Conclusion

Added 6 Sept 2026