Ciao and Vespa, icons of Italian scooters, return in electric format to keep Italian design alive Italians and smart working: 60% appreciate it Homicides down in last 10 years, Italy is among safest countries in Europe Italy’s cultural tourism continues to thrive with growing global interest Pope Francis signs decree recognizing Salvo D'Acquisto's...

In the history of urban mobility in Italy, scooters have played a crucial role, combining four key elements of past Italian life: economic growth, excellent design, innovation, and the need for quick transportation on often narrow streets, which were originally built for foot traffic or carriages.   Two iconic scooters from past decades were t...

Sunday May 19 - 11-4. Sacramento Italian Cultural Society - 6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608. It's no secret that Italy is a country of beauty and quality. This is seen in everything from their clothing to their coffee. And that includes its cars. Few cars can equal the beauty of Italian designed cars, known for their style and performance...

The all-new TRK 702X adventure bike and its sister TRK 702 street version; the TRK 502X adventure bike and TRK 502 street version; the 302S naked street bike; the all-new retro Imperiale 400, and the TNT135 small-bore motorcycle will all make their way to U.S. soil. The star attraction, however, will be the TRK 702X, developed by the Benelli R&D an...

Another collaboration between Ducati and Lamborghini has this time involved the Italian artist Paolo Troilo. Based on the Ducati Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini Speciale Clienti, Troilo’s work is named Centauro and is a sequel to Minotauro, which used the Lamborghini Huracan Evo as a base in 2021. The Speciale Clienti is based on the ‘standard’ Street...

Keeping in mind the tradition, history, and sheer badassery of Italian manufacturers, it’s hard to name just 10 Italian motorcycles that are every collector’s dream. Some folks pine for bikes with a storied past, and some want esthetics and speed. When you ride these bikes, you have a handle on history and the best of modern engineering.  The Itali...

Did you know that the Italian Air Force is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023? If you didn’t, now you do—and you also now know that the all-new Massimo Tamburini brand introduced its very first bike to celebrate. While Tamburini himself died in 2014, his son, Andrea, is now designing motorbikes and related accessories in both honor and conti...

Italy is a country that is steeped in automotive tradition, and just as it is renowned for its legendary supercars from marques that include Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti, the Mediterranean nation is equally adept at producing aspirational motorcycles. These bikes combine the performance and engineering prowess for which Italians are known alon...

Fantic, though a relatively unheard Italian company, has tasted plenty of success in the small displacement scrambler segment with its 125cc and 500cc motorcycles. But the ultimate goal is always excelling at big bikes, and the company is finally stretching its arms in that direction with the unveil of the 2023 Caballero 700. This is the company’s...

The 10th GFNY World Championship NYC remains world’s most international cycling race and the largest cycling race west of Europe. The anniversary edition had 6500 riders from over 90 countries registered for the race. And after 103 miles with 8500 feet of climbing were battled out on the roads of New York and New Jersey, the crown went to two rider...