Five Italian cars ideal for living La Dolce Vita
Five Italian cars ideal for living La Dolce Vita
ITALIAN CAR MANUFACTURERS have designed some of the most desirable cars ever made. Italian cars flaunt flair, style and class as well as glamour.
But these cars produce on spectacle too – and are fine joy to take out on the open road to test the sporty credentials.
We’ve rounded up some irresistible Italian motors for a multitude of budgets.
The Ferrari three hundred sixty F1 Spider is total of sensory delights. It is an elegant car with a removable roof that is faultless in appearance and operation. With just the touch of a button the roof spectacles an intricate mechanical dance before disappearing fully under the long rear deck.
You and all the others looking longingly at this Italian beauty are then treated to some wonderful features like the roll hoops, fins and glass engine cover. This car indeed does numb with the roof up and down.
The Maserati Quattroporte trickles Italian charm and dramatic flair. But it not only looks good, it is powerful too. When it was very first launched in one thousand nine hundred sixty three it was the fastest four-seater car in the world.
This particular model is powered by a 404hp Trio.0-litre twin turbo V6 engine, which sounds glorious, and is mated to a slick eight-speed ZF transmission. It treats beautifully and is a real pleasure to drive.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia looks the business. It is super stylish both inwards and out and turns goes wherever it goes. But its superb looks are backed up with a a excellent chassis.
The Giulia is superb to drive and refined too and treats rough, potholed roads beautifully. It’s also rather sporty for an executive saloon and this model comes in Super Sport spec, meaning it is well kitted out with slew of luxury extras.
The fresh Fiat one hundred twenty four Spider screams retro Italian glamour and classic sports car. It is brimming with character and utter of the Italian passion for driving… even if its underpinnings are Japanese.
It has wonderful treating, a sonorous engine and a brilliantly balanced chassis and, of course, it is joy to drive, especially with the roof down.
This Lancia shares its name with the very first Roman non-mythological woman to show up on Roman coins. True story!
The Fulvia was built before Fiat took over so it is all Lancia – and back in the day Lancia were considered to be the Italian BMW, I kid you not.
This particular model is the two-door coupe and looks very stylish in its ‘aubergine’ paint and classic suntan leather interior. It was restored ten years ago and was repainted and had its front seats re-trimmed just last year.