Just like the butler in an Agatha Christie’s novel, loose ducts are always the culprits in a turbo engine.

Unlikely; HD already burned itself with italian bikes. Bought MV Augusta in 2008 for $109 millions, sold for one dollar two years later to the same seller.

Ducati should be bought by KTM. A proper, modern, niche-bike manufacturer, which could easily differentiate the two brands (they have minimal overlapping). And Mercedes still has to find someone who wants to buy MV Agusta (which has filed a pre-bankruptcy paper last March).

Not everyone knows that the Lotus Elise was called like that because of the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, Elisa (Artioli owned the British manifacturer for a short while, before selling it to Proton).

He’s the secret brother of Valentino Rossi, there’s no other explanation.

A red interior is not in the Italian tradition, sorry.

Yesterday I parked next to a MkII Ferrari California. That green, in real life, is a bit brighter. Still, I wouldn’t buy a Ferrari in that colour. Imho, Rosso Fiorano (the “historic” red of the first cars made by Enzo) is one of the best, together with “Swaters Blue”.

Imho the present situation is the byproduct of two factors:
- demanding compliance (with crash tests, emissions, etc. which make new cars expensive to develop, so every model must bring a lot of cash and/or share a platform);
- middle class erosion (hence the market polarization: A-to-B cars OR supercars, with next to…

Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses use push-button transmission as well:

Absolutely. I don’t mind paying for Porsche brakes or Porsche engines. I do mind, however, paying something around $800 for the same keyless system which may come free on a VW Polo.
That’s where all the premium brands make huge margins, after all.

My 987S didn’t even have *carpets* as standard. Or green shading in the windshield. Or automatic A/C. Or xenon lights.
Luckily, I bought it used (less than 6k km) with a huge discount, as Merrill Lynch had collapsed just two months before and the official dealer in Milan was desperate.

Bugs Bunny sawing off Florida GIF in 3...2...1...

I went yesterday, with a supercar club, to Sant’Agata Bolognese, for a museum (very small but with all the right cars) and factory tour (this too, “compact” but very modern and incredibly clean). Don’t know how to add photos but I’ve got some (not in the factory, it was forbidden). The Urus protootype is “ok” in the…

If you had the money, you would already own everything else ;)

I’ve a friend in Tuscany who knows the guy (Leonardo Sordi) who has restored a good part of the engine of the S76. Crazy car.

I’d buy none. Buy a good one and keep it for years, not some cheap stuff you’l freeze in. I wear since 2010 a “Museum the Original” winter coat, a brand (don’t know if it’s available in the US) which is quite popular in Italy. They’re offline since last autumn but will resume production next winter, dunno why.
Best…

I’d buy none. Buy a good one and keep it for years, not some cheap stuff you’l freeze in. I wear since 2010 a…

If you want a cheap mid-engined supercar, just buy an Ultima GTR, choose the engine (any Chevy V8 from 300 to 1,000 hp) and you’re done. They ship factory-built or in DIY crates.

First of all, Jalopnik, thanks for the video. As an Italian, I feel proud.
The journalist asks if people watch motorsport because they expect an accident to occur. He answers that yes, maybe that factor adds up to the excitement.
After, Ali is asked if he watches races and he says that he doesn’t, as he considers…