The lifelong rivalry between Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini, creators of some of the most iconic Italian sports cars ever built, has made its way to the streets of Hollywood. Dueling movies about these flamboyant automotive patriarchs promise to shed light on a pair of stubborn visionaries with a keen eye for winning and women. The first of...
READ MOREAlfa Romeo’s plans to bring the Tonale SUV in North America have taken a dramatic twist according to a report that claims the only version offered will be the Q4 PHEV that launched in Europe yesterday. Alfa Romeo’s plug-in hybrid Tonale joins the front-wheel drive mild-hybrid Tonale in Alfa’s European lineup and is the only option for buyers there...
READ MOREThe Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri delivered the largest cruise ship ever built in Italy, the “MSC Seascape” to MSC Cruises. The ship was handed over in a ceremony held in the shipbuilder’s Monfalcone. The naming ceremony of the ship is scheduled to take place on December 7th in New York. The ship is the fourth to be built by Fincantieri for MSC...
READ MOREWhen the economy is struggling, wealth inequality widens. According to a report from the Institute for Policy Research and Americans for Tax Fairness, U.S. billionaires’ wealth surged by more than $400 billion between March 18 and May 19, 2020. This was at the height of the pandemic, when “virtually everyone else has been struggling through the COV...
READ MOREThe Maserati Quattroporte has become something like the Godfather of all luxury cars. Not for nothing, Francis Ford Coppola featured it in The Godfather Part III. But legendary mobsters aren’t the only ones loving this car. In fact, movie producers, superstars, royals and oil-rich heirs all go gaga for the Quattroporte. And if you're still unsure a...
READ MORETo say that Sardinia is a magical island sounds like the usual cliché. In reality, everything here is imbued with a thousand-year-old culture. More or less hidden, it has come down to us and survives in superstitious rites, folklore, customs and solemn rituals to which the community is very attached. If you visit this island, you will find many obj...
READ MOREYou're to be forgiven if you've confused the new season of HBO's "The White Lotus" for a multi-episode advertisement for Sicily. The Italian island – specifically the area in and around the fabled eastern town of Taormina – plays a leading role in Mike White's self-described "vacations gone wrong" series, taking the baton from the Hawaiian island o...
READ MOREGucci is wrapping up construction work at a new location on Palm Beach's Worth Avenue, and the famed Italian fashion brand could open its store there by early next year. In a presentation to the Town Council on Aug. 9, Oscar Soto, an attorney for the company, said Gucci hopes to complete interior renovation work to a 5,800-square-foot space at 225...
READ MOREItalian automaker Alfa Romeo is on a roll. Founded more than a century ago in Milan, Alfa Romeo established itself as a racing champion and leveraged the momentum to push its production cars. Post-WWII, the brand launched the stunning Giulietta and then the Giulia, setting up what Alfa Romeo exec Larry Dominique calls “sticky” and loyal fans. Alfa...
READ MORELambretta celebrates its 75th anniversary at Eicma 2022. It presents itself in all its originality, competitive on the international market with a complete and modern range of high quality products, available in different displacements and fashionable colors. Eicma’s premiere is the launch of the new X125. This model joins the existing range, which...
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