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Alfa Romeo enthusiasts rightly revere Alfa’s V6 engines, but this month we celebrate eight-cylinder Alfas. All of them – from the 1924 P2 up to the 2008 8C Competizione – are featured in full glory. We also test a 10-cylinder car (Lamborghini’s latest Huracán Performante Spyder) and 12-cylinder legends in the form of the Ferrari Testarossa family, plus a royal one-off Ferrari 250 GT by Pinin Farina. Speaking of Farina, we interview Paolo Pininfarina on the classic inspiration behind the design house’s new direction. And while the Lancia integrale gets most of the plaudits in the Delta family, the early HF Turbo is even rarer. We introduce a newcomer to our team fleet – a Maserati Quattroporte IV. Mix in classic racers such as the 1948 Giannini 750 Sport and Imola racing, the NEC classic show and there’s rarely been a richer seam of Italian gold to tap into.

CONTENTS
ALFA ROMEO 8-CYLINDER GROUP TEST – All the ‘eights’: P2, P3, 8C, 33 Stradale, Montreal and 8C Competizione
FERRARI TESTAROSSA COLLECTORS’ GUIDE – All you’ll ever need to know about the Testarossa, 512 TR and F512 M
LANCIA DELTA HF TURBO – Testing the UK’s oldest surviving Delta HF Turbo from 1984
LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN PERFORMANTE SPYDER – Latest extreme drop-top Lamborghini on test
FERRARI 250 GT COUPE SPECIALE PININ FARINA – Stunning one-off delivered new to a Belgian princess
PININFARINA INTERVIEW – Paolo Pininfarina’s views on the design houses classics and its electric future
GIANNINI 750 SPORT – Cute and historic 1948 Mille Miglia race car
MASERATI LEVANTE 350HP – Driving Maserati’s new entry-level V6 petrol
NEC CLASSIC CAR SHOW – Steve Berry’s wry take on Italian classics in Birmingham
IMOLA CLASSIC – Great historic racing in Italy
TEAM CARS – Latest on Alfa Romeo SZ, Maserati Quattroporte IV and more
OBSCURATI – Alfa Romeo Diva: the Alfa 4C could have had V6 power