Cyril Despres takes maiden win with Yamaha at Rally dos Sertoes
Aboard his new Yamaha motorcycle, Cyril Despres wins the Rally dos Sertoes.
Rob Marshall's Nine: the video with Alfa Romeo MiTo
Via the much-awaited new film from Rob Marshall, the musical Nine, Alfa Romeo is doing some promotion of its new MiTo model. The film is a musical movie adaptation of Federico Fellini’s famous 8 1/2 film, with an incredible cast…
New Lamborghini Aventador on the streets of Berlin
Italy’s Lamborghini supercar brand has a new weapon in its line-up - the Aventador. The new model was recently revealed at the Geneva Motor Show and is an evolution for Lambo which should increase the company’s fortunes after struggling profits.…
Valentino Rossi Yamaha R1 up for auction
With the news that Valentino Rossi is moving to Ducati after seven years of championship wins with Yamaha, this could be the last chance to get your hands on a Rossi-developed Yamaha R1. The Italian sports star is famous for…
Montezemolo and his shit Ferrari
In this video, Ferrari president Luca de Montezemolo relates a very funny story of the first Ferrari he ever owned. The yellow Ferrari 348, with the entrepreneur himself driving, got involved in a traffic light drag race with a young…
Gallardo Tricolore celebrates Italy
To celebrate 150 years of Italian unification, just about every Italian brand and business has done something for the national party; it’s just that some brands can afford to really celebrate in style. Like Italian supercar manufacturer, Lamborghini, for example.…
Italian fashion and automobile design: the Versace Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster
Somebody did say that they hope Porsche never does anything as crass as this, but I think this snazzy version of the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 coupè has its place in Italian design. Hell, you even get a range of Versace…
Lamborghini at 2010 Pirelli Calendar premiere
Imagine turning up to the Pirelli Calendar premiere in a Lamborghini! It’s the ultimate in sophisticated, Italian pimp style, though that does sound like an oxymoron. Singer James Blunt appeared next to a Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce and Lady Victoria…
The world's most beautiful cars: 110 years of Ferrari at the Maranello musuem
Ferrari’s museum at Maranello showcases the “L’Automobile Italiana 1899 - 2009″, or the “Italian Automobile” exhibition with some of the best examples of Italian car design to be seen.The vintage car and modern exhibition includes examples from Fiat’s foundation year…
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione parades through Florence
The Italians have a saying about envy being a terrible thing - “l’invidia รจ una brutta bestia” - and here is just another example of where we can be jealous, at least of the owners of these beautiful Alfa Romeo…
Owning a vintage Vespa in Italy: Milan to Rome on a 1961 Vespa
Travelling from Milan to Rome on a vintage Vespa was possible for Peter Moore because, basically, he bribed the Italian authorities with a pizza lunch and some red wine. It’s the start to a very good story, and some good…
Italian show girl Belen Rodriguez and the Ducati Desmosedici
While Belen Rodriguez can be described as an Italian showgirl, she is, in fact, Argentinian. Not that that will matter to Ducati fans after seeing this hot bike shoot featuring the Desmosedici and Rodriguez. The Desmosedici belongs to Nicky Hayden…
Ferrari FF: new Ferrari design for the next generation
A Ferrari hatchback? That’s what you could be thinking on seeing this new Ferrari FF which recently had its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The model is called a shooting brake and is Ferrari’s first four-seater, boot-space…
Italian anniversaries: the ape moped truck
An Italian legend turns 60 this year - and we’re talking about the three wheeled Italian truck called the Ape. It was developed by Piaggio in 1948 in post-war times of invention and genius. It was modelled on the idea…
U.S. Senator John F Kerry visits Ferrari facilities in Maranello
Yesterday, during his trip to Italy, the U.S. Senator John F Kerry stopped in Maranello to visit the Ferrari facilities. Here the American politician, who was the Democrat’s candidate for the U.S. Presidency in 2004, met his old friend Luca…
2011 Formula 1 calendar: future to include new Rome race?
The 2011 Formula 1 calendar is the biggest for the world racing championship that has been planned so far. It includes 20 events starting in Bahrain in March and finishing in Brazil in November, and future plans are underway that…
Vintage Ducati and Keira Knightley for Coco Chanel
We’re used to seeing Ducati in red and in motion, but in this video a vintage-look beige Ducati 750 Sport is sat on by Keira Knightley. It’s part of the advertising campaign for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume. It’s a strange…
Benny Caiola's Ferrari FXX sold for more than 2 million dollars
Benny Caiola’s Ferrari FXX Evoluzione has been sold for 2.1 million dollars. Famous for his large fortune and good heart, the late Benny Caiola - who left Sicily at the age of 17 for America where he quickly became a…
Two Italian icons meet: Valentino Rossi in Ducati
The news that Italy’s biggest sports star and multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will ride for Ducati for the next two years is the achievement of a dream for many Italians (forgetting that fellow Italian rider Max Biaggi rides for…
Ferrari 250 California sets new pricing record with 7 million euro
The black Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB which once belonged to actor James Coburn and was every man’s dream went for 7.040 million euro at Leggenda and Passione auction in Maranello. The price was paid by Chris Evans, a…
Italian car design: the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta video
This video of Alfa Romeo’s new car, the Giulietta hatchback which replaces the Alfa 147, shows all the classic, sexy pedigree of the Italian brand. This year Alfa Romeo celebrates 100 years and the new Giulietta is hopefully going to…
Fiat 500 Barbie edition for Barbie's 50th Birthday
Barbie turns 50 this year (though she’s looking good for her age) and in occasion of the 50th Barbie birthday, Fiat has designed a special Fiat 500 Barbie edition. Unusual choice? Perhaps, but the style of Italy’s famous Fiat 500…
Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi gets Laureus Award 2011
2010 has not been a very lucky year for Valentino Rossi. On 5 June 2010 the Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion broke his right tibia. It was diagnosed he was likely to be out for most…
Ferrari 458 Italia took home "Robb Report Car of the Year" award
The Ferrari 458 Italia has been named “ Car Of The Year 2011” by the prestigious Robb Report. According to the magazine, the Ferrari 458 is the “shocking demonstration of just how much improvement can be brought to an already…
Vespa store opens in Milan
Vespa has opened a store in Milan with a new space dedicated to Vespa history, fashion and design. The store celebrates the Vespa brand as one of the key ambassadors of the “Made in Italy” movement. The space is located…