ALFA ROMEO STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIO At last, we drive Alfa’s 510hp SUV 26 MASERATI GHIBLI Mid-life refresh brings extra power for 2018 30 LAMBORGHINI URUS & LM002 Lambo’s monsters of mud-plugging 38 ALFA ROMEO G1.

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Yellow and blue are the colours of the Ukrainian flag, but they’re also the colours of Modena – and of our main cover cars, the star children of Modena’s finest car maker. The new Maserati MC20 meets the first ever mid-engined model from the Trident brand, the 1971 Bora. At the opposite end of the spectrum – but every bit as exciting – is a group test of Abarth 500s and 595s, all of which are tuned to deliver even more fun than standard. Another very surprising baby Fiat is a 1937 Topolino ‘sleeper’ hot rod with a 180hp twin-cam engine under the bonnet! Italian metal takes a back seat to plastic as we investigate glassfibre cars made in Italy, from the Ferrari 308 Vetroresina to coachbuilt one-offs. Alfa Romeo fans will revel in our test of a unique 8C Competizione; a report on this year’s Classic Alfa racing series; and the rare Alfa Plus Alfasud. Add in event reports from the UK and Italy, plus the latest news, interviews and book reviews, and you really couldn’t wish for more!


CONTENTS 

MASERATI MC20 & BORA – The all-new Maserati MC20 meets the very first mid-engined model from Modena
ABARTH 500/595 MODIFIED GROUP TEST – What are the best routes to tune your Abarth, whether you have a budget of £1000 or £50,000?
FERRARI 308 GTB VETRORESINA – Why Maranello’s plastic-bodied 308 is one very special car
ITALIAN PLASTIC CARS – Why did so few Italian cars ever have glassfibre bodywork?
FIAT TOPOLINO HOT ROD – Shock: a 1937 Fiat mouse that’s a roaring lion on the road
ALFA ROMEO 8C COMPETIZIONE – One-of-one ultramarine paint scheme for Alfa’s GT star
ALFA ROMEO HRDC CLASSIC ALFA SERIES 
NORTHERN ITALIAN CAR DAY 
ABARTH FESTIVAL
VERNASCA SILVER FLAG
BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP 
INTERVIEW: COLIN SOWTER

Is it really 25 years since Alfa Romeo launched the 156? Yes indeed – and the Alfa 156 is a silver jubilee worth celebrating: this emerging classic is universally liked. We also get behind the wheel of Alfa’s new Tonale up the hill at Goodwood – and of course we have a full report of all the new and classic Italian cars at the Festival of Speed. It’s a big month for Lamborghini stories. We drive André Villas-Boas’ Miura P400 and investigate the inspirations of designer Marcello Gandini. We also say ‘arrivederci’ to the Lamborghini Aventador with a drive of the run-out Ultimae. Our other main cover story this month is an incredible pairing of Maserati GranTurismos, including a bonkers MC Trofeo racer converted to road use. We also drive the latest Ferrari hybrids – 296 GTB & SF90 Spider – to Le Mans. Add in all the latest Italian car news, events and staff car reports and you have all the ingredients you need for hours of classic Italian enjoyment!


CONTENTS 

ALFA ROMEO 156 AT 25 YEARS – Celebrating an emerging modern classic
ALFA ROMEO TONALE – Driving Alfa’s new SUV up the hill at Goodwood
FERRARI 296 GTB & SF90 SPIDER – Going to Le Mans in Ferrari’s latest mid-engined hybrids
MASERATI GRANTURISMO – An MC Trofeo converted for the road plus the MC Stradale
FIAT 128 – Tastefully upgraded two-door saloon restomod
LAMBORGHINI MIURA TWIN TEST – P400 S and SV go head to head in the Portuguese mountains
BEFORE THE LAMBORGHINI MIURA – Investigating the inspirations for the Miura
LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR ULTIMAE – Is the last-of-the-line V12 the ultimate Lambo to drive?
GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED – All the Italian car action from Sussex 
REAL ALFA CONCOURS – Alfa’s Arese museum hosts a 112th anniversary gathering of Alfas
CAVALLINO CLASSIC MODENA – Classic Ferraris compete for trophies in Italy’s car heartland
TEAM CARS – Abarth 595, Alfa Giulietta TI, Alfa 147 GTA, Fiat Panda and more
OBSCURATI – Colani’s utterly bizarre articulated Lamborghini Miura

You could say we’re doing a ‘double Drogo’ this month with two Drogo-themed Ferraris. Richard Heseltine writes about the infamous Ferrari 250 GTO Breadvan, which was the star of the Prescott Italia hillclimb, which also features this month. Our second ‘Drogo’ Ferrari is a superb Allegretti-bodied 250 GT. We’re also doing a ‘double Delta’ this month, with an incredible single-owner Lancia Delta integrale pairing: the very purple Victrix Ludorum one-off and a Group N rally car. The world’s most affordable mid-engined car, the Fiat X1/9, turns 50 this year so we had to celebrate its golden anniversary in style. Alfa Romeo fans will delight in an incredible barn-find Giulietta Sprint, 20 years of the 147/156 GTA, and a trip to Scotland in a new Giulia. Supercar stories this month include a track outing in Pagani’s Huayra Roadster BC and a full guide to buying a Lamborghini Huracán. And of course, we have full event coverage and all the latest Italian car news – it’s another unmissable issue.
CONTENTS 
FERRARI 250 GT BREADVAN – Turning up the heat on the famous racing legend
FERRARI 250 GT ALLEGRETTI – Sensational evocation of a 1960s Drogo-bodied classic
LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE – Purple-painted Victrix Ludorum one-off and a Group N rally car
FIAT X1/9 AT 50 – Golden celebration of Fiat’s mass-market mid-engined hero
ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA SPRINT – Amazing restoration of a lost 1956 coupe found abandoned after 50 years
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA VELOCE – To Skye and Scotland’s Skyfall road in Alfa’s 280hp saloon
ALFA ROMEO 147/156 GTA DAY – Celebrating 20 years of Alfa’s fast GTA pairing
LAMBORGHINI HURACAN BUYERS’ GUIDE – Does Lamborghini’s most popular car make a great used buy?
PAGANI HUAYRA ROADSTER BC – Flying around Goodwood circuit in Pagani’s end-of-an-era spider
PRESCOTT ITALIA – All the action from the Italian-themed hillclimb
CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA VILLA D’ESTE  - AUTOMOTORETRO  - MUGELLO CLASSIC 
OBSCURATI –  The Bertone Jaguar FT

