Former WRC star Francois Duval has been drafted into the Abarth squad in place of Giandomenico Basso to support Luca Rossetti's Italian title bid in a three car factory challenge on the next round of the IRC, the 51st Rallye Sanremo

After outlining its latest dramatic tuning project focused on the Ferrari Enzo last month, edo competition has now provided a full insight into the Enzo XX which now has a bigger 6.3 litre engine, more power, more torque and 100 kg less weight

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari Enzo XX Evolution [edo competition]

Monaco Classic Week is being partnered by Lancia for the first time this year and the carmaker's guests have been benefiting from use of the sailing ship ‘Signora del Vento’ as an exclusive tribune from which to watch the various events

Alfa Romeo has taken centre stage at the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance with the prestigious Grand Prix d’Honneur going to a 1938 Alfa 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia and one-year-older 6C 2900 collecting the Founder's Automobile award

Usually more synonymous with tuning the prestige German brands last year saw Hamann Motorsports tweaking the Fiat 500 and the success of this toe-dipping exercise has seen it now indulge in a much broader modification programme

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat/Abarth 500 Largo [Hamann-Motorsport]

Neville Crichton showed himself once again to be the fastest skipper at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, winning the Mini Maxi Racing event aboard Alfa Romeo 3, and he's already planning a new mini maxi which is set to arrive next year

Fiat has announced today that Fiat Automobiles CEO Lorenzo Sistino and Fiat Automóveis CEO Cledorvino Belini have both been appointed to the Group Executive Council, the senior management body formed by Sergio Marchionne

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Under the Pentastar - The top stories for the week of September 18 include Chrysler Group at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show, Leasing’s back, Dodge Vipers invade Niagara and the top-ten tailgating vehicles

With his Intercontinental rally Challenge title hopes ending in Spain last weekend Abarth has freed up Giandomenico Basso to focus on the FIA European Rally Championship title and contest the next round in Greece in a week's time

Two days after revealing a "Moparized" Wrangler Unlimited, Jeep is now set to showcase a Liberty in Frankfurt which offers a look at the customisation options available such as chromed door mirrors and 18-inch polished aluminium wheels

ItaliaspeedTV: 63rd Frankfurt IAA - Chrysler Group stand featuring Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brand vehicles at the German motor show as well as reflecting that the U.S. carmaker is sharing the hall with the Fiat Group's own brands

ItaliaspeedTV: Ferrari 458 Italia Official Video - two 458 Italia sports cars challenge each other on the Mugello circuit and in the Tuscan hills, official video directed by Alexander Paul

Lamborghini pulled the covers off the dramatic Roadster version of the Reventón in Frankfurt with CEO Stephan Winkelmann upbeat that the sports car maker can remain profitable this year despite a dramatic fall in its sales for the first half

ItaliaspeedTV: Lamborghini Reventón Roadster Official Video

ItaliaspeedTV: 63rd Frankfurt IAA - Maserati GranCabrio (III) Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne and Maserati CEO/Fiat Group Chief Technical Officer Harald J Wester inspect the latest convertible model from the Trident

With Fiat this week admitting the scale of the task facing it in turning around Chrysler, the U.S. carmaker has announced that it will return to the leasing market, offering the option on all 2010 model year Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles

The revolutionary MultiAir induction technology is the star of the Meccano-themed Alfa Romeo stand at the 63rd Frankfurt IAA this week as it makes its production debut in the MiTo which is topped off by the new Quadrifoglio Verde version

ItaliaspeedTV: 63rd Frankfurt IAA - Maserati GranCabrio (II) Based on the GranTurismo the first full four-seater convertible in the history of Maserati has made international début at the Frankfurt IAA to complete a three-strong model range

The most important model on Fiat's school-themed stand is the restyled Grande Punto which is now known as the Punto Evo following a comprehensive makeover and, along with the Alfa MiTo, it features MultiAir on the technology's debut

ItaliaspeedTV: 63rd Frankfurt IAA - Maserati stand at the show with views and close-ups of the new Quattroporte S Executive GT as well as the GranTurismo S and Quattroporte Sport GTS fitted with the MC Sport Line package

DR ELIO ZAGATO 1921-2009: Father of Andrea and son of Ugo, an entrepreneur and gentleman racer, he will be remembered for the great contribution he made to automotive history and for the deep love he had for racing and Gran Turismo cars

ItaliaspeedTV: 63rd Frankfurt IAA - Maserati press conference with CEO Harald J Wester and GranCabrio unveiling (II)

Chrysler has joined the Fiat's brand collection in Frankfurt where the Italian firm has announced that it is putting back future product plans until November and revealed that the newly acquired Bertone plant will be used to build Chrysler models