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Supercar stories abound in this month’s Auto Italia. Classic four-seaters battle it out in our cover feature, as the Lamborghini Espada faces the Ferrari 400 GT. We reassess the classic Dino 246 GT and are proud to publish an exclusive feature on Dino prototypes – some previously unseen – from the 1960s. We also report on Italy’s secret supercars (how many have you heard of?), look at Ferrari’s new 849 Testarossa and revisit the Ferrari Purosangue. Coming down to earth, we interview the team behind Fiat’s new Grande Panda and match it up with its inspiration: the classic Fiat Panda Mk1. From Italy, we have stories on ultra-rare Fiat 600 coachbuilt cars, both saloons and sports cars. The 1960s Alfa Romeo Giulia GT coupe is reimagined as the Totem GT-inspired Alfa Zottola restomod, while the modern Giulia saloon gets a full grilling in our full buying guide. Of course, we also have all our regular show reports, book reviews, news, clubs and cars for sale.
CONTENTS
FIAT GRANDE PANDA MEETS PANDA MK1 – Design interview and back-to-back test with Giugiaro’s original
FERRARI 400 GT V LAMBORGHINI ESPADA – Two four-seater V12 supercars – but who did it better?
FIAT 600 COACHBUILT SALOONS – Group test of three extremely rare 1950s four-door Fiat 600s
FIAT 600 COUPES – Rundown of coachbuilt sports cars based on the humble Fiat 600
ALFA ROMEO ZOTTOLA – Story of a unique UK-made Alfa Romeo Giulia GT restomod inspired by the Totem GT
DINO 246 – A fresh look at the pettiest road car ever made in Maranello
DINO PROTOTYPES – Exclusive: unseen Dino designs from masters like Marcello Gandini, Leonardo Fioravanti and Paolo Martin
SECRET SUPERCARS – Italian supercars you can currently buy, but you’ve probably never heard of
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA BUYERS’ GUIDE – What to look for when buying Alfa’s 2015-date super saloon
NORTHERN ITALIAN CAR DAY – Full report on our sixth fabulous event at Raby Castle
FIAT & FRIENDS – Hundreds of Italian cars invaded Gaydon – here are our highlights
FERRARI 849 TESTAROSSA – Unveiling Ferrari’s striking new SF90 replacement
FERRARI PUROSANGUE – Revisiting Ferrari’s four-door 4×4
OBSCURATI – WAM Fiat Formula Sport: unique Fiat X1/9-based kit car in action