Our cover this month announces a ‘Two Prancing Horse Race’ as we decide whether the little-fancied Ferrari 348 might actually be a better choice than its more illustrious successor, the F355. We bring the mid-engined V8 Ferrari story bang up to date with a road and track test of the mighty, 1000hp SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano. Alfa Romeo fans will be dying to know how the new Tonale drives  – our verdict is in – while we get behind the scenes of a major new Alfa TV film that features our very own editor!. There’s a Fiat/Alfa face-off with the Brava and 146 battling it out for 1990s hatchback honours, while we test the latest Fiat 500X and Tipo hybrids. Exclusive to Auto Italia is a proposed revival of OSCA – called the R 70 – based on the Fiat 124 Spider, while we also celebrate 40 years of Lancia’s all-conquering Rally 037. Show season is now in full swing, so there’s lots to catch up on, from our own huge Brooklands event to Goodwood and Salon Privé. 
CONTENTS 
FERRARI 348 VS F355 – Can the 348 hold a candle to its successor, the F355?
FERRARI SF90 STRADALE – Testing 1000hp of hybrid power on road and track
ALFA ROMEO TONALE – At last, our test-drive verdict on Alfa’s crucial new SUV
ALFA ROMEO: DESIGNING DREAM CARS – Behind the scenes of a major new TV documentary
FIAT BRAVA VS ALFA ROMEO 146 – Two ultra-rare family cars from the 1990s battle it out
OSCA R 70 – Proposed OSCA revival from renowned stylist Enrico Fumia
LANCIA RALLY 037 – Celebrating 40 years since the rally legend’s debut in 1982
FIAT 500X & TIPO HYBRID – Brand new hybrid Fiats on test in Italy
ITALIAN CAR DAY AT BROOKLANDS – Full report on Auto Italia’s massive spring event 
GOODWOOD 79MM – All the action from the 79th Members’ Meeting
SALON PRIVE LONDON – Rich Italian content starred at the new Chelsea show
OBSCURATI – The Ellenator is a bizarre ‘three-wheeled’ Fiat 500

What’s the greatest car ever made in Italy? That’s the almost impossible question we’re answering in this month’s specially extended, 116-page issue of Auto Italia. Our cover displays our shortlist of the Greatest Italian Cars of All Time – but which one, out of Ferrari F40, Fiat Panda, Fiat 500, Lancia Delta HF integrale, Alfa Romeo Giulia and many more is our number one? There’s only one way to find out… New cars driven this month include the new Estrema versions of Alfa Romeo’s Giulia and Stelvio, plus the monster 530hp Maserati Grecale Trofeo. Abarth fans will love our stories on a record-breaking Abarth 1000GT Bialbero ‘Duck-Tail’ and Pininfarina’s one-off 2000 Scorpione concept – including how it nearly starred in Stanley Kubrick’s film, A Clockwork Orange. We celebrate 50 years of Enzo Ferrari’s purpose-built Fiorano test track and take a Fiat 124 Sport Spider to Silverstone. Add in reports on The Amelia concours and Rétromobile, and, as ever, you can read about the fullest possible spread of Italian cars.


CONTENTS 

GREATEST EVER ITALIAN CARS – Over 40 pages, we decide the best of all time
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA & STELVIO ESTREMA – New ‘junior Quadrifoglio’ editions on test
MASERATI GRECALE – We test drive the Trident’s new 530hp Trofeo SUV
ABARTH 1000GT BIALBERO – Rare, record-breaking ‘Duck-Tail’ scorpion
ABARTH 2000 SCORPIONE – How Pininfarina’s 1969 concept was nearly a film star
FIAT 124 SPORT SPIDER – A superb rally replica tackles ‘The Pom’ at Silverstone
FIORANO CIRCUIT AT 50 – Celebrating Enzo Ferrari’s legendary test track, now 50 years old
THE AMELIA – Concours action from the rebranded American classic
RETROMOBILE – Italian classics on holiday in Paris
OBSCURATI – Exotic looks in a tiny package: the OTAS 820 Tigre

2022 marks the 75th anniversary of Ferrari and to celebrate we’ve plenty about Prancing Horses in this month’s issue. Not only do we have a full road and track test of the new 296 GTB – Ferrari’s first ever V6 road car – but we do a run-down of the 75 greatest cars ever made at Maranello. We have news of three more highly important newcomers this month: SUVs from Alfa Romeo (Tonale) and Maserati (Grecale), plus 2023’s Maserati GranTurismo (with fully 1200hp). Turning the clock back to the early 1960s, we compare three six-cylinder coupe legends: the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint, Fiat 2300 S Coupe and Lancia Flaminia Coupe. And as Fiat’s 126 turns 50 years old, we defend a much-maligned city car. Another car being defended is the Alfa 159 3.2 V6, with one owner asking whether its V6 engine is in fact just as good as a Busso. We also have big features on Italian-designed British cars (think Aston Zagato and AC Frua) and the Alfa 75 Turbo-engined Michelotti Pura one-off. 


