The original Fiat 124 Spider Abarth was a performance-oriented version of the Fiat 124 Spider, a classic two-seater convertible sports car produced by the Italian automaker Fiat. The Abarth version of the Fiat 124 Spider was modified and enhanced by Abarth, an Italian tuning and racing company and featured upgrades in terms of engine performance, […]
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The Coppa della Perugina is a regularity race/tour of Umbria taking in cities, art, ancient villages, tradition, and excellent food and wine and has been held in one form or another since 1924. It was the very first speed race ever held in Umbria, organise by Auto-Moto-Club of Perugia so as to allow the locals
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We got into Sprints & Hillclimbs when we realised that we did not have the attention span for regularity rallies, to tell the truth the only bit of those race that we liked was the tests where you could put your foot down. Having been initiated into the sport by my late brother in law
With news that cities like Paris are considering banning SUVs from the center and with the expansion of ULEZ in London is it time to reconsider the true environmental impact of big heavy SUVs? Whether or not SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) should be banned is a complex and subjective question. There are arguments on both
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You have to give Elon Musk some credit for having created a global brand from nothing but in just less than 20 years Teslas are pretty much everywhere and have almost 20% of the global electric car market. But are they any good? Tesla has gained popularity for its electric vehicles, innovative technology, and high-performance
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The X1/9 was Fiat’s Bertone-styled 2-seater mid-engined sports car developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Runabout concept, manufactured by Fiat from 1972–1982. Marcello Gandini (of Lamborghini Countach fame) was the chief stylist on the project. The X1/9 was originally powered by a 74bhp 1300cc version of the all new Lampredi designed Fiat 128 SOHC engine
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