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What was the world’s first ever hot hatchback? Well, Italy invented the genre in 1971 with the fabulous Autobianchi A112 Abarth – and we’ve driven two of these pocket rockets to find out just how fabulous. And talk about handsome: we feature two of Bertone’s finest coupes of all time: a unique Aston Martin DB2/4 and a restored Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale – almost certainly the best in the world. Surely one of the best saloon cars of the 1950s was Lancia’s Aurelia B12 – that’s our verdict after driving a superbly preserved original. We get under the skin of the spectacular Fiat S76 (the infamous ‘Beast of Turin’) and investigate how Ferrari’s ‘Palace Coup’ of 1961 kick-started Modena’s vaunted Motor Valley. We also have a new team car (a super-rare Abarth Punto Scorpione) and a report on Alfa Romeos in New Zealand. Finally, we line you up perfectly for Italian Car Day on 4 May 2024 with a celebration of 30 years of our very own show at the Brooklands site. Don’t miss it!

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AUTOBIANCHI A112 ABARTH

Pocket Rocket twin test


ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SPRINT SPECIALE

Road test of probably the world’s best SS


ALFA ROMEO 156

Revisiting the 1998 launches of Alfa’s saloon in Lisbon and UK


LANCIA AURELIA B12

Superior 1950s saloon driven


FERRARI: AFTER THE REVOLUTION

The fallout from the infamous 1961 ‘Palace Coup’


FIAT ‘BEAST OF TURIN’

Full story of Fiat’s fire-breathing 28-litre S76


BERTONE ASTON MARTIN DB2/4

Glorious coupe from the pen of Franco Scaglione


ABARTH PUNTO SCORPIONE

Ultra-rare hot hatch on the Team Cars roster



LANCIA YPSILON & ABARTH 600e

News of the latest Italian car launches


AUTO ITALIA AT BROOKLANDS

30 years of Italian Car Day at Brooklands


NEC CLASSIC SHOW REPORT

Classic Car Show highlights from Birmingham NEC


ALFAS IN NEW ZEALAND

AROC’s 49th Fest Annuale


OBSCURATI

Barison BRM H16: a mysterious F1-powered 1960s supercar