NEWS
The Festival Italia at Brands Hatch on Sunday 18
August is this year proudly in association with Auto
Italia magazine. We have teamed up with the MSVR
circuit to complement the already extensive display
of Italian machinery.
Auto Italia will have its own dedicated ‘zone’ with
specially invited vehicles on display. If you feel you have
a vehicle that should be part of our display, please email
[email protected] with
full details. An exciting new feature is the Auto Italia Car
of the Show award, chosen by our own judges, so make
sure you’ve got the polish ready! Also look out for our HQ
selling magazines and subscriptions.
Readers who pre-book tickets to this event can get a
special discount by using the code ITALIA10. Go to
http://www.festivalitalia.com for more information on the
2019 Festival Italia event.LAMBORGHINI GTZ WINS AT KYOTO
A Zagato-bodied Lamborghini has won the Concorso
d’Eleganza Kyoto in Japan. The ‘Best of the Show’ trophy
was unanimously awarded to the Lamborghini 350 GT
Zagato. Designed by Ercole Spada and now owned by
William Pope, it won its ‘Race and Prototypes’ class, as
well as the ‘Best Zagato’ trophy.
In the year that Zagato celbrates its 100th anniversary,
Zagato joined the event with 33 Zagato-bodied models.
Lamborghini Polo Storico also joined the Concorso with
20 cars. The ‘Best Lamborghini’ trophy went to a 1971
Miura SV in Verde Miura with mustard yellow interior,
owned by a Japanese collector.
A red 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Zagato won the
“People’s Choice’ trophy, while another Alfa Romeo 6C
1750 GS Zagato from 1931 won the ‘Best Alfa Romeo’
and ‘FIVA’ Awards.
PININFARINA UNVEILS NEW KARMA GT
Italian design house Pininfarina has unveiled a new hybrid car at the Shanghai
Motor Show. Backed by Chinese finance and based on a platform originally
developed by US car maker, Fisker, the ‘Karma GT designed by Pininfarina’ is a
two-door coupe using a hybrid platform. Based on the Revero saloon, its body
and interior have been designed by Pininfarina. Expect a hybrid powerplant with
530hp, an electric-only range of 80 miles and a price of around £100,000. It will
be sold in Europe as well as the US.MASTER MASERATI DRIVING COURSES
Maserati has launched its 2019 programme of Master Maserati Driving
Courses. 11 events are scheduled at the Varano circuit in Italy, concluding
on 7 November 2019.
It’s 20 years since the first Master Maserati event, a two-day course featuring
the 3200 GT coupe, which was run with former F1 driver Ivan Capelli as an
instructor. Since then, more than 500 Master Maserati Driving Courses have been
held, and over 7000 customers have taken part. For 2019, there are five different
formats, most of these focusing on circuit driving in the Quattroporte, Ghibli,
GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Levante.SHARE YOUR GULIETTA
The 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulietta is the first Alfa to be offered under a new ‘car
sharing’ scheme. FCA’s U-Go by Leasys offers the chance for customers to
reduce their monthly rental fee by sharing their car. Your Giulietta will be
available to U-Go users who need a car for a few hours or days, with pick-up and
payment being made directly between the parties. U-Go recently launched in
Italy and will arrive in the United Kingdom in September 2019.