What most people can answer the question: "What associations do you have Italy?". With a probability of 100%, the words “pizza”, “spaghetti” or “pasta” will be called. Neither the Colosseum, nor even Rome, for some reason, do not recall or recall fewer respondents. And only very few mentioned Italian cars. But without exaggeration this is already a legend!

True, in Italy itself, local automakers are not as popular as, for example, German. It turns out that the average resident of the Apennines would rather choose a small car than an Italian supercar.

The reason is not only the high cost of these luxury cars. The small Italian streets of most cities do not allow to turn around to powerful “steel horses”. And the fuel consumption of Italian cars is high for Italy, where gasoline is one of the most expensive in Europe.

But this is theirs. We have a special attitude to Italian cars. The legendary models of Ferrari and Lamborghini are the favorite toys of domestic moneybags. However, the automakers of Italy offer cars and more affordable price range: Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, which can easily compete with cars from Germany. Now we will briefly tell you about the famous models of the Italian car industry.

Some Italian cars

Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Representative of the C class hatchback. The model has improved handling and comfort. According to the results of crash tests (famous Euro NCAP), Juliet received 5 stars, gaining 87 points out of 100 possible, which made it possible to recognize her as the safest golf car class in the entire history of the tests.

Engine: 1.4 liters - 2.0 liters (4-cylinder). Power: 120 - 170 hp From 0 to 100 km / h accelerates in: 8 - 9.4 seconds. Price: from 899,000 rubles.

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Ferrari F12 berlinetta

This car is one of the most powerful among the creations of the Italian automakers, capable of overtaking almost all American car brands.

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is a rear-wheel Gran Turismo (GT) with a central location of the engine. In the model number, he replaced the Ferrari 599. Body - aluminum frame.

Engine: 6.2 liters (V12) - the most powerful among Ferrari. Power: 730 hp Acceleration to 100 km / h in 3.1 seconds. Maximum speed: 340 km / h. Price: 22.1 million rubles.

Fiat Punto Sport

Brash, stylish and dynamic 3-door hatchback with a turbocharged engine. Engine: 1.4 liters (4-cylinder). Power: 135 hp

Acceleration to 100 km / h: 8.5 sec. Price: from 699,000 rubles. It was from Fiat that the history of the development of Russian VAZs began, starting with a penny, continuing with a six (VAZ 2106), etc. and even to this day the name Fiat is associated with new vases, at least for me :)

Lamborghini Gallardo

The legendary supercar. The most massive among Lamborghini: issued more than 3,000 cars in 2 years. The name as always associated with the bulls. Gallardo is a famous breed of fighting bulls.

Officially in the Russian market is not for sale, like all Lamborghini, - only to order. Engine: 5 liters (V10). Power: 500 hp Acceleration to 100 km / h: 4.2 seconds. Maximum speed: 309 km / h. Price: from 165 thousand $.

Lancia Delta III

The third generation of the compact car C-class (golf) of the famous Italian company Lancia. It combines modern design, spacious interior, elegant interior and a decent level of comfort.

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Engine: 1.4 - 2.0 liters (4-cylinder). Power: 120-165 hp Acceleration to 100 km / h: 8.5 - 9.8 seconds. Price: from 22,700 euros.

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Maserati GranTurismo

Stylish with a bright appearance coupe luxury class from the legendary manufacturer Maserati. Salon is made in the corporate style. Trim - from high-quality expensive plastic and leather. As in other models, branded stylish watches flaunt on the center console. Moreover, the buyer can choose the interior color and materials himself, thanks to the Maserati car personalization program.

Engine: 4.7 liters. Power: 440 hp Acceleration to 100 km / h: 4.9 seconds. Maximum speed: 295 km / h. Price: from 5 889 000 rub.

Take a closer look at the names of the brands of Italian cars. Italians are masters of beautiful words. And in accordance with their temperament, they create beautiful cars that have the same character: luxurious, fast and bright. But if you do custom tuning for some Italian cars, then this character can be seriously improved.

And here is a video about how girls are driven to Italian cars, especially to Ferrari: