In anticipation of strong demand in the United States, Alfa Romeo has increased production of the Tonale to 400 units a day, reports Automotive News. The automaker recently announced US pricing and opened pre-orders for the range, excluding the base model. Sales have already commenced in Europe, with local deliveries expected to take place in the s...
READ MOREIt’s been eight years since Alfa Romeo returned to the US market with the exotic-leaning and tightly sprung 4C Spider two-seater, later followed by the Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover. Before those vehicles, there was a trickle of limited-edition Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Spiders, with the first one coming to the US in 2008. A few of these can...
READ MORELamborghinis aren't typically enjoyed in snowy, icy environments where temperatures dip to below zero degrees Fahrenheit, but this is exactly what guests at the Italian manufacturer's Esperienza Neve event experienced recently. Held in Livigno, a town and ski resort in the Italian Alps close to the Swiss border, this is the eighth year that the Aut...
READ MOREQuadrifoglio is the Italian word for a four-leaf clover. In the 1923 Targa Floria, driver Ugo Sivocci put the symbol of good luck on his Alfa Romeo RL, and he won the race. That was the beginning of the association between Alfa and the Quadrifoglio. The brand intends to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this symbol for its motorsport success throu...
READ MOREAutomobili Pininfarina has announced today that it is again expanding its dealership network in the United States as it looks to take advantage of the small number of electric hypercars currently on the market. With Pininfarina’s relationship with Ferrari essentially coming to an end in 2017 with the release of the Ferrari-designed La Ferrari, it w...
READ MOREWhile the Lamborghini Broward dealership hosted high society attendees from southern Florida, the Westlake location had a higher number of clinking expensive champagne glasses, with people hailing not only from northern L.A., but from the Malibu and Santa Barbara communities as well. The re-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony was meant to show people a...
READ MOREExotic sports cars may soon be running on air. Partially. Ferrari has received a patent for a "plusejet" system that could improve the performance of its cars. It is similar in concept to one that has been proposed for the Tesla Roadster, which remains in development more than five years since it was originally announced. Ferrari's design, first di...
READ MOREIn the new episode of Italian Innovators I present the story of ALFIERI MASERATI, founder of the renowned automobile company. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE. Starting from the finish line of the 1908 Targa Florio, where young Alfieri celebrated as the riding mechanic of the winning pilot Vincenzo Trucco, I explore the development of his career (from racing...
READ MOREUnlike in the natural world, where profound complexity often expresses itself within elegant design—think of the Fibonacci spiral found in a sunflower’s center—the modern automotive landscape is mostly an expanse of mass-market homogeneity that has taken the form right out of function. Pagani Automobili, however, remains synonymous with exquisite...
READ MOREItalian legacy automaker Alfa Romeo recently outlined details of its upcoming all-electric segment in which its CEO said it intends to bolster sales in North America, expressing the need to “transfer the concept of performance” to its EVs. To do so, however, Alfa Romeo believes it needs something bigger and all-electric to attract US consumers, sta...
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