CONTENTS 

FERRARI 296 GTB – How does Ferrari’s new V6 hybrid era play out on road and track?
FERRARI AT 75: THE TOP 75 – Our favourite road Ferraris of all time ranked from 1 to 75
1960s COUPE SIXES – Alfa 2600 Sprint v Fiat 2300 S v Lancia Flaminia 
MASERATI GRECALE – All the lowdown on the Trident’s vital new SUV contender – including the 530hp Trofeo
ALFA ROMEO TONALE – We’re at the unveiling of Alfa’s all-new SUV, while our new columnist, designer Matteo Licata, gives his verdict
ALFA ROMEO 159 3.2 JTS Q4 – How modifications can transform an unpopular V6 engine
FIAT 126 AT 50 – Championing Fiat’s much misunderstood minicar on its 50th birthday
ITALIAN-DESIGNED BRITISH CARS – We choose the best ever British cars styled in Italy
MICHELOTTI PURA – We drive an Alfa 75 Turbo-powered one-off
OBSCURATI – How GM staff pranked their design chief’s Ferrari Daytona

Fiat makes great small cars. Arguably it has always made the best pocket rockets, too – and our back-to-back of the Uno Turbo, Punto GT and Abarth F595 showcase three generations of brilliant tiny turbo tearaways. We’ve got the full inside story on Alfa Romeo’s exciting new Tonale, and not only do we celebrate 50 years of the Alfetta with a five-car group test but also the very first Alfetta – the 158 Grand Prix car. Design fans will revel in the crème de la crème of Pinin Farina’s output from the 1950s, penned by an almost unknown hand – Francesco Salomone – while Michelotti’s Ferrari 400i-based Meera S gets a full profile. We’ve been on two memorable road trips this month, blasting around Scotland in Lamborghinis and from London to Brighton with Club LanciaSport – as well as going to see some classic Monte Carlo rallying. Yes, it’s another action-packed month!

CONTENTS 
FIAT UNO TURBO V PUNTO GT V ABARTH F595 – Three generations of tiny turbocharged tearaway
ALFA ROMEO TONALE – Full lowdown on Alfa’s crucial new SUV
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA – Celebrating 50 years of the boxy transaxle saloon
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA TIPO 158 – Amazing Jim Stokes Workshop racer recreation
PININ FARINA DESIGN – We laud an almost totally unheralded styling hero: Francesco Salomone
FERRARI MEERA S – Michelotti’s curious Ferrari 400i one-off 
LAMBORGHINIS IN SCOTLAND – Across the highlands in the Huracán STO, Aventador SVJ and Urus 
LANCIA LONDON TO BRIGHTON-ISH – Club LanciaSport’s fun road run 
MONTE CARLO HISTORIQUE – Italian racers in the forefront at Monaco
OBSCURATI –   A cruel joke played on a Ferrari Daytona

To drive one Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer is, for most, a life-long dream. To drive three BBs back-to-back is the stuff of impossible fantasy – but it’s the reality of this month’s cover story and an absolute treat to read. Another triple test this issue pitches three absolute legends of the 1990s against each other in North Yorkshire. Which of our ‘Masters of Grip’ did we prefer – Alfa Romeo SZ, Lancia Delta integrale or Maserati Ghibli Cup? We enjoy a first drive in Maserati’s new Grecale, a first taste of a dramatic new supercar from Italy, the Mazzanti Evantra, and take a riotous little Fiat-Abarth 1000 TC Corsa wide-body racer around the track. We’ve also been to Mugello to witness Ferrari’s 2021 season ender and report on the Festival Italiano show in the US. There’s a round-up of our roller-coaster rides in our own cars – from Fiat 124 to Alfa 147 GTA – and a surprising Fiat Seicento reader’s car. And finally, trivia fans, have we got a treat for you with six pages of little-known facts!


CONTENTS 

FERRARI BERLINETTA BOXER – A triple test to end them all: 365 GT4 BB v 512 BB v 512 BBi
ALFA SZ V LANCIA DELTA V MASERATI GHIBLI – Three legendary 1990s masters of grip go head to head
FIAT-ABARTH 1000 TC CORSA – 1970 wide-body racer tested on track
MASERATI GRECALE – Pre-production prototype test drive in Italy
MAZZANTI EVANTRA – We meet a wild new supercar as it sweeps on to UK soil
ITALIAN CAR TRIVIA – Dozens of little-known facts to amaze and amuse
FERRARI FINALI MONDIALI – Action from the 2021 season ender at Mugello
FESTIVAL ITALIANO – Stateside show report
TEAM CARS – Trials and triumphs with our own fleet of cars
FIAT SEICENTO – Heavily modified reader’s car in the spotlight
OBSCURATI –  Ferrari Abarth 166 MM Spider Bertone

