Shade's been thrown at the humble origins of the rear end, which is basically the Alfa Giulietta/Dodge Dart's front setup flipped to the rear. Tear it away and it's obvious Alfa took the important bits and then built the rest of the 4C around it. Along for the ride are run-of-the-mill struts in the rear, but there's a…

Remember the 8C? Neither does Alfa Romeo. That cynical, overpriced attempt at an American comeback was never mentioned while Alfa trumpeted its return to the U.S. And for good reason. The 4C puts that $300,000 hack job to shame in every department we care about, and does it at one-fifth the cost.

Wat.

My car cover lives in my boot, so I don't find it strange...

My car cover lives in my boot, so I don't find it strange...

My car cover lives in my boot, so I don't find it strange...

Siemens delivered 40 Combino Plus trams to Budapest back in 2007. These happen to be the world's longest passenger trams at 53.99 feet, although one is a little shorter now thanks to this accident. The 'giant caterpillar' is down, and here's what happened.

While many of us enjoy the feeling of twisting a key to start the engine — especially if it's an actual, metal key and not some kind of fob — an electric button is much simpler, more reliable and potentially more user-friendly.

Proves exactly nothing. It's not owned by some individual so rich he can ignore traffic laws, as the post suggests. That is a demo car used during the Top Marques event, taking visitors/guests for rides.

Picture taken at the Lancia Centenary in 2006, it seems. I drove one of the escort cars at the event, taking the participants to the Mandria test track.

Oh come on, it's not that difficult. I'm a big guy (and when I say big I mean... wide, not tall), and I can get in and out of the 4C just fine.

VP stands for "Verifica Processo" (Process Verification). It's the second last step before Job Zero (the last step being PS, which stands for Preserie).

The other cars aren't mine, just the 8C. Yes, I drilled holes into it. By LEO I Mean Law Enforcement Officer.

No, it is not legal in Italy. You'll get fined and your car will be put on "administrative hold" for 3 months (equivalent to impounding the car, except it's left with the owner, who's forbidden from taking it on the road).

I haven't seen this in the US, but definitely existed in JDM and Asian market cars. Growing up my parents had a variety of Toyotas, and once you hit a certain speed (it was either 80 mph or 120 km/h...which are 50 or 75 mph WTF!) the car would start making this stupid chiming bell sound. Imagine that on a long stretch…

That's 1) not a German plate; 2) still not legal.

Because paddles.

This satisfies all my in-car entertainment needs. GPS would only remove the pleasure of taking the long way and getting lost.

The 8C is pretty loud.

Another important bit of info about Ugo Sivocci: he's the one who gave Enzo Ferrari his first ever automotive job, at CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali). Without Ugo Sivocci, maybe there would have been no Ferrari.