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Premature Celebration Causes Rider to Lose Moto Race
Premature Celebration Causes Rider to Lose Moto Race

12 Jul 2012, 07:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some drivers and motorbike riders, especially those people who race in circuit-based racing (not point to point), if they don’t have a small LCD screen inside the car, or fail to see the board...

 
Renault Twizy Windows - Finally a Reality
Renault Twizy Windows - Finally a Reality

10 Jul 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The fact that Renault’s Twizy lacks windows may have turned some potential buyers away from the car, as it would only really be practical and enjoyable on a warm and not-at-all wet day. Howeve...

 
De Tomaso Goes Bust
De Tomaso Goes Bust

6 Jul 2012, 13:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Livorno courthouse, on the west coast of Italy, has officially pronounced the famed carmaker De Tomaso, as dead, for the second time in ten years, having previously ‘gone under’ back...

 
Ferrari Reveals F12 Berlinetta Pricing Details - Cheaper than 599
Ferrari Reveals F12 Berlinetta Pricing Details - Cheaper than 599

5 Jul 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many jaws were dropped when Ferrari first unveiled the spectacular F12 Berlinetta, at the Geneva Motor Show, and the unanimous verdict was that it is a great looking machine. However, people were an...

 
Sergio Pininfarina Passes at Age 85
Sergio Pininfarina Passes at Age 85

3 Jul 2012, 11:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Born in 1926, Sergio Pininfarina who was chairman of Pininfarina from 1966 onward, and as of 2006, Honorary Chairman of the group, has died at the age of 85. He has been responsible for overseeing t...

 
NWG Zero - Small Two-Seater EV with Italian Flair <span>· Video</span>
NWG Zero - Small Two-Seater EV with Italian Flair · Video

28 Jun 2012, 10:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having recently been blessed by the Pope, Italian EV manufacturer NWG has a promising future ahead, if we were to judge by the blessing itself, but also by looking at their first and only product to...

 
Pope Benedict Receives Two-Seater EV as Donation
Pope Benedict Receives Two-Seater EV as Donation

28 Jun 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pope Benedict the Sixteenth has made it perfectly clear on several occasions that he fully supports EVs and a reduction of the Vatican’s gas emissions (the most recent Popemobile is a plug-in ...

 
14% of Italian Motorists Have Vandalized a Car
14% of Italian Motorists Have Vandalized a Car

26 Jun 2012, 11:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We live in a very sanitized, civilized world, but somehow cars do get the best of us and we don’t mean that in a good way. Road rage often extends beyond the driving part itself, and Italians,...

 
Two Classic Jaguar E-Type Racecars Driven Flat Out at Monza
Two Classic Jaguar E-Type Racecars Driven Flat Out at Monza

26 Jun 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Italian circuit of Monza is one of the world’s most renowned high-speed racetracks. It is the perfect place, then, to take your 1963 Jaguar E-Type and E-Type Lightweight Low Drag Coupe for...

 
BMW i ‘Born Electric Tour’ Begins in Rome
BMW i ‘Born Electric Tour’ Begins in Rome

25 Jun 2012, 09:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite negative rumors surrounding BMW’s ‘i’ program earlier this month, they seem to have been cleared up and the ‘Born Electric Tour’ which showcases the German manu...

 
Pagani Zonda R EVO Spotted in Italy
Pagani Zonda R EVO Spotted in Italy

23 Jun 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As if the Zonda R wasn’t a quick enough car, Pagani engineers have been hard at work making an even faster version of the car, ready for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, due to take place next ...

 
Ferrari Raises 1.8 Million Euros for Italy’s Earthquake Victims
Ferrari Raises 1.8 Million Euros for Italy’s Earthquake Victims

21 Jun 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After an American car collector bid a massive €1.4 million ($1.76 million) for this, the 599XX Evo, Ferrari easily managed to raise €1.8 million ($2.26 million) that will go towards helpin...

 
Fiat Punto VIRGIN Radio Launched <span>· Photo Gallery</span>
Fiat Punto VIRGIN Radio Launched · Photo Gallery

21 Jun 2012, 12:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Starting this summer, you’ll be able to rock out in your FIat Punto if you live in Italy, as a new special edition has been launched as a result of the collaboration between Fiat and Virgin Ra...

 
Motorcycle Crashes into Lamborghini Aventador in Italy
Motorcycle Crashes into Lamborghini Aventador in Italy

11 Jun 2012, 07:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When news reached our ears that a teenager had been involved in a Lamborghini Aventador crash, we immediately thought about that 22 year old Saudi Arabian student who bought one of the first example...

 
Cash-Strapped Fiat Temporarily Closes Europe HQ
Cash-Strapped Fiat Temporarily Closes Europe HQ

7 Jun 2012, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fiat is tightening all loose screws and battening the hatches, as they get ready for what will undoubtably be one of the worst sales years for the European market. The company has a number of rev...

 
Aventador Deliveries Could Be Delayed by Earthquake
Aventador Deliveries Could Be Delayed by Earthquake

7 Jun 2012, 08:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Italy has been hit by some of the worst natural disasters in decades. The European country was struck by a massive earthquake on May 20th, followed by two further larger ones on May 29th. As small t...

 
Ferrari Auctioning 599XX Evo As Earthquake Aid for Italy
Ferrari Auctioning 599XX Evo As Earthquake Aid for Italy

31 May 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Italy has been devastated by three earthquakes taking place on on May 20, 28 and the 29th, killing 24 people in total so far according to most media reports. This has not only ruined lives, but also...

 
F&M Mugello Supercar Teased
F&M Mugello Supercar Teased

7 Dec 2011, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / How can you not be thrilled when an Italian company announces a new supercar? Faralli & Mazzanti (F&M) is threatening the world with a new project, the Mugello. We can get an idea of how...

 
Jeep Italy Commercial: Never Adapt
Jeep Italy Commercial: Never Adapt

7 Oct 2011, 20:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Jeep brand is making a strong offensive onto the Italian market, seeing as a compact crossover under their badge will soon be built there under Fiat’s guidance. To make sure all attention ...

 
Official: Small Jeep SUV to Be Built in Italy from 2013
Official: Small Jeep SUV to Be Built in Italy from 2013

3 Oct 2011, 16:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve got fresh news coming from the Fiat/Chrysler Group alliance. After the announcement that Alfa Romeo will benefit from a new 1.8-liter turbocharged engine for the 4C and eventually the ne...