Two beautiful early 1980s Italian classics star on our cover this month: the Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 6 and Lancia Gamma Coupe. But which one do we prefer? Find out in our exclusive road test. There’s a distinct supercar flavour to this month’s issue, too. We’ve been to Italy to witness the unveiling of Ferrari’s sensational new Daytona SP3 at the Finali Mondiali, as well as driving the new Maserati MC20 over some legendary passes in Tuscany. We also tell the scarcely believable tale of Italy’s last 16-cylinder car, the Cizeta Moroder V16T. From the heart of the 1950s come a mysterious and unique Ferrari 195 Inter and a collection of ultra-rare Bandini sports and racing cars. And we drive a rally-prepared Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. We also have some exciting and exclusive news: an interview with designer Roberto Giolito about Abarth Classiche’s new Alfa 4C-based 1000 SP, which enters production this year. A round-up of all the latest events completes a month we’ll remember for many years. 
CONTENTS 
LANCIA GAMMA COUPE VS ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV 6 – 1980s coupe pairing go head to head
MASERATI MC20 – We take Maserati’s glorious new supercar on a Tuscan test drive
FERRARI DAYTONA SP3 – Maranello’s stunning new LaFerrari-based hypercar
FERRARI 195 INTER – The mysteries of a very early road Ferrari
FERRARI TESTA ROSSA J – Road-testing the miniature new electric 250 TR ‘Junior’
CIZETA MORODER V16T – The full story of an extraordinary 16-cylinder supercar 
BANDINI – Ilario Bandini, the magician of lightness, is remembered by his nephew Dino 
FIAT 124 SPORT COUPE – In the hot seat of a classic rally car tribute
ABARTH 1000 SP – Exciting new sports car gets the production green light
ABARTH MONOMILLE COUPE – Delightful reader’s car profiled
AUTO E MOTO D’EPOCA – Perfection in the show pavilions at Padova
VERNASCA SILVER FLAG – Hillclimb action in Italy
POLTU QUATU CONCOURS 
BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP
OBSCURATI

Our cover story this month is a very special Lancia Delta integrale: a Group A rally car so good that it deeply impressed the Italians at the recent Rallylegend event. Two modern classics from Alfa Romeo also feature: the Brera Prodrive S (both 2.2 and 3.2 V6 versions) and the much misunderstood 4C, about which we have a full buying guide. One of the most iconic classic Ferraris – the 156 ‘Sharknose’ F1 car – is joined this month by a UK drive in a very modern Prancing Horse, the Roma. Lamborghini has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Countach by recreating the original 1971 LP 500 – we have the full story – and you can also read all you’ll ever need to know about Gandini’s extraordinary Maserati Chubasco prototype. Fiat fans will revel in a ‘gravel test’ in a genuine works Stilo Abarth Trofeo, while we have full reports on our Brooklands Italian Car Day and a drive in an Alfa SZ to the Italian Alps. Fun? For sure!
CONTENTS 
LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE GROUP A – Flat out in a very special rally car
ALFA ROMEO BRERA PRODRIVE S – Unique-for-UK 2.2 and 3.2 V6 versions go head-to-head
ALFA ROMEO 4C BUYERS’ GUIDE – Why now is a great time to buy an Alfa 4C.
FERRARI 156 SHARKNOSE – How Maranello dominated the 1961 Formula 1 season
FERRARI ROMA – UK roads test on ancient straight Roman streets and twisty B-roads
LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH – How the 1971 LP 500 prototype has been recreated in 2021
MASERATI CHUBASCO – Full story on Gandini’s eye-popping 211mph prototype
FIAT STILO ABARTH TROFEO –Genuine works rally machine driven
FIAT TIPO CROSS – Fiat’s new hatchback-cum-SUV tested
OPINION: ENRICO FUMIA – Is retro-modern design a good thing? asks the ex-Pininfarina designer
ITALIAN CAR DAY AT BROOKLANDS – The welcome return of our very own Italian car event 
12IN12 RALLY – A madcap escapade over 21 Alpine passes in an Alfa SZ ES30
MILANO AUTOCLASSICA – Classic car show spectacular in Milan.
OBSCURATI – Giannini Fiat 128 NP S Sport Coup

We’re ticking two boxes this month – boxy-shaped classics, that is, in the form of a back-to-back test of the Lancia Fulvia and Alfa Romeo Giulia saloons. Which one drives and feels better? Amazingly, it’s 40 years since Maserati stunned the world with the first-ever twin-turbo production car – we celebrate with a big group test of our four favourite Biturbo variants. We follow that with a blast in the latest twin-turbo Maserati: the 580hp Ghibli Trofeo. Two untold stories finally get their moment in the sun, too: a secret wartime 12-cylinder Alfa racer emerges from the shadows, while we recount how Abarth’s X1/9 Stradale prototype came achingly close to production. We drive a super-rare Vignale-bodied Ferrari 225 S and we’ve got reports from a great summer of events, from Festival Italia to Salon Privé to MITCAR, with Ferraris at Silverstone in the mix as well. All in all, this is a month of Italian car action at its most exciting!

CONTENTS 
LANCIA FULVIA V ALFA ROMEO GIULIA – Two boxy saloon rivals from the 1960s slug it out
MASERATI BITURBO GROUP TEST – 40 years on, we assess the legacy of Maserati’s pioneering Biturbo
MASERATI GHIBLI TROFEO – New 580hp V8 saloon on test
FERRARI 225 S – We drive a super-rare 1952 Vignale masterpiece 
ALFA ROMEO 12C PROTOTIPO – Secret V12 wartime one-off racer rediscovered
ABARTH X1/9 STRADALE – The homologation road sports car that came so near to production
ALFA ROMEO STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIO – Recalling a memorable test drive at Balocco
MICHELOTTI WORLD – New exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of Giovanni Michelotti’s birth
FESTIVAL ITALIA – All the action from Brands Hatch, both on track and off
MITCAR – Report on a superb Midlands Italian Car Day held at Gaydon
SALON PRIVE – All the Italian concours stars at Blenheim Palace
FERRARI RACING DAYS – Silverstone hosts a weekend of Prancing Horse track action
OBSCURATI – The Marciano 268A, a one-off sports car with Alfa Montreal V8 power

