Auto Italia - Auto Italia Issue 357

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Supercar stories abound in this month’s Auto Italia. Classic four-seaters battle it out in our cover feature, as the Lamborghini Espada faces the Ferrari 400 GT. We reassess the classic Dino 246 GT and are proud to publish an exclusive feature on Dino prototypes – some previously unseen – from the 1960s. We also report on Italy’s secret supercars (how many have you heard of?), look at Ferrari’s new 849 Testarossa and revisit the Ferrari Purosangue. Coming down to earth, we interview the team behind Fiat’s new Grande Panda and match it up with its inspiration: the classic Fiat Panda Mk1. From Italy, we have stories on ultra-rare Fiat 600 coachbuilt cars, both saloons and sports cars. The 1960s Alfa Romeo Giulia GT coupe is reimagined as the Totem GT-inspired Alfa Zottola restomod, while the modern Giulia saloon gets a full grilling in our full buying guide. Of course, we also have all our regular show reports, book reviews, news, clubs and cars for sale. CONTENTS FIAT GRANDE PANDA MEETS PANDA MK1 – Design interview and back-to-back test with Giugiaro’s original FERRARI 400 GT V LAMBORGHINI ESPADA – Two four-seater V12 supercars – but who did it better? FIAT 600 COACHBUILT SALOONS – Group test of three extremely rare 1950s four-door Fiat 600s FIAT 600 COUPES – Rundown of coachbuilt sports cars based on the humble Fiat 600 ALFA ROMEO ZOTTOLA – Story of a unique UK-made Alfa Romeo Giulia GT restomod inspired by the Totem GT DINO 246 – A fresh look at the pettiest road car ever made in Maranello DINO PROTOTYPES – Exclusive: unseen Dino designs from masters like Marcello Gandini, Leonardo Fioravanti and Paolo Martin SECRET SUPERCARS – Italian supercars you can currently buy, but you’ve probably never heard of ALFA ROMEO GIULIA BUYERS’ GUIDE – What to look for when buying Alfa’s 2015-date super saloon FERRARI 849 TESTAROSSA – Unveiling Ferrari’s striking new SF90 replacement FERRARI PUROSANGUE – Revisiting Ferrari’s four-door 4x4 OBSCURATI – WAM.