The Fiat S76, later also known as Fiat 300 HP Record and nicknamed "The Beast of Turin", was a car built in 1910 by the Italian company Fiat specifically to beat the land speed record held in those years by the Blitzen Benz. Its 28,353 cc displacement engine delivered 290 hp.

The new models developed over the winter of 1910/11 were the S.74 Grand Prix car and the S.76 record racer, powered by a 14.3 litre and 28.3 litre version of the sixteen-valve, four-cylinder engine. The latter was achieved increasing the bore to 190mm and the stroke to 250mm, which required the driver to actually look around the tall engine.

Der Fiat S 76 (später Fiat 300 PS Rekord) war ein Weltrekordfahrzeug des italienischen Automobilherstellers Fiat, das auch die Bezeichnung „das Biest von Turin“ trug. Mit ihm sollte der Geschwindigkeitsrekord des Blitzen-Benz gebrochen werden.

The first of a pair of S.76s produced, chassis 1 was the only one to have run in anger. In 1911, the 290 bhp machine was driven to the World One-Mile record by Pietro Bordino with a speed of close to 187 km/h. It was also campaigned at Brooklands by Bordino but the Italian failed to …

The S.76 uses a 4-cylinder engine, with a displacement of 28,353 cm 3 (1,730.2 in 3) (190 mm × 250 mm) (7.48in x 9.84in), providing 290 metric horsepower (210 kW) at 1400 rpm, 4 valves (3 valves the airship engine) starting with trembler coil, 2 spark plugs per cylinder (3 spark plug the aeroship engine), ignition with high voltage magneto BOSCH...

To do that Fiat decided to put a 28.4-litre 4-cylinder engine (which is still the largest car engine ever produced) that was able to output almost 300hp at 1,900 rpm and push the 1,650 kilo /...

2019年7月15日 · Without a doubt, the 1911 Extreme 28.4-Litre FlameThrower Engine Fiat S76 "The Beast of Turin" is one of the most incredible cars that can be seen at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019. The...

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2014年12月5日 · Fiat übertrumpfte den Benz (21,5 Liter Hubraum) mit einem 28,5-Liter-Vierzylinder. Die Technik fiel dabei relativ modern aus: 16 Ventile und oben liegende Nockenwelle ermöglichten 300 PS und...

2017年6月10日 · The 1911 Fiat S76 is colloquially known as the "Beast of Turin," thanks to its massive 28-liter inline-4 engine. The giant engine was able to produce 300 horsepower—in 1911.