Here at Auto Italia we love the Lancia Rally 037, so we were itching with excitement to drive the new Kimera EVO37, a reinvented ‘restomod’ with modern mechanicals – we hope our exclusive road test will excite you as much as it did us. It’s 50 years since Alfa Romeo launched its seminal Alfasud and we celebrate with a big, fact-filled, ‘never-knew-that’ feature, as well as driving two South African Alfasud rarities: GTA and Giardinetta estate. Even rarer is the one-off Maggiora Punto Grama 2 based on a Lancia integrale. Ferrari fans can revel in a road test of the ex-Gerhard Berger Testarossa and a report from the first Cavallino Classic concours to be held in Italy. We also praise the 100th anniversary of Lancia’s ground-breaking Lambda – the world’s first truly modern car. We also test the latest Lamborghini and Abarth models and have reports from such diverse events as the Classic Alfa Challenge, Silverstone Classic, Motor Valley Fest in Italy and the Shelsley Walsh Italian Night. 


CONTENTS 

KIMERA EVO37 – Modern-day Lancia Rally 037 reinvented: exclusive road test 
ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD AT 50 – Celebrating the ’Sud’s golden anniversary with our 50 favourite facts
ALFASUDS FROM SOUTH AFRICA – Ultra-rare GTA and RHD Giardinetta Alfasuds on test
FERRARI TESTAROSSA – We drive the very Testarossa first delivered to Gerhard Berger 
FIAT PUNTO GRAMA 2 – Fiat Punto based on a Lancia integrale: Maggiora’s 4x4 Grama 2
LANCIA LAMBDA – Celebrating 100 years of a revolutionary pioneer with a four-car track test
LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SV-J ROADSTER – End of an era for Lambo’s pure V12
ABARTH 595 SCORPIONEORO – We test Abarth’s latest black-and-gold special edition 
SILVERSTONE CLASSIC – Record-breaking racing weekend
CAVALLINO CLASSIC – Ferraris star at the Concorso di Modena 
CLASSIC ALFA CHALLENGE – Action from Racing Legends at Thruxton 
READERS’ CARS – Lancia Gamma and Kappa, plus an Alfa 33 Sport Wagon
OBSCURATI –  Sbarro’s Alfa Romeo Issima with two Busso V6 engines

As always, the October issue of Auto Italia magazine, the world’s only dedicated Italian car magazine in English, is bursting with great articles about Italian cars, both classic and modern. Two great 1990s sports cars, the Alfa Romeo Spider 916 and Fiat Barchetta, face each other in a twin test, but which one wins? Another ‘hot’ Fiat is celebrated as the Fiat Strada Abarth turns 40 years old, while we assess the brand-new Fiat 500e Convertible electric car. We also ask whether the new Lamborghini Huracan STO is the best car ever made in Sant’Agata and whether the Maserati GranSport Spyder is as good as kits better-known coupe sister. We also look back at the story of Ferrari's glorious 500 Mondial and track test an unbelievably quick Alfa Romeo 75 racer at Silverstone. This month's treats are topped off with a line-up of Italian record-breakers, team cars, future model plans and full coverage of all the best rallies and meetings.
FIAT BARCHETTA V ALFA ROMEO SPIDER – Two front-drive roadsters go head to head – which is our choice?
ALFA ROMEO 75 V6 – We test a truly giant-killing racing Alfa 75 at Silverstone circuit
FIAT STRADA ABARTH 130 TC – Celebrating 40 years of Abarth’s wild hot hatchback
FIAT 500 ELECTRIC CONVERTIBLE – Fiat’s all-new electric-powered 500 soft top on test
FERRARI 500 MONDIAL – Full profile of Maranello’s four-cylinder world-beater
LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO – Is this Lambo’s best ever car? We find out in Italy
MASERATI GRANSPORT SPYDER – Ultra-rare drop-top GranSport variant driven
AUTO ITALIA BOOK OF RECORDS – Fastest, longest, priciest: Italy’s greatest ever record-breakers
+ News of our Alfa SZ, hello Alfa Spider, farewell Fiat Panda 100HP
All the action from hill and paddock
Raby Castle hosts our friends up north
The Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club event attracted record crowds at Bicester
Dream cars on show in the heart of London
Boneschi’s straight-edged Alfa 2600 Spider

