Italian man Andrea Marazzi spent 12 months to build a 50cm wide Fiat Panda electric car that can actually drive in his own scrap yard. Although this single-seater car, known as the “world’s narrowest Fiat Panda”, is not currently legally qualified for road driving, it will be used for exhibition purposes due to its special design, and the owner is preparing to apply for the Guinness World Record.
According to reports by Designboom and other foreign media, this car was designed and modified by Marazzi, the creator of the YouTube channel “tutti pazzi per marazzi”. He used the 1993 Fiat Panda as the basis, retaining the original roof, doors and exterior elements, and then redesigning the body structure and internal structure to create a narrow version of the car that can only be used by one person. The total length of this car is 340cm, the height is 145cm, and it weighs about 264kg, and it maintains the original 4-wheel configuration.
The car’s power system is pure electric drive, with a maximum speed of 15 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to the speed of walking or slow riding. After fully charged, it can travel about 25 kilometers, which is suitable for short-distance display purposes. The space inside the car is only enough to accommodate one driver, equipped with a small steering wheel and a set of headlights, and there are two mini turn signals on both sides. The rear shape resembles the bow of a ship, which is full of design.
Marazzi said that the creation project was led by him from beginning to end, and the location was “Autodemolizione Marazzi”, a scrap car workshop run by his family. The factory is located in Bagnolo Cremasco, Cremona Province in northern Italy. He used 99% of the original car parts for manual assembly and compressed the original car width to only 50 cm, which is equivalent to a pillow, about 1/3 of the classic Panda 141 and 1/4 of the new Grande Panda. The whole car has only one door on one side, and the driver sits in the center of the car body after getting in.
Although this ultra-narrow electric car is slow and not legally qualified for road driving, its lightweight design allows it to shuttle between cars or narrow spaces. Marazzi plans to take the car to exhibitions and auto shows in the future, and said that he is currently preparing to submit an application to the Guinness World Records, hoping to obtain the certification of “the world’s narrowest car”.
In addition, Marazzi also uploaded a test drive video on his Instagram account. The video shows that the sky blue modified car is flat and narrow, and the tires are as thin as blades. The appearance is extremely exaggerated, but it can indeed drive normally on the road. The interior space is even more miniaturized. There is only one driver’s seat in the car, but a small chair can barely be installed in the back. If someone wants to sit in the back seat, they have to crawl through the driver’s door.
