AutoItalia Magazine Issue 355 Back Issue

If you think the Alfa Romeo 4C is a flawed masterpiece, our triple test this month of modified AlfaWorks 4Cs will let you know how to iron out those flaws – and even go racing. This month is a big one for Abarth, too. We drive a fabulous Abarth Simca 2000 GT Corsa, visit the new Squadra Abarth & Rally Collection, take our Abarth 600e up Prescott Hillclimb, and report on the huge Abarth Fest 25 at Mallory Park. Lovers of classic exotics will revel in our story on a superbly restored Fiat Dino 2400, raise an eyebrow at the Swiss-modified Maserati Merak Saurer, and appreciate the genius of Marc Deschamps, Bertone’s master designer. New car tests include the latest Fiat 500e, Fiat 600 Hybrid 136hp and Lamborghini Revuelto. We also pilot a Ferrari 296 GTS to Le Mans – and see the Prancing Horses win. A full-on month indeed!


CONTENTS

ALFA ROMEO 4C TRIPLE TEST – Three tuned 4Cs driven, from mild Stage 1, to 337hp hybrid turbo, to full racer
FIAT DINO COUPE – One man’s vision of the perfect Fiat Dino 2400 Coupe
SAURER MASERATI MERAK – Driving a unique Swiss-built wide-bodied Merak
MARC DESCHAMPS: DESIGNER – Profile of the man who replaced Marcello Gandini at Bertone
ABARTH SIMCA 2000 GT CORSA – Full story of one of the best racing Abarths ever
SQUADRA ABARTH & RALLY COLLECTION – We visit a new Abarth museum in Belgium
FIAT 500e & 600 HYBRID 136 – Latest updated Fiat pair on test
ABARTH 600e – Our long-term test car goes to Wales and Scotland
LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO – How we got on (or didn’t) with Lambo’s latest hypercar
FIRST & LAST – From debut to demise: Italian survivors profiled
LE MANS 24 HOURS – Yellow Ferraris invade France
PRESCOTT ITALIA – Full show report & how we got on driving our Alfa Giulia Ti up the hill
ABARTH FEST 25 – Abarths gather at Mallory Park for a massive Scorpion celebration
CAVALLINO CLASSIC MODENA – Annual Ferrari concours event in Italy
OBSCURATI – Ghia’s 1971 proposal for the Ford Mustang II