Alfa Romeo at 100

June 19, 2010

via news.google.com “Yet if it is Alfa Romeo for whom the birthday cake has been baked, it seems a lot of Americans do care — particularly the enthusiasts, collectors and racing fans who hold that Italian marque especially close to their hearts. Young people, whose Alfa exposure has mainly been to rusty 1980s convertibles on [...]

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Alonso: Ferrari is too far away

May 30, 2010

Alonso: Ferrari is too far away http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84032 “The points are good. Logically we wanted more but we were third in the championship, now we are fourth so we are still there. “We don’t have the fastest car, and yet we are one point ahead of Vettel, so we aren’t doing too bad.” Clearly the driver [...]

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Ancient Alfas at Goodwood – Classic Driver

May 28, 2010

Ancient Alfas at Goodwood – Classic Driver Classic Driver Ancient Alfas at GoodwoodClassic DriverRediscovered in the 1970s and restored to how it had been, it now lives in Alfa Romeo’s Centro Storico. There’s plenty of whining when it starts up, … Posted via email from mlstephens’s posterous

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Volkswagen Buys Majority Stake in Italdesign Giugiaro

May 28, 2010

Volkswagen Buys Majority Stake in Italdesign Giugiaro The Volkswagen Group has bought a 90.1-percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. The new partnership between the German automaker and the storied Italian design works will see Italdesign taking on a bigger role in styling future Volkswagen products, beginning with the forthcoming Volkswagen Up! Founded in 1968 in [...]

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Austin: Mixed reactions

May 26, 2010

Austin: Mixed reactionsAs news of the United States Grand Prix being hosted in Texas finally begins to sink in, it has been revealed that three sites are under consideration for the purpose built permanent road track. However, reaction to the news is mixed. Posted via email from mlstephens’s posterous

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2010 Alfa Romeo Guilietta: Safety Car For SBK Superbike World Championship

May 22, 2010

The top-of-the-line Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde, which is powered by a 1.75 liter turbo 235 bhp engine, has been selected to serve as the safety car for the SBK World Superbike Championship. Excellent choice, although it tops out well below the top speed of the bikes. It will be fun to see this car on the [...]

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Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa

April 24, 2010

Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Zagato Atelier announces the introduction of the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa at the XII Villa D’Este Concours d’Elegance. The TZ3 Corsa is not a design exercise. It does not take inspiration only from the 90 year collaboration between the two brands, neither only from the Milanese conjunction between Alfa Romeo and [...]

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta new promo video

April 2, 2010

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Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Abarth merged into single brand group

January 23, 2010

Fiat announced that they are rolling the Alfa Romeo, Maserati, and Abarth brands together into one group. Alfa Romeo certainly has been in decline for about a decade as far as sales volume goes, and have been slow to market with new models. This, among other things, has also caused resale values to plummet, which [...]

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Lexus LFA, only available by lease!

November 23, 2009

via insideline.com The engineering behind the new Lexus LFA is fantastic, with tuning of the sound of the motor, exhaust, intake and cabin at all revs. With a 9000 rpm V-10, it is no doubt an exciting car to drive. But the look is preposterous, not too different from all the body-kitted Japanese economy coupes [...]

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