Gran Turismo Alleggerita – now there’s a phrase to get any Alfista salivating. Shortened to GTA, it represents the pinnacle of Alfa Romeo’s road car programme. Now it’s back with the new Giulia GTA and GTAm – and to celebrate we have fully 22 pages of GTA coverage this month, including road and track tests of the GTAm, plus the 1960s GTA Junior 1300, modern 147 GTA and 156 GTA and some little-known lost GTA prototypes. Ferrari fans can find out all about the sensational all-new 296 GTB – the very first Ferrari-badged V6 road car – as well as how the new Portofino M performs on UK roads. A pair of cute Fiat 850 derivatives – Spider and Amigo Camper – add to the fun factor, while we have the exclusive story on an amazing restoration of the “world’s rustiest Iso Grifo”. The summer events season is in full swing, too, as we report with glee from both Italy and the UK.
CONTENTS 
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA GTA & GTAm – Alfa’s new 540hp heroes tested on both road and track
ALFA ROMEO GTA 1300 JUNIOR – Alfaholics’ original GTA road car turned racer
ALFA ROMEO 147 & 156 GTA – 21st century performance icons assessed
ALFA ROMEO GTA PROTOTYPES – Lost causes: the GTAs that got away
FERRARI 296 GTB – Maranello’s all-new V6 hybrid sports car: the full inside story
FERRARI PORTOFINO M – Full UK road test: is the reworked spider now as good as the Roma coupe?
ISO GRIFO – World’s rustiest Grifo gets an amazing restoration
FIAT 850 SPIDER & CAMPER – Two very different rear-engined Fiats owned by one family
NATIONAL FERRARI DAY – First ever UK club event open to all Ferrari owners
ALFA ROMEO 111TH ANNIVERSARY – Monza Circuit hosts a big Alfa birthday party
MODENA CENTO ORE – Full report from one of Italy’s finest rallies
OBSCURATI – The unique Alfa Romeo 75-based Castagna Vittoria

We love to celebrate anniversaries at Auto Italia and birthdays don’t come much more golden than that of the Lancia Stratos, which turns 50 this year – and expert Karl Ludvigsen recounts his personal tale of the Stratos this month. We also have a twin test of Lancia’s rallying predecessor, the Fulvia Coupe HF, in both 1300 and 1600 HF variants. If you’re not familiar with the name Federico Formenti, our profile of the man behind Carrozzeria Touring gives the full story of his hidden genius. One of his brilliant designs – the Maserati 3500 GT – also features this month; well, actually three 3500 GTs! Another triplet of cars is Alfa’s big saloon offerings of the 1970s to the 2000s: the Alfa 6, 164 and 166 all go under Steve Berry’s entertaining spotlight. Two Fiat stories at opposite ends of the spectrum are the new Fiat 500 Action electric and our own heavily modified 124 Special T. And if you’re in the market for a Ferrari 575M, our full buyers’ guide has everything you need to know. Happy reading!

CONTENTS 

LANCIA STRATOS AT 50 – Celebrating the golden anniversary of a rallying legend in style
LANCIA FULVIA TWIN TEST – 1300 HF and 1600 HF road cars back to back
ALFA ROMEO 6, 164 & 166 – Steve Berry ponders Alfa’s perplexing saloons
FERRARI 575M BUYERS’ GUIDE – All you need to know about Ferrari’s V12 GT
MASERATI 3500 GT TRIPLE TEST – Early Maserati heaven – times three!
FEDERICO FORMENTI OF CARROZZERIA TOURING  – Profile of Italy’s little-known design genius
FIAT 124 SPECIAL T – Our Fiat 124 Special T is finally on the road
FIAT 500 ACTION – UK road test of Fiat’s entry-level electric car
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS  – Italian cars shine in Florida
HISTORIC RACING & RALLYING – Plenty of action from Brands Hatch, Spain and Italy
OBSCURATI – Rarest of all the Alfa 6s: South Africa’s 119i

Italians cars are at their best at the extremes – small cars on the one hand and supercars on the other – and this month’s issue is bursting with Italian extremes. Fizzing with brio is our group test of tiny pocket rocket hot hatches, as the Autobianchi A112 Abarth faces up to the Innocenti De Tomaso Turbo and Fiat Seicento Abarth. At the other extreme is the full back story of the new Ferrari 812 Competizione limited edition, plus a UK test of the F8 Tributo and expert analysis of Maranello’s automated gearboxes. In between, we check out five Cloverleaf-badged Alfas for accessible fun, while three Alfa Giulia GT coupes go head to head. And we find out how 404hp feels through the front wheels of AlfaWorks’ new MiTo racer. This month also features an exclusive interview with Marella Rivolta, creator of the new ISO Rivolta GTZ, tests of two new Maserati saloons and the amazing story of Enzo’s first ever car, the AAC 815. From babies to the big guns, Auto Italia has it all covered!
CONTENTS 
POCKET ROCKET GROUP TEST – Autobianchi A112 Abarth v Innocenti De Tomaso Turbo v Fiat Seicento Abarth
FERRARI 812 COMPETIZIONE – Why this latest special series could well be the ultimate V12 Ferrari
FERRARI F8 TRIBUTO – How easy is the F8 to use as an everyday car? 
FERRARI AUTOMATICS – Automated F1 gearboxes: analysis and expert advice
ALFA ROMEO CLOVERLEAF GROUP TEST – Five modern classic QVs go head to head: MiTo, 145, Giulietta, 164 and GT
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA GT GROUP TEST – 1300, 1750 and 2000 coupe models compared
ALFA ROMEO MITO RACER – AlfaWorks’ amazing 404hp track tearaway
ISO RIVOLTA GTZ – How ISO is coming back, plus an exclusive interview with Marella Rivolta
MASERATI GHIBLI HYBRID – The first ever electrified Trident on test on UK roads
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE TROFEO – How does 580hp of glorious V8 grunt feel in the mighty QP?
AUTO AVIO COSTRUZIONI 815 – The amazing story of Enzo Ferrari’s first ever car

There are group tests and group tests – and then there’s our Alfetta GTV 6 mega test. No fewer than 10 gorgeous Alfa GTV fast-road and race coupes together on track, from Munari’s rally car to the Callaway Twin-Turbo – it’s a story not to be missed. Alfa fans will also love our road test of the delicately beautiful 1900C SS coupe by Touring. It’s heaven for V12 lovers, too, with the new drop-top Ferrari 812 GTS going head-to-head with its 365 Daytona Spider forebear, fully 50 years its elder. We also reveal all the super-rare ‘missing link’ V12 Ferrari cabrios made in the last 50 years, and report on Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali in Italy. Fan of the Fiat Panda 100HP? You should be, as our buying guide explains. But in 1982 Fiat wasn’t a fan of its divorced Spanish cousin Seat – find out why in our Ritmo v Ronda courtroom drama. Add in a healthy dose of 1960s rarities from Maserati, De Tomaso and Michelotti and this month is a real Italian ‘tutti frutti’.

