"The Beast of Turin": Four Cylinders, 28.5 Liters (7 Photos)

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The Fiat S76 has just four cylinders, but each boasts a displacement of over seven liters. That adds up to a staggering 28.5 liters and around 290 horsepower. Built in the early 1910s to shatter land speed records, this mechanical monster earned the nickname "The Beast of Turin."







In December 1913, Arthur Duray pushed the S76 to roughly 213 km/h (132 mph) in Ostend, Belgium. However, he couldn't complete the required return run within the allotted hour. As a result, the mark remained unofficial—a single high-speed pass wasn't enough to claim an official world record.





Only two of these Fiats were ever built. The car that now appears at Goodwood was brought back to life by British enthusiast Duncan Pittaway. It combines surviving parts from both original chassis with custom-fabricated components recreated using original factory drawings.



Its comeback wasn't without setbacks: brought to the 2014 Festival of Speed, the car refused to start on site. The colossal engine finally fired up in November. By 2015, however, the S76 tackled the famous Goodwood hillclimb multiple times, taking home the "Car of the Event" award.



Take a closer look at this fully restored icon in the photos below. From its gargantuan engine to its rear-wheel chain drive, nearly everything about this extraordinary Fiat challenges modern automotive design.



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