~ A DriveWays Review ~ by Frank A. Aukofer Almost from the get-go of its founding 112 years ago, Italy’s Alfa Romeo has been widely hailed as a manufacturer of sports roadsters and other performance cars suited to race tracks.... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer The 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio is a rarity. It is among a few crossover sport utility vehicles that openly disdain their category because they are all about extremist performance. Yet because of the public infatuation... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Pontiac, Mich. — Call it a candy store for car nuts. Every summer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles invites a jumble of journalists to its proving grounds in Chelsea, Mich., to drive all the new Ram truck, Fiat,... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reinforces its incursion into the luxury/performance class with the all-new 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio. It is part of a determined push to rebuild the storied Italian brand. It started with the 4C coupe... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Talk about polar opposites. The 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia is everything its previously introduced garage-mate, the 4C, is not. First, however, we must stipulate that the two models from the storied Italian manufacturer share one thing:... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer There used to be a saying that Italian sports cars like the 2016 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider were patterned after volatile mistresses: beautiful, exciting, expensive, dangerous and impossible to live with. The new 4C, a two-seat... Continue Reading →
by Jason Fogelson After an absence of 20 years, Alfa Romeo has come roaring back to the United States with the 4C and 4C Spider. I got a chance to spend a week with the 2016 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider... Continue Reading →