CONTENTS 

ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV 6 GROUP TEST – 10-strong mega-test of fast road and race GTVs
ALFA ROMEO 1900C SS – Sublime Alfa 1900 coupe by Touring on test
FERRARI 812 GTS V 365 GTS4 ‘DAYTONA’ – 50-year spiritual spider back-to-back
FERRARI V12 CONVERTIBLES – Front-engined V12 convertible ‘missing links’ 
MASERATI MEXICO – Old school charm at the dawn of the supercar era
FIAT RITMO – The amazing story of why Fiat sued Spanish ex-partner Seat over its Ronda 
FIAT PANDA 100HP BUYERS’ GUIDE – All you need to know about this mini-firecracker
TRIUMPH FURY – The beautiful Michelotti prototype we wish hadn’t got away
FERRARI FINALI MONDIALI – Spectacular season ender at Misano 
DE TOMASO MANGUSTA – Down-under reader’s mid-engineed pioneer
OBSCURATI – Colonel Gaddafi’s Alfa V6-engined Tesco Rocket

History seems to be repeating this month, as we feature a string of cars that mingle past and present. We have several new ‘restomods’ – including a modern Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan, a 21st century Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale and a rebooted Ferrari 250 GT SWB – plus a memorable encounter with the exquisite Alfa-engined Effeffe Berlinetta. We also compare and contrast the two most exotic cars of the early 1960s: Ferrari 500 Superfast and Maserati 5000 GT Allemano. Tested this month is a very rare Alfa 75 Turbo QV limited edition, while a freshly restored Abarth Simca 1300 ‘Longnose’ gets its first UK shakedown. We also celebrate a few golden anniversaries, with the 50th birthday of Fiat’s 127 – the world’s very first ‘supermini’ – as well as the Fiat 130 Coupé and 128 Coupé, and we remember how the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 took a famous win a Brands Hatch in 1971. Top that off with a story of how the designer of the Lancia Fulvia coupe upset Giovanni Michelotti and your Italian car reading pleasure is complete.

Alfa Romeo’s carbon-chassis 4C is a true junior supercar – but does it have the potential to become a senior supercar? We find out in an exclusive test of Alfaworks’ new 4C 410, a 2.0-litre conversion with 410hp that elevates it to a completely new plane of performance. Alfa fans will also delight in an Alfetta GTV drive through the Scottish Highlands, plus a rundown of the most popular Alfas of all time. We have a couple of amazing private collections this month, too: seven front-engined Ferrari V12s from seven different decades, and a major Lancia Delta rally collection. We revel in a drive of Zagato’s Bristol 406S one-off and reveal – exclusively – how an Italian-designed range of Bristols would have looked, had they made production. An intimate interview with Edgardo Michelotti, a back-to-back comparison of two early Fiat 1100s and a blast in Maserati’s latest Levante Trofeo round off another dreamy month of Italian car goodness.
CONTENTS 
FERRARI V12 COLLECTION – Seven manual V12s from seven different decades
ALFA ROMEO 4C 410 BY ALFAWORKS – A tuned 2.0-litre 410hp stealth supercar
ALFA ROMEO’S BEST SELLERS – Alfasud, 33, 156... What are the top-selling Alfas?
ALFETTA GTV ON HIGHLAND 1000 RALLY – Around Scotland in an Alfa Romeo GTV
LANCIA DELTA COLLECTION – Rallying stars visited in Tuscany
FIAT 1100 BERLINA & TRASFORMABILE – Two very early Fiat 1100s side by side
MICHELOTTI INTERVIEW – Edgardo Michelotti on design and his father
BRISTOL 406S ZAGATO – Delightful one-off made in Milan
ITALIAN BRISTOLS – Exclusive: Italian-designed ‘new era’ Bristols
MASERATI LEVANTE TROFEO – 580hp V8 leviathan on test
BOOK REVIEWS – All the latest Italian car titles in the spotlight
OBSCURATI – Ghia’s sharp-suited AC Shelby Cobra Spider GT

Imagine a Ferrari so secret that not even the factory at Maranello knew about it. That’s the incredible story of Pininfarina’s Ferrari Testarossa-based F90, built for the Brunei royal family, that we’re able to tell exclusively this month. If the F90 represents one Ferrari extreme, accessible Ferraris are also represented this month, with a bumper guide to the V8s and V12s you should consider if you have a budget of £40,000 to £60,000. The Alfasud was famously Alfa Romeo’s first ever front-wheel drive car, but this month we have a story on an all-wheel drive one: the incredible twin-engined Alfasud Bimotore. Another sporty mid-1970s Italian is profiled, too, with the Fiat 131 Sport/Racing, while Fiat’s new 500X Sport gets a road test outing. Rare Italian metal this month includes the V8-powered Intermeccanica Italia and Cisitalias and more from jet-age designer, Giovanni Savonuzzi. And despite everything, we’ve been out and about at as many events as we could get to as well!

