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You can't be a true gearhead until you've owned an Alfa. So said Top Gear, but, after years of decreasing sales on the continent, many Americans may never the chance to find out why Alfa Romeo is held in such high esteem across the pond. So where did it all go wrong for Alfa in the States, a place in which the company has never truly found sustaine...

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Vehicles are often named after metaphors of domination, speed, and strength. The Mustang is a wild horse, the Diablo is literally named after the devil, and the same goes for the Impala, the Charger, the Stingray, the Viper, Thunderbird… you get my flow. These metaphors are often embodied as traits within the animals the cars are named after, and i...

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The average Alfa Romeo may not rearrange your organs in the same way that a Lamborghini or Ferrari does, but this Italian automaker's fan base is just as passionate. The brand's 110th anniversary was a perfect occasion for fans - well, at least some of them - to head out this week. Of course, Alfa fans are affectionately known as "Alifisti", and so...

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“It is a very forgiving car. Very pretty, too.” That’s what the legendary Steve McQueen said about Duetto in the summer of 1966, having been invited by Sports Illustrated to try the Italian spider, along with other “fast friends.” The model he drove was one of the first Alfa Romeo 1600 Spiders to arrive in the US, after its debut at the Geneva Moto...

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Declining sales and repeated overhauls to its future plans are not typically signs of a car brand’s good health. So alfisti - passionate fans of Alfa Romeo - should be concerned about the short and long-term future of the storied Italian brand. The new-car sales data released this week showed Alfa Romeo sales had declined almost 40 per cent year-to...

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Back in the early days of motoring, luxury automakers would sell chassis to their wealthiest customers who would them commission coachbuilders to put on a bespoke body. This process doesn't really work on modern cars these days, because the body and the chassis are forced to be structurally integral for crash and pedestrian safety reasons. And re-e...

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Alfa Romeo has been in business for 110 years and for about 106 of those years, it didn't need an SUV. That all changed as luxury 'utes took over the world and compelled parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to steer the legend toward a suburban people-hauler. Or not, as the Stelvio I drove in its original iteration back in 2018, while fine at hauling p...

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Italy’s famed automobile designers and manufacturers have designed and engineered top-class four-wheeled machines. "The passion for fast and beautiful cars runs very deep among Italians", said Michael Pucciarelli, Vice Chairman of Casa Belvedere’s Board of Directors. He has owned many Italian sports cars over the years, including 11 Ferraris, an Al...

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Battery-powered conversions of classic cars are supposedly the next big thing in the restomod business and Totem Automobili is about to drop jaws with its Alfa Romeo GTelectric. This is an all-electric re-imagination of the Italian classic, one that now offers no less than 518 HP and 693 lb-ft (940 Nm) of torque. Totem claims that the GTelectric is...

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The Alfa Romeo Giulia has been a beautiful and successful selling car for the Italian automaker. A car that’s been highly acclaimed and considered reasonably priced to get into. If you desired more power, then upgrading to the Giulia Quadrifoglio would certainly satisfy. As Alfa Romeo celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, they have decided to...

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