Today, Lancia is most commonly known for their outrageous rally monsters from the late 20th century, but this 1954 Lancia Aurelia goes to show that any Lancia from any era has the potential to turn heads. One of only nine Lancia Aurelias restored and modified by Thornley Kelham, this navy blue bullet took over 5,000 hours to complete. As you might...
READ MOREOn most occasions, a new Ferrari launching is a pretty big deal. Think back to the premiere of the groundbreaking LaFerrari, the hybrid SF90 Stradale and last year’s Purosangue SUV — all important moments in their time. Now, the Italian outfit has unveiled another new model, but the biggest talking point is some fairly retro tech. Witness the Ferra...
READ MOREVeteran British automotive journalist, and author, Stuart Codling has been covering the world of exotic automobiles for decades, but as a full-time journalist, he's not exactly making supercar money. "I drive a Skoda," he told Car and Driver from his driveway in England, one of the few spots on his property where he receives cell reception. But thi...
READ MOREWhenever the Academy Awards call us, the memory of the iconic scene with Ferrari as the protagonist emerges. Within the framework of the 2023 Oscar Awards, I present below to bring to life a shoot that had none other than Al Pacino in front of the cameras and led to a nomination for Film Choice for the nostalgic film The Woman of the West. The mus...
READ MOREItalian producer Andrea Iervolino is planning to bring to the big screen “Maserati: a Racing Life,” an English-language biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for. Iervolino’s ILBE Group – in which he is partnered with Monika Bacardi – previously produced the Bobby Mo...
READ MOREAccording to Autocar, the Italian carmaker’s CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato confirmed that the performance EV line-up will start with ‘near’ 257kW and the more powerful Veloce variant offering around 589kW, before stepping up to the hyper Quadrifoglio which will ‘likely’ shift to an all-wheel drive setup. For context, the current 952-series limited-run...
READ MOREA grand tourer is really just a sports car in a luxury wrapper. You get power and performance, of course, but in a package you could use as a daily driver and enjoy on a road trip. If we hop in our time machine, Maserati essentially invented this class of car 75 years ago with the 1947 A6 1500. Their latest version, the new 2024 GranTurismo, is eve...
READ MOREU.S. film financier Grandave Capital will invest in the documentary “Romano Artioli – The Last Great Dreamer,” about the one-time owner of the Bugatti and Lotus automobile brands, Romano Artioli. In 1952, Artioli, a 20-year-old technician in Italy watched in astonishment as Bugatti ceased production in Molsheim, France. Artioli studied mechanical e...
READ MORESupercars are all about the numbers: the fastest acceleration, the highest top speed, the lowest weight. After all, most people will never get their hands on one — carmakers need their halo vehicles to be impressive on paper, not just in person. Luckily for Pininfarina, the company seems to have nailed that “numbers” aspect of supercar creation. T...
READ MOREJoe Walsh’s Maserati couldn’t have done 185. But the grizzled guitarist would surely lose his license in the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore: The first EV from any high-end Italian brand tops out at 202 mph, and dusts past 60 mph in 2.6 seconds. “Life’s Been Good” should be the motto of anyone flush enough for a GranTurismo; whether in the Folgor...
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