Auto Italia Magazine - Auto Italia Issue 347

In this issue

We’re thinking ‘inside the box’ this month with a whole slew of features on Italy’s greatest three-box saloons. Our cover car is a fabulous Fiat 131 Abarth Stradale tribute, but we also have a head-to-head of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 116 versus the Lancia Prisma, plus an ultra-rare Fiat Regata. Ever fancied a Ferrari F12? We have a full buyers’ guide to Maranello’s V12 icon, yours for as little as £150,000. Even more exotically, we follow Ferrari’s official Legacy Tour for the 288 GTO in Italy. Two newcomers are road tested this month: Abarth’s 280hp 600e and the miniature Microlino. We’ve got a track test of Maserati’s little-known Biturbo 1980s BTCC racer and tell the story of the unique Iso Grifo Spider, recently unearthed in the USA. Steve Berry is our man at Goodwood Revival, and we have all the other big car events covered, too. Get your copy of Auto Italia today. CONTENTS FIAT 131 ABARTH STRADALE – Masterclass in recreating a legendary homologation special LANCIA PRISMA V ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA – 1980s sporty saloons go head-to-head FIAT REGATA – Boxy 1980s saloon, Fiat-style FERRARI F12BERLINETTA – Full guide to buying and running Ferrari’s F12 supercar FERRARI GTO LEGACY TOUR – We follow the official 40th Anniversary tour for the 288 GTO ABARTH 600e – All-new 280hp 600e – the most powerful Scorpion road car ever – on test MICROLINO – Cute, lovable Italian bubble car driven on UK roads – is it any good? ISO GRIFO A3/L SPIDER – Bertone’s unique 1964 prototype resurfaces in a US scrapyard MASERATI BITURBO RACER – Obscure BTCC racer resurrected and track-tested MODENA CENTO ORE – Report on major Italian road and circuit event GOODWOOD REVIVAL – Steve Berry on a wet but wonderful weekend CONCOURS OF ELEGANCE – Italian cars shine at Hampton Court READERS’ CARS – Ultra-rare Fiat Ritmo Abarth by Hörmann OBSCURATI – Zagato Ford Mustang