Although the heavily revised 1999 model year Diablo VT and SV launched in late 1998 were the first new models to arrived since the Volkswagen Audi Group’s acquisition of Automobili Lamborghini…
Read MoreAt the 1997 Geneva Motor Show, Ital Design unveiled a fully operational concept in conjunction with Alfa Romeo. Dubbed Scighera after a Milanese mist, this latest high end sports car creation…
Read MoreBy the late 1990s, the global economic outlook had improved sufficiently that Volkswagen Audi Group boss, Ferdinand Piech, elected to go on a buying spree of high end manufacturers that he…
Read MoreAs a consequence of an exclusivity agreement for production models signed by Ferrari and Pininfarina in late 1952, other Italian coachbuilders rarely got a look in when it came to creating…
Read MoreDuring a famous 1998 spree, Volkswagen Audi Group Chairman, Ferdinand Piech, added a trio of high end marques to the German mega Corp’s already impressive portfolio of motor…
Read MoreBy the late 1980s, the number of one-make racing series being organised around Europe had grown exponentially. Hatchbacks, saloons and GT-style supercars were all catered for as competitors…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler took control of Automobili Lamborghini in April 1987, the Italian firm’s replacement for the legendary Countach was already at an advanced stage of development with production slated to…
Read MoreIn many respects, the 456 GT had proven the catalyst for a new Ferrari era upon its launch in late 1992. A long overdue successor to the front-engined four-seat 365 GT4, 400 and 412 line that had first…
Read MoreWhatever was thought of the controversial EB110, Bugatti’s revival under Romano Artioli was never criticised for a lack of ambition. Having acquired the rights to the famous French firm in 1987, Artioli…
Read MoreAlthough the 348 had never been conceived with competition in mind, it actually went on to have quite a successful career in GT racing. When Ferrari launched the 348 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in…
Read MoreOf Italy’s myriad coachbuilders, arguably the best known for unconventional and avant-garde designs has been Zagato. The firm’s earliest bodies to grace Ferrari chassis emerged in the early…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler acquired Automobili Lamborghini in 1987, the American firm hoped they would be able to sell several hundred examples of a highly anticipated Countach successor every year. Even…
Read MoreZagato’s first collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini happened in a semi-official capacity during 1965. At the time, Ferruccio Lamborghini’s auto maker had just got up to speed with production of…
Read MoreSoon after the SZ had been launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1989, Alfa Romeo turned their attention to creating a more conventionally styled flagship that could be sold in greater…
Read MoreIn 1952, Enzo Ferrari signed an agreement that saw Pininfarina become the Maranello firm’s official body designer and coachbuilder. In the decades that followed, Pininfarina created nearly all of…
Read MoreAfter the 348 had divided opinion and been dynamically eclipsed by some of its rivals, Ferrari returned to form in spectacular fashion with the much-loved F355. Launched in 1994, the F355 was…
Read MoreAlthough Auto Union’s famous Grand Prix cars of 1935 to 1939 had shied away from a convention front-engined layout, the mid-engined configuration adopted by these Ferdinand Porsche-designed…
Read MoreSince World War 2, automotive history has been littered with start up manufacturers that have attempted to take on the establishment with a mix of high performance Grand Tourers and…
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