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The 2018 Maserati Ghibli mimics no other vehicle in the premium midsize sedan segment. While other automakers continue a predictable march towards familiarity and conformity – there are only so many ways to build a modern high-volume sedan – this European manufacturer forges its own path. While other automakers are pursuing isolation, and supplemen...

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Thinking back on this holiday weekend, I'm especially thankful for a couple of drives into the northern Colorado mountains this fall inside impressive vehicles built in the hills of Italy. They're the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio all-wheel-drive SUV and 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia AWD luxury sport sedan. Of both, I'd say, "È bellissimo" — so beautiful.

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An unrestored 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 Strada is on sale with only 14,334 kilometers (8907 miles) on the odometer. Aston Martin of New England, a dealer in Waltham, Mass., is offering it for $1.65 million. Red, with a red-leather interior, the low-slung exotic has not been on the road since the 1980s. Classic Driver, an international marketplace for ca...

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Racing fans will no doubt know the name Dallara. The Italian company doesn't field its own team, but you've almost certainly seen its cars race. Every chassis used in IndyCar is a Dallara. The same goes for Formula E. It's responsible for the carbon-fiber tubs used by the Haas team in Formula 1 and the Cadillac DPi cars that have been so successful...

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The Fiat 500's acquisition by the New York Modern Art Museum (MoMA) has earned the Fiat brand an accolade at the 2017 Corporate Art Awards. The award celebrates the status of the most popular car in the Fiat brand's history - the icon that brought mass car ownership to Italy and has become a worldwide ambassador for the country and a major symbol o...

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Giorgio Piola has been crafting beautifully detailed drawings of Formula One cars for almost half a century. The Italian technical journalist has charted some of the groundbreaking changes that have redefined racing cars and made F1 one of the most enduring and popular sports on the planet. "I believe nearly all the pieces of a F1 car can go to an...

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Giordano Mozzi is one of the most decorated Italian drivers in history, the winningest competitor alive in the famous 1,000-mile “Mille Miglia” rally in his home country. Last week, he flew to New Orleans to add to his list of accolades: leading a line of more than 40 cars in the first “CentoMiglia” rally on U.S. soil on Saturday. And he did it in...

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As millions of Manhattan shoppers turn up their collars to the winter wind, Maserati offers a warm holiday treat in the form of the Levante SUV, as an exclusive vehicle display at The Shops at Columbus Circle opens to the public today to celebrate the magic of the season. The Levante will be on display in Time Warner Center's The Shops at Columbus...

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Italian cars have always had a certain—to borrow from the French — je ne sais quoi, an intangible yet undeniable appeal that transcends practicality in favor of eliciting a purely emotional response. Any auto enthusiast who wants to go from zero to the status of celebrated collector can do so in 11 cars flat, as long as they bid furiously at the RM...

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Last week, the Waltham High School Italian department, the Italian Consulate of Boston and Centro Attivita Scolastiche Italiane collaborated to host Italian Day at WHS. Students enjoyed pasta-making with master chef Federico Zampieri, a visit from a Lamborghini and a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata.” “This was a great day and one the s...

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