“We are going through a difficult period and there is no point denying that our start to the season was a disappointing one,” Going into the Turkish Grand Prix Nikolas Tombazis, Scuderia Ferrari’s chief designer does not pull his punches

Novitec claims to have created the most powerful and fastest street-legal Alfa Romeo of all time with a new tuning package which raises power output of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Spider to 600 HP and top speed to 305 km/h

The Italian new car market stemmed its long run of losses back to just -2.24 percent last month although Fiat once again significantly underperformed the market, down 8.46 percent, to give it a 28.79 percent share of all registrations

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Novitec has repackaged its supercharging kit for the Maserati GranTursimo to fit the 4.7 V8 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider; the upgrade programme also including new exhaust and wheel/tyre combination

The fastest Maserati ever to be sold in Australia and New Zealand will arrive in June when deliveries of the racetrack bred and reworked in all areas Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, which has a top speed of 301 km/h, start

Chrysler Group's Ram division is presenting a stretched truck concept, the "Long Hauler" which scheduled for future production: based on a Ram 5500 Chassis cab it features a double cab, an eight foot box and long range fuel tanks

Chrysler Group today announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2011, reporting that it achieved its first quarterly net income - US$116 million - since the post bankruptcy company began operations in June 2009

Moody's Investor Services and Fitch Ratings have indicated that they may follow Standard & Poor's recent decision to downgrade Fiat further below investment grade status, concerned by liquidity and a weakening performance this year

ItaliaspeedTV: The North American Ferrari Challenge Trofeo season kicked off at the weekend with the Stateside debut of the new 458 Challenge, this video shows an onboard lap of the Infineon Raceway with the new racecar

The third round of the MotoGP World Championship, held at the Estoril circuit yesterday, saw Valentino Rossi put in a steady race on a dry track, as there was no rain after the morning’s wet warm-up, the Italian eventually finishing a close fifth

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne commenting on the company's debt refinancing plan and the sale of all-electric vehicle maker GEM to Polaris Industries

Following a highly successful inaugural season the Brazilian Racing Festival will be back for a second year kicking off a six round calendar at São Paulo next weekend with the action again focusing on the Fiat Linea and Formula Future Fiat

ItaliaspeedTV: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tours the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in the company of CEO Sergio Marchionne at the same time as the Chrysler Group announces government loan refinancing plans

ItaliaspeedTV: Lamborghini has released two videos of the new Aventador LP700-4 sports car in dynamic driving action in different scenarios: from the streets of the Italian capital city Rome to fast flowing countryside roads (II)

Fiat North America has contributed 12-foot pear trees that are temporarily planted in eight Fiat 500 cars to participate in New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Restoration Project's MillionTreesNYC initiative

ItaliaspeedTV: Official Ferrari video explores the racing-inspired cockpit ergonomics of the 458 Italia explaining the Manettino switch, VDA (Vehicle Dynamic Assistance) function, media center and gearshift controls

Felipe Massa has enjoyed an experience that was unusual for him even though he has been a frequent visitor to Maranello for the past ten years: he drove three different Ferraris at the Fiorano track all on the same day

ItaliaspeedTV: Lamborghini has released two videos of the new Aventador LP700-4 sports car in dynamic driving action in different scenarios: from the streets of the Italian capital city Rome to fast flowing countryside roads (I)

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne answers questions on loan refinancing, the timing of a future IPO and Fiat closing in on a controlling share during a media Q&A session at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant (II)

At the same time as Zagato rolls out its new TZ3 Stradale at Ville d'Este, two significant historical machines bodied by the design house that provided inspiration for the new project will go under the hammer at RM Auctions sale at the Concorso

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne answers questions on loan refinancing, the timing of a future IPO and Fiat closing in on a controlling share during a media Q&A session at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant (I)

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Dodge is launching an R/T version of the mid-size Avenger with the only change of major note being an 18 percent stiffening of the suspension while there are a few cosmetic tweaks on the exterior and interior

Chrysler Group has announced today that it will refinance its US$7.53 billion loan from the U.S. and Canadian governments paving the way for Fiat to take its stake in the U.S. carmaker to 46 percent and clearing the path towards a future merger

The "TZ3 program" managed by Zagato to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Alfa Romeo (1910-2010) ends with the delivery of the TZ3 Stradale, a project that rebodies the Dodge Viper ACR to create the first "American Alfa Romeo"

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale (Dodge Viper ACR)