With the countdown to the Paris Motor Show well underway, more information on the new Alfa 147 "Model Year 2007" has surfaced with first deliveries of the model set to take place at the beginning of October

Photo Gallery: Alfa 147 "Model Year 2007"

Neither of the penalised championship rivals, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, finished today's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver retiring after an accident just three laps from the end of the 70 lap race

Several images taken in Turin of a full scale mock-up of Progetto 198, the forthcoming Fiat Stilo replacement which is now officially referred to as the Fiat Bravo, have surfaced unofficially during the last week

Giandomenico Basso in the factory-run Fiat Grande Punto Rally has won the 2006 FIA European Rally Championship title with three rounds remaining after storming to a decisive win in the Rally Vinho da Madeira

Photo Gallery: FIA European Rally Championship Rd 6 - Rally Vinho da Madeira

It was a day of mixed fortunes and missed opportunities for Scuderia Ferrari at the Hungaroring today as while Felipe Massa will start on the front row of the grid, Michael Schumacher is 11th after being handed a time penalty

After the two successful American events for the N.technology Alfa Romeo team at Curitiba, Brazil and Puebla, Mexico the FIA World Touring Car Championship now faces a one month summer break before resuming at Brno

Montreux Grand Prix Photo Gallery: Grand Prix

During the last round of the Trofeo Maserati Europa at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium's finest race and rally stars - Marc Goossens and Franky Boulat - were paired together to the delight of local fans

South Australian Kevin Weeks has put an AUS$80,000 price tag on a podium finish at next year's Targa Tasmania after a fire in the engine bay of his Lamborghini Gallardo ended his 2006 campaign

It is always quite difficult to see the significance of the time sheets at the end of the two hours of free practice on Fridays at the grands prix, as teams run different programmes to suit their own particular priorities

The largest ever gathering of Ferraris seen in the Southern Hemisphere will take place in Sydney on Sunday 13 August when more than 130 of the legendary Italian supercars come together in the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre

The Board of Directors of Ducati has approved its financial results for the first half of 2006, with first half revenues were 173.4 million euros, down 4.1 pct compared to 180.8 million euros over the same period last year

Fresh from its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the all-new Alfa Spider took pride of place on the Alfa Romeo stand at the 2006 British International Motor Show held in London’s Docklands ExCeL Centre

Photo Gallery: British International Motor Show - Alfa Romeo (II)

Another high-speed road smash in the United States has destroyed another Ferrari Enzo, this time in south western Utah where the supercar was taking part in a charity four-day road race, Utah Fast Pass Road Rally

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. has closed the first half of this year with a positive result, sales increased during the first six months from 655 to 952 vehicles sold, 45 pct more than in the same period last year

The latest Hollywood blockbuster to hit the screens is "Miami Vice", and just as the Ferrari Testarossa was immortalised by the TV series, the film sees a Maranello sportscar take centre stage, this time the new F430 Spider

Photo Gallery: The Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford - Alfa Romeo UK (II)

Italian rally star Giandomenico Basso can take the outright lead in the new International Rally Challenge when he roars off the starting ramp for the third round of the inaugural series, the Rally Vinho da Madeira, this evening

This Sunday's race in Budapest is one of the hottest of the year and therefore one of the toughest for the drivers, so ensuring that Felipe Massa is in the best possible shape this weekend will be his trainer, Paolo Malpeli

Fiat is enabling budding designers to put their designs in front of one of the world’s most famous designers, Giorgio Armani, with the fashion legend joining the judging panel for the “Fiat 500 Wants You” design competition

Lancia is celebrating its centenary, an extraordinary achievement which only a few other car manufacturers can boast, and the company has decided to put on a range of different initiatives in September