Italy’s Andrea Marazzi Creates World’s Narrowest Electric Car from a 1993 Fiat Panda

Local Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has just redefined automotive creativity by building what might be the world’s narrowest drivable car. The base was a 1993 Fiat Panda, but through painstaking craftsmanship, he has slimmed it down to a mere 19 inches (50 cm) in width, about the width of a pillow or narrower than most motorbikes. It retains 99 percent of the original parts but now seats only its driver in a clever single seat layout.

World's smallest electric car created by Andrea Marazzi / Image Credit: Andrea Marazzi

Dubbed the “Panda for One” or “Flat Fiat,” this pastel blue micro car made its debut at the Panda a Pandino festival in northern Italy during the Fiat Panda’s 45th anniversary celebrations from June 19 to 22, 2025. Spectators described it as looking “cartoon like” or “2D,” yet it’s roadworthy in a local, off public roads sense.

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Power comes from a modest electric motor, thought to be sourced from an e scooter and powered by a 24 V battery, pushing the car to about 15 km/h (9 mph) with an approximate 25 km (15 mi) range. The entire build, centered at Marazzi’s family scrapyard workshop called Autodemolizione Marazzi in Bagnolo Cremasco, took roughly 12 months and resulted in a 264 kg (582 lb) craft.

Despite being too narrow for legal road use and only offering toy car speeds, the Flat Fiat has gone viral online and turned Marazzi into a bit of an internet legend. He’s even planning to apply for recognition from Guinness World Records to cement its status as the actual world’s narrowest car.

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This playful project not only pays tribute to the humble box shaped charm of the original Panda, but also shines a spotlight on creative reuse and Italian garage ingenuity. Marazzi’s next builds are already sparking curiosity. This Panda experiment is only the beginning.