Lancia’s Design Day marks a renaissance for the storied Italian brand
A brand that had been expected to die under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Lancia is enjoying a revival under Stellantis, with its history inspiring three new models to début through the 2020s […]
Pininfarina at 90: creating the future with connectivity, data and AI
No doubt many of us have been forced into virtual environments with COVID-19, for those lucky enough to have benefited from the technological innovations of the last several decades. And companies like Pininfarina, the design house that has penned some of history’s greatest Ferrari cars, as well as more humble fare from mass-market manufacturers, recognize […]
Polo Storico restores one-off Lamborghini Miura SVR
Polo Storico, the vehicle preservation and restoration arm of Automobili Lamborghini, has completed restoration on the iconic Lamborghini Miura SVR, chassis number 3781, and exhibited the car at the Nakayama circuit in Japan. Originally a Miura S in green with black interior, the car was delivered to a Torino dealership in 1968 after its […]
Torino hosts Prix Pictet space
From left to right: Camera president Emanuele Chieli, Camera director Walter Guadagnini, Prix Pictet president Michael Benson, Pictet’s Stephen Barber. The Prix Pictet arrived in Torino this week, with a private preview attended by the city’s best and brightest at the recently opened Camera—Centro Italiano per la Fotografia. Camera president Emanuele Chieli welcomed Prix Pictet’s […]
Karl Lagerfeld has unveiled the 13th Chanel Métiers d’Art collection in Salzburg, Austria, recognizing its historical connection with Gabrielle Chanel (she got the inspiration for the Chanel jacket there, at the Hotel Schloss Mittersill, then owned by Baron Hubert von Pantz, with whom she had a fling). Lagerfeld discusses his collection in the video clip […]
A busy week for Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
A Lucire exclusive Paula Sweet In a whirlwind week, two extraordinary events occurred in northern Italy, both under the stewardship of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. On the night of Wednesday, September 10 at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino, a travelling exhibition showcasing the finalists to this year’s Prix Pictet launched. This year’s […]
Acclaimed car designer, Sergio Pininfarina, dies aged 85
The celebrated automotive designer, Sergio Pininfarina, whose name graced some of the most memorable Ferraris and other cars, died last night in Torino. He was 85. Pininfarina was the second generation of the family in automotive design, the son of founder Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina. Sergio Farina was born in Torino on September 8, […]
Abarth adds 500C and Punto Evo to range
Fiat continues to push Abarth as a marque, as it once was, with performance models of its 500C—the pretty convertible that Elle Macpherson launched last year—and Punto Evo. The Abarth Punto Evo is a more straightforward hot hatch, a development of the earlier Grande Punto, which is aimed at the Ford Fiesta class and […]
Alfa Romeo Giulietta débuts today
Alfa Romeo’s new Giulietta, which was shown at the Salon de Genève in March, débuts today (April 13). The car will steadily be launched throughout Europe in May. In some ways, the new Giulietta, which replaces the 147, takes the design language begun with the 8C Competizione and MiTo (Lucire’s Car to Be Seen […]
