Fiat 500 to China?
Will the Chinese car market get its own slice of the dolce vita? According to more rumours, the debut of the Fiat 500 in China is imminent, a year after the first rumours appeared. This time, ChinaCarTimes has revived the…
Pit Bull Lift
If you do your own motorcycle maintenance, this Pit Bull lift looks real good and easy to use. The turn table option is pretty cool too.
Two 7 star hotels to be inaugurated in Sardinia
7 star hotels are as rare as hen’s teeth, but Sardinia will soon be the only place on earth to boast two super luxury hotels; the Pitrizza hotel and hotel Cervo both in Porto Cervo will in fact be upgraded…
Bennets babes search: sexy biker gallery
Do you want to be a Bennetts Babe? The sexy bikers from Britain’s motorcycle insurance group are looking for new recruits - check out this gallery and see if you’ve got what it takes. Bennetts Babes are present at international…
It's Official – Casey Stoner Leaves Ducati!
It was the worst kept secret of the MotoGP paddock after Sportmediaset spilled the beans, but it’s now been officially confirmed by Ducati that Casey Stoner will be leaving the Italian team at the end of this season. Stoner’s destination…
MotoGP Assen – Lorenzo and Stoner Duel continues in FP2 – Melandri Crashes
Yesterday’s duel between Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo continued in this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Assens’s TT Circuit Van Drenthe, however the Fiat Yamaha rider came out on top again, doing a series of record laps and the only…
WSBK: Pedercini Kawasaki team happy with Almeria shakedown
The Pedercini Kawasaki team has just carried out two days of testing at the Spanish circuit of Almeria, where the Italian squad continued the development of the ZX-10R that will take part in the 2013 World Superbike Championship with riders…
Carlo Checa invites Valentino Rossi to race at Imola
Valentino Rossi is getting his and Ducati’s ass kicked left and right in MotoGP, while Carlos Checa in a private team but with factory backing is wiping up the World Superbike championship this season.Checa who helped celebrate Ducati’s 300th Superbike…
Stoner on Pole – Results and Quotes from Qatar Qualifying
Casey Stoner will start from pole positionafter setting the fastest lap during qualifying in Qatar.Stoner dominated the session setting the fastest time and leaving second place to Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi who was behind by .473 of a second.…
Adventure sports in Italy: trekking in Piedmont
There is an adventure sport in Italy which is a mix between trekking, climbing and caving. Called “ferrate” the sport involves walking through rocky mountainous areas where some equipment and support is required to negotiate the sometimes perilous rocky outcrops.…
Arpino: megalithic acropolis
When in Rome, you’re also in Lazio, the Italian region on the west coast of the peninsula. And if you ever dared to hire a car around these parts, you could meander down to Naples or wander into Umbria as…
Katana, the new floor lamp by V12 design and Arkispazio for I Tre
This elegant floor lamp called Katana and designed by V12design and Arkispazio for I tre, one of the Firme di vetro’s brands, has been presented at the Frankfurt international exhibition Light & Building 2008. Made of carbon fibre this dynamic…
Italian playmate Sarah Nile voted out of Big Brother
Only a few days ago our colleagues over at 06blog interviewed Sarah Nile (a great favourite with the Blog if you know what I mean) who has just been voted out of Italy’s Big Brother house. The 23 year old…
Francis Bacon's paintings on exhibition at Palazzo Reale in Milan
Francis Bacon is now regarded as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century; a true genius who succeeded in capturing the unrest and deep turmoil of his times. His paintings are like a magnificent and appalling journey into…
Robert de Niro speaks Italian: the video trailer of Manuale d'Amore 3
Robert de Niro’s first Italian film in more than 30 years after Novecento, sees the American actor from Italian origin go back to his roots and try speaking in Italian. The new Manuale d’Amore film is the third in the…
Alfa Romeo Giulietta at 2010 Geneva Motor Show
New pics of the Alfa Giulietta have been released as it nears its 2010 Geneva Motor Show debut. New technical details have also been made available for the first “Compact” platform model for Fiat, known as the C-Evo. While still…
Art from Pompeii: restored frescoes at the Naples archaeological museum
After a few years of closure, the Collezione Affreschi and Collezione Farnese from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli will reopen from September. The affresco collection shows more than 400 restored frescoes from Pompeii, destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption of…
Ben Spies to skip Phillip Island GP – Update
While Yamaha has yet to issue an official statement, it looks like Ben Spies will be forced to miss this weekend’s penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phillip Island, following his highside during yesterday’s MotoGP race at Sepang.The unlucky…
Actress Michelle Rodriguez goes on a shopping spree in Milan
Thanks to the planetary success of Avatar (a blockbuster directed by the incomparable James Cameron), Michelle Rodriguez has now become one of the world’s most popular actresses. Hounded by paparazzi wherever she goes (and she‘s around a lot), the American…
Spy Shots: Guzzi California and V7 Scrambler
If you’re going to hold your annual dealers meeting like Piaggio did the other day in Montecarlo(Leon Camier and Max Biaggi took off from testing at Portimao to attend) you should make sure that your guests aren’t taking sneak pics…
XLVI Superbowl ads: Hyundai All For One
Hyundai introduces one of its commercials that will be broadcasted during the upcoming XLVI Superbowl. As previously announced, the new campaign of the South Korean carmaker goes more in the direction of sheer entertainment, and doesn’t really focus on a…
Photo of the day: Rossi fan
Rooting for your team is a little like dressing up: a way of expressing your imagination, and of communicating to others your taste (or lack thereof). This girl, with her pumpkin-like wig and a large number 46 leaves us in…
Italian supercars: new Ferrari 458 Italia video and pics
Italian motoring legends are being presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, and among them is the brand new Ferrari 458 Italia. The stunning new Ferrari supercar is powered by a 4.5-litre V8 engine at 570 hp. We know that…
Losail Circuit as Seen by Casey Stoner
While Casey Stoner admits that the Losail circuit isn’t his favourite circuit, he’s know as the King of Qatar having dominated and won the opening race in the last three seasons.“We have always enjoyed great results in Qatar although the…
ClipMusic, video clip competition and event
From August 4 to 9 the ClipMusic event will take place as part of the Ravello Festival. The best emerging video clip directors will be awarded with a prize for the video of the year.The 10 finalists for this prize…
