Engineer builds world’s narrowest drivable car at 50.30 cm wide
By William Muthama, September 10, 2026Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has built the world’s narrowest drivable car, a heavily modified Fiat Panda measuring just 50.20 centimetres (19.76 inches) wide.
Guinness World Records confirmed Marazzi’s achievement on Thursday, September 10, 2026, saying the record-breaking car was created in Bagnolo Cremasco, Italy, and is featured in the Guinness World Records 2027 book.
‘Andrea Marazzi has built the world’s narrowest drivable car. At just 50.20 cm wide, parking this thing should be easy…’ Guinness World Records said in a post highlighting the record.
From junkyard idea to World record
Marazzi works at his family’s car-dismantling business, Autodemolizione Marazzi, in Bagnolo Cremasco near Crema in northern Italy.
He started with a salvaged 1993 Fiat Panda, which was originally about 1.46 metres wide. Over roughly a year, he removed the central section of the vehicle’s body and chassis before welding the remaining sides back together.
The finished car is so narrow that Marazzi used his own torso as a guide when designing the cabin. The driver sits alone in the centre, while the windows are normally left open because the driver’s shoulders can extend beyond the sides of the car.
Despite the dramatic modification, much of the original Panda remains. The car retains its doors, much of its bodywork, four wheels and several other components, with reports estimating that about 99 per cent of its visible parts came from the donor vehicle.
How the tiny car works
The original petrol engine could not fit inside the drastically narrowed body, so Marazzi replaced it with a small electric motor taken from a scooter.
The vehicle is capable of moving forwards and backwards, steering and braking. It has a top speed of about 15 km/h and a claimed range of approximately 25 kilometres on a single charge.
It weighs around 264 kilograms, while its length remains close to that of the original Panda at approximately 3.40 metres. Its height is about 1.45 metres.
The car is not street-legal and was created for demonstrations, festivals and the Guinness World Records attempt rather than everyday road use. It has nevertheless been driven at events, including gatherings for Fiat Panda enthusiasts and motor shows.
What sets Marazzi’s creation apart from other unusual miniature cars is that it is a genuinely functioning vehicle.
Rather than being a static sculpture or display model, the car can move under its own power, steer and stop. Guinness officially measured its width at 50.20 centimetres, making it the world’s narrowest drivable car.