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17.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	The Ypsilon has won the prestigious 'European Automotive Design Award' in the compact car category, chosen by a jury made up of 200 design students & stylists
17.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	Lancia's line-up, shown spread out across a large stand, is headlined by the appearance of the stunning Fulvia concept: Lancia at the Brussels Motor Show in images
17.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	Fiat's large stand in Brussels is host to several limited edition models making their first public appearances at the long running Belgian Motor Show
16.01.2004	Maserati	The first week long development test session for the Maserati MCC ended today at the Fiorano circuit as for the fifth consecutive day Andrea Bertolini took to the track
16.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	The new GT headlines the display, which sees nineteen models, representing the full range, being shown: Alfa Romeo at the Brussels Motor Show in images
16.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	Alfa Romeo are in an upbeat mood in Brussels, a large and spacious display reflecting the strength of this important market as sales are forecast to grow
15.01.2004	Ferrari: Madonna di Campiglio	‘I have to see a steering wheel to be happy’, revealed Michael Schumacher at Madonna di Campiglio, ‘I hope to continue racing until I am no longer competitive."
15.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	The Lancia Centro Style built Fulvia concept car has taken pride of place on the Lancia Stand in Brussels, where it has been attracting attention since the show kicked off on Tuesday
15.01.2004	Ferrari: Madonna di Campiglio	‘These seven years have flown by and we have achieved some great results & I can only be proud to have been part of it all', Ferrari tester Luca Badoer at Madonna di Campiglio
15.01.2004	Ferrari: Madonna di Campiglio	Rubens Barrichello, "I'm really happy & proud to continuing working with Ferrari, it means that we believe in each other’s work, there has recently been contact with other teams."
14.01.2004	Maserati	Third day of testing this week for the Maserati Reparto Corse at the Fiorano circuit with the MCC once again being driven by test driver Andrea Bertolini over 21 laps
14.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	Strong interest in Lamborghini models at Brussels show is partially built on the domestic fame of the marque's Belgian Head of Design Luc Donckerwolke
14.01.2004	Touring Cars: Alfa Romeo	Dream team for Alfa Romeo as Fabrizio Giovanardi returns to the fold to join Gabriele Tarquini and highly rate youngster Augusto Farfus Jr
14.01.2004	Formula 1: Ferrari	Rubens Barrichello has had his contract with Ferrari F1 team, which was due to expire at the end of this year, extended for a further two seasons until the end of 2006
14.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	The sole Italian 'official' world premiere in Brussels this week is the restyled Fiat Scudo mid-size panel van, which is receiving its first public appearance at the show
13.01.2004	Maserati	After yesterday’s few laps to do a preliminary systems check on the car at Fiorano, today the circuit was the scene for the first day of development work on the new MCC
13.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	The GT headlines Alfa Romeo's large display with the four models representing the spectrum of engines available, 150bhp 2.0 JTS, 240bhp 3.2 V6 24v & 150bhp 1.9 16v M-Jet
13.01.2004	82nd Brussels International Motor Show	Lancia have revealed a Ypsilon at the Brussels Show which opened today, offering a more sporting look, helped by a deeper front bumper, side skirts & rear roofline lip spoiler
12.01.2004	Maserati	Fiorano saw today the track debut of the Maserati GT sportscar, which for the moment goes by its project codename MCC & will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show
12.01.2004	Autosport International, Birmingham	Aside from the 'Galleria Ferrari' exhibition, Italian performance road and racing cars have been dotted around all over the show: we round-up the Italian cars that appeared in Birmingham