Monday, November 26, 2007

New Fiat 500 just keeps winning prizes

The new Fiat 500, due to launch in Australia in March next year, is getting the seal of approval from customers and auto competition judges alike. Here is a quick rundown of what the 500 has won so far ...click to continue

Casey Stoner is new test driver for Alfa

Newly crowned Australian World Champion, Casey Stoner, has swapped his Ducati racing motor bike for an 8C Competizione at a special test session organized by Alfa Romeo, Official Sponsor of the Ducati team in 2006 and 2007, at the Italian car maker’s Balocco test track ...more in ItalianCar Club

More photos and info on the Autodelta Spider J6

Here is a little more information from Autodelta in the UK on their new version of the Alfa Spider ...more in ItalianCar Club

Arnie says "I'll be back" (with a deposit we assume)

The Formula One season may be over, but its been a busy weekend for Ferrari, with the Italian super car maker collecting the “Supercar of The Year” award in Dubai and in Los Angeles the ‘Govenator’ of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, taking so much interest in the 430 Spider at the LA International Motor Show, Ferrari are pretty sure ‘he’ll be back’ for a closer look ...more in ItalianCar Club

UK supercar club GROUP20 charity drive for Children in Need

The UK supercar club GROUP20 recently held a 2007 Road Show in aid of Children in Need ...more in ItalianCar Club

Series 360 - special edition Pandas and Puntos in the UK

Two limited edition versions of Fiat’s best-selling models have just gone on sale in the UK – with the emphasis on exceptional levels of equipment and superb value for money ...more in ItalianCar Club

It's official - a rugby player will fit in a Fiat Bravo (Ritmo)

Italian rugby hero Marco Bortolami has just taken delivery of a new Fiat Bravo 1.4 T-Jet 150 Sport – and admits he’s converted ...more in ItalianCar Club

Work begins on Ferrari theme park in the Middle East

Construction of the Ferrari Theme Park in Abu Dhabi has officially started with the laying of the foundation stone for one of the world’s most eagerly awaited entertainment attractions ...more in ItalianCar Club

Rare RHD Ferrari auctioned in UK

Following their record price for a right hand drive Ferrari 330 GTC at the UK’s Duxford Imperial War Museum last month, auction house H&H have auctioned a number of rare classic Ferraris in their final sale of the year in Buxton held on 20 and 21 November ...more in ItalianCar Club

GranTurismo stars at Classic Adelaide

The Maserati GranTurismo, the legendary Italian car maker’s latest model, made only its second Australian public appearance as part of the celebrations surrounding the 2007 Classic Adelaide when it was unveiled in the Gouger Street party on the evening of Friday 23 November ...more in ItalianCar Club

Friday, November 2, 2007

Alfa, Fiat no show at Sydney show

Where were Alfa and Fiat? We assumed that it was because neither of them have any new cars to show and current sales - since both marques are pretty specialised - didn't justify the huge price tag of turning up ...click to continue

Lamborghini announces record year at Tokyo show

After strong sales and profit growth during the previous years, Automobili Lamborghini is heading for another record year in 2007 ...more in ItalianCar Club

New boss at Fiat UK

Andrew Humberstone has been appointed managing director of Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd and will take up his new role on Thursday 1 November ...more in ItalianCar Club

Zonda now officially quickest at Nurburgring

The Pagani Zonda F has just taken out the record at the Nürburgring with a time of 7:27.82 ...more in ItalianCar Club

Alfa registers for 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour and will provide safety vehicles

Alfa Romeo have submitted the first entry for the 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour, to be held in conjunction with the WPS Bathurst Motor Festival on February 8-10 next year ...more in ItalianCar Club

Alfa overhauls service in Australia

Alfa Romeo is overhauling the way that it deal with customers in Australia ...more in ItalianCar Club

Autodelta Spider J6 3.2 C unveiled at UK MPH07 motor show

Autodelta unveils its new Spider J6 3.2 C today at the MPH07 Motor Show at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London (1-4 November) and then at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (8-11 November) ...more in ItalianCar Club

Fiat confirms pricing on new Fiat 500 - $96,000

The first Fiat 500 has been sold in the UK for a staggering AUD$96,000, but it’s not a case of the Italian car maker capitalizing on intense worldwide demand for its cute new small car, as the car in question was the first of four Fiat 500s illustrated by renowned English artist, Tracey Emin ...more in ItalianCar Club

Maserati wins everything

Maserati has won everything - the FIA GT World Championship titles with Maserati MC 12 driver, Thomas Biagi, taking the FIA GT World Championship Drivers’ title at the weekend (21 October) has given Maserati all four world titles in the championship ...more in ItalianCar Club

Fiat 500 wins another award - this time in the UK

This time it's from Fifth Gear, the UK weekly motoring show (on cable TV in Australia) which has just crowned the 500 its Best Small Car of the Year – even though its UK launch is months away ...more in ItalianCar Club

Ferrari claim women like their cars too

A straw poll by ItalianCar, conducted over many years, seems to indicate to us that Ferrari don't have too many female fans ...more in ItalianCar Club

Fiat 500 wins obscure award

The new Fiat 500, which is due to arrive in Australia in March next year, has won the EuroCarBody 2007 award ...more in ItalianCar Club

8C Competizione deliveries start

Alfa Romeo has started deliveries of the stunning Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, but if you live in the Southern Hemisphere don’t expect to see one on a road near you anytime soon ...more in ItalianCar Club

FXX power upgrade and program gets 2 year extension

Ferrari’s innovative FXX programme, in which owners participate in the development of the next generation of Ferrari supercars by testing and development programmes with their own Ferrari FXX, has been extended two years ...more in ItalianCar Club

'Ferrari World Finals' tops out great year for Ferrari

Ferrari recently staged its ‘Ferrari World Finals’ to celebrate its season’s successes ...more in ItalianCar Club