Three hundred issues of Auto Italia – that’s the happy landmark we’re celebrating this month with a bumper issue that includes our favourite ever Ferrari features and each of our writers’ personal highlights over 25 years. Our main story this month is a mega-Maserati group test of the best modern coupes, from Ghibli Cup to 3200 Assetto Corsa and GranSport MC Victory to GranTurismo MC Stradale. We also test Maserati’s latest 202mph Trofeo V8 saloons. Alfa fans will delight in our road test of a modified 156 GTA SW estate – perhaps the best in Britain – as well as our reminiscences of Alfa Romeo racing. Speaking of racing, our Fiat 128 racer cover car is fully track-tested, while we also have full reports from the latest classic events. Oh, and there are stories on two real rarities: a Fiat 850 Spiagetta beach car and the Humberstone TTS, a British-built Alfasud-based coupe from the 1970s.

It’s time to rev up the V8, V10 and V12 engines in Part Two of our best ever Italian engines series: this month we drive two stellar Ferraris (365 GT4 2+2 and 458 Italia) plus the intoxicating Lamborghini Huracán Evo. At the other end of the scale, we’ve got a full UK test drive of the new electric Fiat 500, due in showrooms in 2021. Alfa Romeo fans will enjoy our exclusive interview with the father of the Alfa 164 and GTV/Spider 916, Enrico Fumia, as well as our head-to-head pitching the Alfa Romeo Montreal against the Fiat Dino Coupe. Lancia aficionados can drool over a delightful replica of the Beta Coupe Gr4 rally car, while we guarantee your jaw will drop as we reveal the most spectacular Italian barn finds of all time, from Ferrari 250 GTOs down. Add in reports on key events like Goodwood Speedweek, Milano Autoclassica 2020 and Tour Auto, and we think this month represents the perfect mix of Italian car action and passion.
CONTENTS 
BEST EVER ITALIAN ENGINES – Part Two of our celebration sees V8, V10 & V12 heroes from Ferrari and Lamborghini take a bow
FIAT 500 REVIEW – The all-new, all-electric Fiat 500 tested on UK roads
ALFA ROMEO MONTREAL V FIAT DINO – Junior exotic coupes battle it out
ENRICO FUMIA – Fascinating interview with the father of the Lancia Y, Alfa Romeo 164 and GTV/Spider 
LANCIA BETA COUPE – Unique Group 4 rally replica on test
SUPERFINDS – The ultimate classic car barn finds of all time
LAMBORGHINI WITH ITALY, FOR ITALY – 20 different Lambos in 20 different regions
MILANO AUTOCLASSICA 2020 – Classics on show in Milan
TOUR AUTO RALLY 2020 – Italians took pole position in France
GOODWOOD SPEEDWEEK – Despite being behind closed doors, there was loads of circuit action
READERS’ CARS – A superb Alfa Romeo Alfetta berlina
OBSCURATI – Pininfarina’s elegant Bentley T Speciale coupe of 1968

What are the best engines ever conceived in Italy? That’s the question we’re attempting to answer in a major two-part feature. This month it’s engines from two to six cylinders, and we’ve nominated a stellar congregation: Fiat-Abarth 595, Lancia integrale twin cam, Alfa GTV ‘Nord’, Fiat Coupé 20v Turbo and Alfa 147 GTA V6 Busso. We also ask another big question this month: was it Ferrari and Pininfarina or Lamborghini and Bertone that triumphed in the epic battle for design supremacy that ran from 1965 to 1980, from Miura to Berlinetta Boxer? We road-test Maserati’s Merak SS and feature Alfa Romeo strongly, too, with the otherworldly Alfa ‘BAT’ concepts of the 1950s, the Alfa 155 Q4 and the latest 2020 Stelvio. We’ve also been out and about a lot, driving an Abarth 595 esseesse in the Alps and witnessing Classic Alfa and Historic racing series, as well as reporting on some of the world’s best show cars at Salon Privé, Concours of Elegance and Italian Wings & Wheels.

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SPRINT MY2020 
Facelifted Giulia tested on UK roads.

ALFA ROMEO TAILLIGHTS
How Alfa parts secretly lurk in many other cars.

NORTHERN ITALIAN CAR DAY
Full report from Raby Castle..

Ferrari Roma - On the road in Maranello's elegant new GT.

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 6 - We drive two superb restomod classics and more...

FIAT PANDA HYBRID
First UK test of the ‘mild-mannered’ hybrid.

ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 1750
Wedding car turned race winner.

MUSEO ENZO FERRARI
Maranello’s finest museum reopens..

THE FERRARI COLLECTOR
Inside the incredible collection of Michal Korecký.

LANCIA AURELIA B20
Pichon-Parat: unicorn of the coachbuilt craft.

FIAT PANDA 4X4 AND PANDA CROSS
Full buyers’ guide to Fiat’s third-gen Panda 4x4..

ALFA GIULIA & STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIO MY2020 - New colours and upgraded cabin for the QV.

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR BUYERS’ GUIDE - What do you look for when buying a spaceship?.

AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE - 25th year of the Florida event celebrated in style..

FIAT 131 ABARTH STRADALE
The story of Abarth’s homologation road saloon.

FERRARI 225 S BERLINETTA VIGNALE
Gorgeous 1952 coupe with a racing past.

RALLYE MONTE-CARLO CLASSIQUE
Tackling a tough rally in a Fiat 2300S Coupe..

ALFA GIULIA GTC V LANCIA FLAVIA CONVERTIBLE - Open-topped 1960s four-seaters back-to-back.

ITALIAN-DESIGNED CARS ABROAD - How Italian design conquered the world.

AUTOMOTORETRO 2020 - Turin’s superb classic and motorsport show..

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