The Alfa MiTo has finished top of its class in the What Car? Reader Awards 2010; as the only major annual UK awards voted for solely by the car buyer these awards may give a closer indication of who the real automotive winners are

ItaliaspeedTV: Evolution of the Polish-built, European market Fiat 500 into the Mexico-built North American market version with commentary from Head of Fiat North America, Laura Soave, and the 500's designer, Roberto Giolito

New Model - Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante: The same package of weight saving measures coupled to a performance step that was applied to the latest Superleggara is now applied to its open-topped sister

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante

Speculation is growing that Magna Steyr, the largest automotive supplier in the world, is set to swoop for ailing Pininfarina with the Italian company issuing a hazy response after a stock exchange demand for clarification

ItaliaspeedTV: On the road running footage of the new U.S. specification Fiat 500 which was launched yesterday at the LA Auto Show and includes a string of mechanical and cosmetic differences to the European version

Fiat is back on sale in the United States: The U.S.-specification 500 made its debut at the LA Auto Show yesterday as Chrysler Group announced its first 130 dealers as the small car gears up to go on sale at the end of the year

Jules Bianchi has wrapped up two days behind the wheel of the F10 single-seater for Scuderia Ferrari at the F1 official "young driver" test, the Frenchman's first track action for the team since being promoted to a full test driver for 2011

ItaliaspeedTV: Laura Soave, the Head of the Fiat brand in North America, introduces the U.S.-specification Fiat 500 to the media for its official stateside debut during the brand's press conference at the LA Auto Show

Ferrari's long time Japanese importer Cornes & Co. has created a special limited edition version of the California sports car which will come with an array of visual cosmetic enhancements and will be restricted to 10 units

Fiat Group has suffered another torrid month in Europe, its summer and autumn long sales decline showing no sign of easing up as October registrations slumped by almost a third year-on-year, well over twice the market's overall decline

ItaliaspeedTV: Usain Bolt, world-record holder and gold medal winner at the Olympic Games over 100 and 200 metres, experienced a special day in Maranello where he track tested a 458 Italia and 599 GTB Fiorano

Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo and Vice Chairman Piero Ferrari have hit back at Italian Minister Roberto Calderoli who called on the former to quit after the pit stop call that cost Fernando Alonso the world championship title

Fiat Group might sell its Magneti Marelli components division and bring Ferrari to an IPO as it seeks to hurriedly raise funds to both pay back major debts and fund a substantial increase in its minority stake in Chrysler Group

"What happened was a negative episode but it can’t cancel out all the good things that we’ve seen this season," said a disappointed Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali as he left the Abu Dhabi circuit

The final road-ready version of the recreated Lancia Stratos has been handed over to its owner during a ceremony held at the Pininfarina factory in Turin where the dramatic sports car project was developed and conceived

An early pit call that dramatically turned out to be the wrong way to go cost Fernando Alonso his F1 world championship points lead and unable to finish any higher than seventh the title was wrested away from Ferrari's grasp

Lamborghini is embarking on a new chapter in the company’s history with an all-new V12 power plant, to replace the long-running unit which fades out with the departure of the Murciélago, along with a new seven speed transmission

Ninth place for Spanish youngster Jaime Alguersuari in Abu Dhabi last night and a resulting two championship points meant Scuderia Toro Rosso ended the F1 season with thirteen points and tenth place in the constructors' standings

One car on the second row and one on the third: that was the outcome of the final qualifying session of 2010 for Ferrari; Fernando Alonso was third fastest in Q3, Felipe Massa sixth at the end of a very closely contested session

Toro Rosso look set to end the season on an uncompetitive note as neither of its drivers showed any speed in Abu Dhabi this afternoon, Jaime Alguersuari eventually pipping his team mate to seventeen place on the grid

A good first day of free practice for Scuderia Ferrari in Abu Dhabi, the final and, at least in the case of the drivers’ title, decisive race of the 2010 season, with championship leader Fernando Alonso having a trouble free day

Possibly the finest example of the legendary Fiat 8V Supersonic, with just one owner for the last 55 years, is set to be the star lot of Gooding & Co's Scottsdale Auction next January and is expected to fetch as much as $1.4 million

Lancia is continuing to follow a marketing path which has pushed it into the world of social issues and associated sponsorship and that continues with its backing for the World Summit of Peace Laureates this weekend in Hiroshima

Ferrari has announced that young Frenchman Jules Bianchi, who was the first driver to join its new "academy" when it was formed late last year, will take on the role of an official test driver for the Scuderia for the 2011 season

Alfa Romeo enthusiasts in Thailand got together over the weekend for a first track day organised by the recently-formed club, Alfa Romeo Thailand, with a good mix of historic-to-modern road-and-racing cars taking part