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A few years ago, the Italian carmaker celebrated 50 years since the original Alfa Romeo Giulia was introduced, a car that went on an wrote history for the company based in Milan, Italy. There were so many great Alfa Romeo cars throughout the carmaker’s 100 year history that it’s hard to say the Giulia was the most important one, but one thing’s for sure, that it was and still is an iconic model and we were more than thrilled leaing that Alfa Romeo plans on reviving this year, as a replacement ...

The insurance companies in the US have a special package for the students, no matter if those are car related or not. This package is unraveled in this article to provide students and anyone else who...

Just in time for Christmas JLR has aounced an “ultra-versatile” version of the Disco in the UK market. The new2018 Land Rover Discovery Commercial is the ideal car to carry lots of boxes of presents, or tow a huge Xmas tree. The only problem the car won’t be released until the second quarter of next year. But they, that gives you an excuse not to get a tree this year, and limit the presents to small, cheap items. What are yo goa do, your regular Discovery does not enough room! You can promise your kids next year you will get theLand Rover Discovery Commercial which has up to1,856 litres of flexible load space and can towup to legal UK limit of 3.5 toes. To put these numbers in persp...

The drop-top version of the drop-dead gorgeous DB11 goes official, introducing the charms of alfresco motoring to the super GT’s magnificent blend of sensuality and performance. The 2018Aston Martin DB11 Volante gets a new V8 engine instead of the big V12. But this engine is perfect for the roadster. Thenew 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine develops 510 horsepower in theAston Martin DB11 Volante, as it does in the AMG GT S from which it is borrowed. That is plenty good enough for an open-top gran tourer because this is not a car build for race track or a fast trek through twisty b-roads. This car is built for cruising, and a smooth and sweet-sounding V8 like this unit is just perfect. You c...

Move aside, Cayee Turbo. There is a new fastest production SUV around and it’s in no mood to be messed with! The newAlfa Romeo Stelvio QV (Quadrifoglio) has just set a super quick Nurburgring lap time to claim that title for the Italian brand. The big 4×4 went around the Green Hell in7 minutes 51.7 second. The lap time ofAlfa Romeo Stelvio QV is a full eight second quicker than the previo...

Land Rover never shies away from extreme stunts that challenge the capabilities of their cars. In fact, they welcome it. This time they have gone to the Australian Outback to prove the2018 Land Rover Discovery is a towing king… by hooking it up to a 110-toe road train. A road train is a convoy of lorries linked together and pulled by a massive tractor up front. To even think that a regular...

After SVO and SVR, Jaguar Land Rover now adds a third moniker for high-performance models, the SVX. This new one deals with fast and extra-rugged all-terrain vehicles, and its first outcome is Land Rover Discovery SVX presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The treatment to make theLand Rover Discovery SVX a high-performance off-roader begins with the fitment of a big engine. The engine in qu...

Startech, a subsidiary of Brabus with a penchant for SUVs, aounced a new upgrade program for the Disco V. The2017 Startech Land Rover Discovery will be formally introduced at the IAA, but here’s a sneak preview of what the tuner has in mind for the fifth generation of the British utility vehicle. Recognizing that the Disco could do with a little bit more flair, the tuner has come up with a...

The Italian Formula One Grand Prix came and went this past weekend and a Brit in a German car won it. That is probably because Ferrari drivers were off goofing around in anAlfa Romeo Giulia QV (Quadrifoglio). We kid, of course. The trio, including Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönenand Antonio Giovinazzi, were doing sister company Alfa Romeo a favor by taking the QV around the track for a frie...

Euro NCAP, an establishment that crashes new cars into concrete blocks to measure how safe they are, has awarded the new 2017Alfa Romeo Stelvio with its maximum score of 5 safety stars. That was expected to be honest, becausemassive SUVs usually perform well in crash tests. But this may not ...

You may have heard of Kris Singh, a Miami-based businessman with a penchant for super rare, super expensive cars. You may have seen his Lamborghini Veneno and Pagani Huayra La Monza Lisa. And if those things haven’t been enough to make you jealous, check out the man’s latest acquisition, the uni...

The Giulia’s range in the United Kingdom is getting expanded further with the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce, unveiled at the Paris Motor Show last year. Known as the Ti model in America, the Veloce sits snuggly between the base model and the range-topping QV, offering a nice blend of pe...

