Alfa Romeo opens the doors to its historical museum in Arese; celebrates 105th anniversary

Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 105th anniversary by opening its historical museum in Arese, Milan, Italy to the public. The museum, which is named 'La macchina del tempo - Museo storico Alfa Romeo', is at the heart of an immersive brand centre which also bookshop, cafe, test-drive

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Sense-Wear wins the 2015 Lexus Design Award

A range of clothing and accessories that sharpens or tones down the sensory experiences of the wearer has been named the Grand Prix winner in the 2015 Lexus Design Awards. Italian designers Emanuela Corti and Ivan Parati have produced a collection of items

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Third Lexus Design Award open for entries

The third Lexus Design Award is open for entries. Launched in 2013, the international competition aims to foster the talents of young creators for problem solving design.

In its first two years it has gained worldwide attention for its mentoring programme, by which

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The Ducati 1199 Panigale wins Compasso d'Oro design award

The intense focus on design and style which Ducati maintains as a principle feature of its iconic motorcycles, and that further underlines the famous company's Made-in-Italy character, has now been recognised in the Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike and rewarded with the

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Renault organises 'Write the change', a writing competition in partnership with WeLoveWords

For the launch of its latest new model, Renault is calling on the WeLoveWords digital writer community to place New Twingo in the limelight as part of a fotonovela script competition. The challenge for web users on the welovewords.com website is to create

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Bentley launches new Flying Spur in Milan

Bentley celebrated the market debut of the new Flying Spur luxury sedan and the 'Bentley Home' furniture collection with Italian customers, at an exclusive event held at Bentley Milan.

The Flying Spur, with its unrivalled blend of effortless driveability, exquisite luxury and

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Caterham Group launches motorcycle division

Caterham Group has launched its first ever motorcycle division - Caterham Bikes - at the International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA) in Milan.

Three prototype products - the Brutus 750 (dubbed the 'SUV of motorcycles'), Classic E-Bike (an all-electric, bike with retro styling)

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Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour starts; 350 supercars from all over the world celebrating 'Made in Italy'

Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour is the largest gathering ever of cars from the 'House of the Raging Bull', organised to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary: a convoy of some 4 km long and 190,000 hp on the road.

The 350 cars (320 registered

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Dovizioso, Badovini and Fogarty visit the Ducati stand at EICMA show in Milan

Since the EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan has opened its doors, the Ducati stand has remained filled to capacity. Andrea Dovizioso, Ayrton Badovini and Carl Fogarty joined the massive crowds to try the Italian manufacturer's brand new 2013 motorcycles

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BMW Motorrad announces new boxer model; Multifaceted concept to mark 90th anniversary

As announced by BMW Motorrad President Stephan Schaller in his speech at the international motorcycle show EICMA in Milan, BMW Motorrad presenting a new model with air-cooled 'boxer' engine in 2013 as a special way of marking the '90 years of BMW Motorrad'

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BMW Motorrad presents K 1300 S special model

At the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, BMW Motorrad is presenting the exclusive special model K 1300 S '30 Jahre K-Modelle' to mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW Motorrad K-series.

It was in 1983 that BMW Motorrad launched the K 100, the first ever BMW fitted with

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Jeep to sponsor the European tour of the The North Face Speaker Series

Jeep, the legendary American brand and leader of the off-road sector, is sponsoring the The North Face Speaker Series for the second year in a row, the exclusive European tour featuring some of the stars of the extreme sports world, set to take place from November

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50 supercars set off on the first ever Cannonball 2000

50 supercars, worth over £5-million, set off from the London Hilton Park Lane on Wednesday, September 5, to begin their epic 2000-mile journey for the first ever Cannonball 2000, raising money for Dreams Come True children's charity.

The race was started by champion

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Mercedes-Benz Style presents its first furniture collection in Milan

A dynamic design idiom expressing incredible ease and perfectly crafted luxury materials – Mercedes-Benz now bring their unmistakable styling and high standard of quality to the living room. In collaboration with the Formitalia Luxury Group, one of the leading Italian

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