NEC classic car show - Steve berry on Italian classics in Birmingham.

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..

ALFA ROMEO DISCO VOLANTE
Inside Touring’s modern-day flying saucers.

FERRARI 365 GT 2+2
Tracking down a 1969 ‘Queen Mother’.

LANCIA FLAMINIA COUPE
Pinin Farina’s understated masterpiece.

READERS’ CARS
Huge Italian road trip in a classic Abarth..

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SPRINT GTA Incredible GTA Stradale with a racing past.

COPPA DELLE ALPI Tough rally through four Alpine countries..

MASERATI QUATTROPORTE ESTATES ‘Cinqueporte’ QP5 and QP6 shooting brakes.

ALFA ROMEO 164 PROCAR Full story of Alfa’s amazing V10-powered racer.

PADOVA AUTO E MOTO D’EPOCA Biggest and best classic car show in Italy..

LANCIA 037 STRADALE
How the homologation 037 was born.

READERS CARS
How a Ferrari 330 GT was restored down under.

OBSCURATI
Marcello Gandini’s last ever car design..

LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH & ESPADA - Remembering a factory test drive in 1974.

LANCIA FULVIAS - Ultra-rare Safari and Montecarlo editions.

SUPERCAR SUNDAY - Brooklands reverberates to supercars..

DREAM GARAGE TOP TENS
What cars would experts own in an ideal world?, FIAT HOT HATCH GENERATIONS
Strada Abarth, Tipo 16V & Bravo HGT meet...

ALFA ROMEO STELVIO
We test the new Nero Edizione, ALFA ROMEO GTV 6
Busso V6’s first appearance in a sports car, MASERATI GHIBLI BUYERS’ GUIDE
Sub-£20k saloon: all you need to know...

ALFA GIULIA V STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIO Cloverleaf-badged back-to-back, FERRARI COLLECTION Some very special and unique Ferraris, INNOCENTI COUPE
Healey Sprite, Italian-style...

FERRARI CALIFORNIA BUYERS’ GUIDE
Full guide to Ferrari’s first-ever front-engined V8, CLASSIC ALFA CHALLENGE
Silverstone hosts some fine classic racing...

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA BUYERS’ GUIDE
What you need to know when buying a Giulia, ALFA ROMEO 156 GTA SUPERCHARGED
How does the GTA go with 320hp of grunt?...

FERRARI 365 GT4 BERLINETTA BOXER Elton John’s very own 1974 BB, ITALY’S CARROZZERIA REVIVAL Trailblazing a new era for Italian coachbuilding, LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SVJ Lambo’s V12 ‘last stand’ is a true beast...

MONTE CARLO HISTORIQUE
All the action from a snowbound Monte classic, GENEVA SHOW 2019
New Fiats & Alfas, plus Ferrari & Pininfarina, ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD
On track in a super-successful Sud racer...

Portmeirriofino - Where to go if you can't drive the new Ferrari Portofino to its namesake Italian Riviera town?

Italian Car News - Manley's Italian Plan - yes to electric FIAT 500, ALFA GTV in doubt.

Alfa 8c could make 20 Pound Million, Abarth days attract over 4000 fans.

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SVJ: On track in the purest Lamborghini of all, MASERATI SHAMAL V ALFA SZ V LANCIA K COUPE: Triple test of ugly ducklings with inner beauty, ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA SPRINT SPECIALE
World-first twin test of Alfa’s SS aero coupe...

LAMBORGHINI URUS 650hp of brute force up the hill at Goodwood, MASERATI LEVANTE MY2019 Minor makeover – but major news in the wings, ALFA ROMEO STELVIO Bringing the Stelvio home to Italy’s highest pass

MASERATI QUATTROPORTE Aga Khan’s personal car on test 40 ITALIAN CARS THEY SHOULD HAVE BUILT Great concept cars that missed production 46 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH Horacio Pagani tells the story of ‘his’ Countach

MARCHIONNE’S LAST STAND New Alfas are unveiled in FCA’s five-year plan 18 FERRARI 488 PISTA Full road and tack test of Ferrari’s extreme 488 24 PAGANI HUAYRA ROADSTER Climbing aboard the first RHD car in the world.

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR S ROADSTER How does the new ‘S’ feel with the roof off? 16 FERRARI POWER GROUP TEST Four non-Ferraris with Ferrari family engines 30 FERRARI 275 GTB SPECIALE Battista Farina’s very own, unique personal car 36 NORFOLK ITALIAN CAR SPECIALISTS An oasis of Italian expertise in Norwich

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