Not sure why Aston chose the very depth of this icy winter to aounce the launch of a new drop-top model, but anyway, the Aston Martin Vanquish S Volante is now available for those who are not satisfied with the ordinary version of the car. As the open-top version of the Vanquish S, revealed late last year, the Volante comes with all the options and bespoke packages the Q department has to offer for this car. But before we get to those let’s first see what makes the ‘S’ different than normal VanQs. First and foremost, the car gets an uprated 6.0 V12 engine producing 603 PS,probably the last application of Aston’s super old engine, which gives the Aston Martin Vanquish S Volante a top spe...

If you are an avid reader you know that a few weeksago Aston revealed their first powerboat called the AM37. The luxury vessel has now inspired a bespoke version of the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante build, naturally, by the Q department. As you would expect, the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Inspired by AM37 is an absolute beauty. That said, with the debut of the new DB11 all the other Astons have started to look kind of old and dated. Not that the DB11 is perfect, but in terms of mode design features that car is like a spaceship compared to these old brutes. Still, we’re pretty sure no one is going complain about the way this baby looks. Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Inspired by AM37 ...

Well, it seems that the supremacy of the smug Porsche Panamera Turbo, which has long been the fastest, wildest, most vicious sports sedan, is at an end as the newAlfa Romeo Giulia QV (Quadrifoglio Verde) kicks its Teutonic bottom around the Nurburgring. The Italian car set a lap time of 7:32s which is six seconds quicker than the Porsche. The Alfa Romeo Giulia QV setting the record was driven by the company’s ace test driver Fabio France and it was equipped with the ZF 8-speed automatic transmission, proving once again that the manual transmission is a thing of the past. For comparison, a manual QV set a record of 7:39. [embedded content] Via Motor1 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV Highlights: Engi...

You have to forgive us for ripping off old man Hemingway for the title of this post because in some ways the Alfa Romeo 8C in these photos reminds us of the character in The Old Man and the Sea. Just look at it sitting there staring the sea in the face, braving the cruelties of a world that no longer pays any attention to it. No, these days it is the young man, the carbon-thin Alfa 4C, that is the center of attention. Cars like Alfa Romeo 8C are there with the dinosaurs, what with their rubbish engineering, wasteful engines, and imprecise handling. No one cares anymore that the car looks like an angel fashioned from a single piece of ruby stone by a heavenly chisel. All right, maybe we’...

The dominant theme of this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance seems to be open-top limited edition super cars. After Lamborghini revealed their Centenario Roadster at another coer of the lawn we saw this, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante, which is also going into production is limited numbers. Apart from not having a solid roof, Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante is identical to its hardtop siblingin every way. It comes with a 592bhp V12 engine which is good for a 0 to 60 time of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph, and it has all the unique design touches that separates the Zagato from your run-of-the-mill Vanquish. But because it is a roadster, the Volante is th...

After getting traded from place to place like a baseball card, Chris Harris has finally settled at Top Gear website where he can continue do what does best, which is make boring car reviews fun and interesting. In one of this first reviews for the new employer Chris gets to grips with the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. And yes, he does throw it around a bit. The boy has lost none of his skills becoming a corporate beyotch! Well, looks like it is now Chris’s tu to get pounded with all those dislikes on YouTube. Of course, this being Chris, people are holding back to some extent. Still, some of the hate directed toward Top Gear is going to inevitably ricochet off and hit him. [embedded c...

Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach Concourse are quite possibly the world’s most prestigious motoring events. It takes a lot to stand out in that crowd, and nigh on impossible to become a showstopper. But it appears this year’s the show has already been stopped by this, the stuing Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder. As the name suggests, Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder is an open-top version of the Alfa 8C-based Disco Volante which created quite a buzz when it was first introduced some years ago and even made Jeremy Clarkson go all soft and gooey when he drove it. The Spyder at Quail has a lovely baby blue finish with black carbon accents which accentuate the car’s exquisite line very nice...

We can’t even remember when was the last time you were able to buy an Alfa Romeo sedan in the UK, but it doesn’t matter because the Italians are back in Blighty with an intriguing new offer. The all-new Alfa Romeo Giulia is now available to order in Britain, starting from £29,180. So if you have at least 30 grand to spend on a car, you can get an Alfa Romeo Giulia. Those who have more will enjoy greater options as the Giulia arrives in the UK with five trim levels, 13 different exterior colours, and four engine choices. So there is something for everyone. Of course, the one you want is the range-topping Quadrifoglio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo with 510hp, but this one starts at £59,000, which is a ...