The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 Is an Absolutely Bizarre 1980s Creation

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Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 review! The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 is a crazy, bizarre 1980s car -- and today I'm reviewing it. I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of the bizarre AZ1, and I'll show you all around the Autech Stelvio Zagato AZ1. I'm also going to review the driving experience of the AZ1 and show you what it's like behind the wheel.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

[KyleWongCO]

Doug is like that substitute teacher that you thought was going to be a joke, but actually ended up being super cool and you can’t forget him now

[ajm]

This is probably the first time Doug has covered a car that I've never even heard of and 100% did not know ever existed.

[Subversion]

I have a red one of these here in Australia! I was starting to think it would be forgotten completely and never recognised by a big YouTuber, but here we are, finally! Thank you Doug for finding weird cars.

[cumblywumbly]

My utmost respect for the owner who liked the Stelvio so much they decided they needed one for each house.

[itsjamilagain]

320hp in the 80s is *insane.* Even the Corvette was only pushing like 245 back then.

[TzOk]

Driver side door handle is a DIY fix. The handle broke, and the owner screwed a piece of metal to the rest of it and glued a piece of felt on it. The factory door handle is on the passenger side and can be seen at 17:05.

[vanitymirrorss]

Honestly I adore how this looks, 10000% a cyberpunk car.

[anthonypesec]

I suspect that the wheels are on the wrong side of the car. Those hubcaps NACA ducts were clearly designed to scoop air onto the brake disc but to do that they'd need to spin the other way.

[rs]

I actually think this is really cool. It's basically what the 80s thought a futuristic looking car straight out of a sci fi movie would look like and you just don't see that anymore.

[BruceLeedar]

I imagine that the weird mirror placement and the almost solid wheels were a nod to aerodynamics. Of course highly closed off wheels are well known to contemporary electric cars due to reduced drag, but wing mirrors are also notorious for their aero drag and turbulence/noise generation. If you stick the mirrors into the front part of car you hypothetically keep the functionality of the classic Japanese mirror placement and without the drag or noise. No idea how well that actually works with this car.

[retardray]

About the mirrors, Japan has typically had very strict restrictions on vehicle width in terms of taxation and I believe historically width was measured with mirrors, so manufacturers had to mount them on the front wings to keep them (almost) within the bodywork. Then in the mid-80's it was changed so that width was measured without mirrors, so naturally manufacturers switched to use the same mirrors in all markets. In that context these mirrors are kind of cool, but weird in how it seemed like they were lagging behind the regulations, but still styled to look very modern, maybe you could call them postmodern.

[TheSummoner]

I've just realized that this car was teased in the Fiat Multipla video, which means that Doug kept this video in his archives for almost a year!

[tjseid]

I love AZ 1 Edit V2, my favorite vehicle next to Bugatti edit v2

[Tom_Dienemann]

As an engineering student I would consider these vents in the rims to actually be placed there for getting air *out* of the wheel area. That way they are reducing the pressure build up in that area :) Open for discussions :)

[Motorsheep]

320hp was no joke in 1989. It was no Ferrari, but at the very least in a straight line it would have destroyed the Porsche 911 964 which came out the same year.

[palebeachbum]

The details are what makes it look weird. The overall basic shape of the car is actually quite nice and modern for an 80s car. It vaguely reminds me of the Subaru SVX.

[erinfreize]

23:52 yeah, only $3OK for such a rare, unique car is quite a bargain, basically one tenth the original asking price, adjusted for inflation.

[tomokokishi]

Late 80s to early 90s was definitely the golden era of the Nissan where they made the coolest cars you can actually buy. Sad to see they've lost everything since then.
Today they're so proud to announce an OEM, budget, k car, designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi.

[SnifflingLime-MW]

For everyone suggesting Doug bring back the Doug Score breakdowns, I suggest he films the breakdown with each car he reviews.
Then he can compile these into a biweekly standalone video featuring 5-10 cars after their review has been released.
That way we can see why he gives a car a certain score, but it doesn’t make the individual reviews too long. Win/win!

[AlbertManiscalco]

this is just the kind of weird ass car that gets Doug out of bed in the morning lol 😆