Two classic car group tests make this month’s Auto Italia unmissable. Fans of flares and Spangles will swoon at our 1970s coupe triple test, as the Fiat 128 3P faces up to the Alfasud Sprint and Lancia Beta Coupe. Which one wins? Fast-forward two decades and we pitch five five-cylinder modern classics against each other, including the Fiat Coupe 20vT, Stilo Abarth and diesel Alfa Spider. It’s a brave soul who declares anything ‘the world’s best’ but we reckon our millimetrically restored feature Ferrari 308 GTS is just that. We also look back at 30 years of the Fiat Punto and tell the roller-coaster story of the De Tomaso marque. New cars this month include Alfa’s Tonale Q4 and facelifted Giulia and Stelvio – all tested on UK roads – plus the new Lancia HPE and the long-awaited Lamborghini Revuelto. With the 2023 show season hotting up, it’s also time to enjoy the latest event reports as well as all the news in the world of Italian cars.

CONTENTS 

ALFASUD SPRINT V FIAT 128 3P V LANCIA BETA COUPE – Front-wheel drive 1970s coupes go head-to-head

FIVE-CYLINDER MODERN CLASSICS – Five-pot Fiat Coupe 20vT, Stilo Abarth, Marea, Alfa Spider and more

ALFA ROMEO TONALE, GIULIA & STELVIO – Facelifted Alfas and Q4 PHEV tested on UK roads

ALFA ROMEO 148 – How Alfa Romeo almost made a 33-based baby 4x4

FERRARI 308 GTS – This could very well be the world’s best Ferrari 308…

LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO – The new 1015hp V12 hybrid Aventador successor 

INTERVIEW: PAUL BREUER – Fiat 128 Coupe stylist on his life in car design

FIAT PUNTO AT 30 YEARS – Reflecting on the 1993 launch of an icon

LANCIA PU+RA HPE – Lancia’s all-new concept car under the spotlight

DE TOMASO STORY – From the Vallelunga to the Pantera

ISO AVVENTURA – New show in Turin pays tribute to the Iso marque 

INTERCLASSICS SHOW – Italian stars at Maastricht

OBSCURATI – 2011 Abarth Scorp-Ion sports car concept