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Perfect for anyone who loves classic car mechanics, design and history, The Roar of Italian Heritage is a 100% Made-in-Italy travel experience by Italian Ways, taking you across Brescia, Milan and Turin to discover the designers behind iconic cars the whole world admires today. See original sketches and talk to automotive leaders like Roberto Gioli...

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When you hear Lamborghini and the 1970s in the same sentence, you probably think about the origins of the iconic Countach luxury sports car. What you might not know is that, just three years after introducing the Countach, the Italian car maker went in a completely different direction, developing an off-road vehicle called the Cheetah that looks li...

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Ferraris are works of art. As the founder of the company, Enzo Ferrari, once said, “Ferraris are not cars, they are dreams.” The world’s best-known exotic car brand has been around since 1947, when Enzo Ferrari founded it shortly after WWII. Ferrari has been an innovative force in the car world since then and they continue to innovate and excite wi...

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Cisitalia is likely one of the most important and influential automobile manufacturers of which most people have never heard. Founded by wealthy Italian industrialist Piero Dusio, the name (pronounced chee-see-TAH-lee-uh) was a partial acronym that stood for Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia. It was one of dozens of small Italian firms establis...

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EVEN as analysts are forecasting declines in vehicle sales in the United States this year and next, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles believes the time is still ripe for expansion. On Tuesday, the Italian-American carmaker said it planned to spend US$4.5 billion over the next three years to update several Detroit plants and retool an engine plant to make J...

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«Quando vedo passare un'Alfa Romeo mi levo il cappello», diceva Henry Ford alla fine degli anni Trenta, mostrando un rispetto e un'ammirazione per l'ingegneria italiana che in quegli anni non era affatto scontato, soprattutto da parte dell'imprenditore che aveva praticamente inventato la linea di montaggio. La storia del marchio milanese negli Stat...

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More than just a car, the tiny first generation Fiat 500 (1957-1975) was an important cultural icon. Like the Model T, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Mini, or the Citroen 2CV, the “Cinquecento” not only put its home country on wheels, it became the nation’s ambassador to the world. The 500 was designed by Dante Giacosa to be an affordable car for post-...

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Alfa Romeo today unveiled the limited-edition 2020 4C Spider Italia for North America, limited to only 15 vehicles. The 2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Italia offers driving enthusiasts a mid-engine design inspired by the brand's legendary racing history and represents the essential sportiness embedded in the brand's DNA. The limited-edition 4C Spider It...

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Italian car brand Alfa Romeo will be the only name on its Formula One team partnership with Switzerland-based Sauber this season. The rebranding means 2007 F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will be driving for Alfa Romeo Racing in 2019.  The team was called Alfa Romeo Sauber when it finished eighth in the constructors' standings...

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Automobili Pininfarina is getting ready for the global unveiling of the Battista, its battery-electric hypercar, and now the Italian-German brand is announcing new details about its global retail network. First and foremost is the announcement of a new website where potential customers can apply to own one of the just 150 examples planned to be bui...

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