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34-545: The Flavia was launched with a 1,488 cc engine at the 1960 Turin Motor Show and introduced in major European markets during the next twelve months. Coupé and convertible versions designed by Pininfarina and Vignale quickly followed, together with one or two low volume "specials" including a Zagato coupé. Performance improved over the next ten years as the engine displacement was progressively increased to 1,991 cc. The car remained in production until 1970 when it

68-611: A troop of Corazzieri , inaugurated the 38th Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile on 21 April 1956. The motor show closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 13 countries, including 64 car manufacturers, 35 truck and bus manufacturers, and 18 coachbuilders. The 1959 41st Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Gronchi on 31 October and closed on 11 November. There were 490 exhibitors from 12 countries, including 65 car manufacturers. The 42nd edition of

102-519: A Lancia priority. From the dominant UK domestic market player, the mechanically less sophisticated Ford Corsair 2000E was retailing at £1,008. US Car and Driver magazine tested the 1800 Coupe model equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission in April 1964, comparing it against the Flaminia 3C GT and found that the engine got a "little fussy" at above 5,000 rpm and that "one tries to change up into

136-500: A fifth gear which is not there". The reviewers however, praised the comfortable cruising speeds, the refined transmission than the base 1500 model along with the handling and the refined front-wheel drive system mentioning that "a lot of people could drive the Flavia a long way without realizing it has front wheel drive". The magazine measured a top speed of 105 mph (169 km/h), a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 14.2 seconds and

170-426: A free public festival, held at the historical Parco del Valentino , and featured demonstrations along the route used for various motorsport grands prix between 1935 and 1954. Umberto Palermo Alfa Romeo 4C Mole Costruzione Artigianale 001 The following vehicles were to be presented at the show in 2020: Cancelled and transferred to Milan . The Turin Motor Show has been reinstated and will take place alongside

204-412: A fuel consumption of 22–30.0 miles per US gallon (10.7–7.8 L/100 km; 26.4–36.0 mpg ‑imp ). The Sinthesis 2000 Berlinetta is a one-off coupe introduced in 1970 which was engineered by Peter Giacobbi and designed by Tom Tjaarda and was their idea of a more refined grand tourer . The name is a combination of English and Italian words highlighting the ancestry of the people working on

238-695: A new generation with an 80 mm stroke, narrow-bore versions of the new 2-litre 820 -series engine. With the introduction of the 819, the Vignale and Zagato versions were discontinued, while the coupé model was on hiatus. The coupé version then returned with new bodywork, first presented in March 1969 at the Geneva Motor Show . The engine increased to 2.0 L in capacity, available with carburetion or fuel injection, and four- or five-speed gearbox. The 2.0 L models were only made with bodies featuring

272-520: A new model to bridge the gap between the Appia and Flaminia . The car was introduced at the 1960 Turin Motor Show . Initially available only as a four-door saloon , it featured a 1.5 L aluminium boxer engine , Dunlop disc brakes on all four wheels, front-wheel drive , and front suspension by unequal-length wishbones. The boxer engine was the first for an Italian production car as well as disc brakes on all four wheels The front-wheel drive layout

306-472: A shortened version of the Flavia Sport's chassis in order to improve the handling of the car. The body designed by Ercole Spada featured aerodynamic enhancements to increase overall efficiency and speed. The Super Sport featured the 1,800  Flat-4 engine from the Flavia Sport and did not include significant modifications to the running gear. A second prototype painted in bright yellow was showcased at

340-468: The Cooper-Alta . Former Autocar writers include Russell Bulgin , Chris Harris , and former Top Gear presenter James May . In 1992, May was fired from Autocar after he added an acrostic into the 1992 "Road Test Yearbook". May had to write every review in the issue. Each spread featured four reviews and each review started with a big red capital letter known as a rubricated initial . May

374-528: The Porsche 911 GT1 . It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron , which were published in the 31 May 2006 issue. In 2023, Autocar digitised its entire archive dating back to 1895. The Autocar Archive is available to subscribers online. In the 1950s, the magazine's sport editor, John Cooper , used Cooper T11 parts to create

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408-425: The 1500 engine and the remaining 512 received the larger 1800 engine. The sport version has twin carburetors for extra power (just over 100 CV [99 hp; 74 kW]); however, this version of the engine was notoriously difficult to keep in tune. Even the single-carburettor engine suffered from the problem of timing chain stretch. Sprockets with Vernier adjusters were fitted to allow for chain wear, and

442-549: The 1968 Turin Motor Show and featured the 1,991 cc engine. However Lancia's worsening financial situation led to the project being abandoned. The Flavia was revised and renamed the Lancia 2000 in 1971. The 2000 featured Girling disc brakes (replacing the Flavia 2000's Dunlops), stainless steel bumpers, and, for the fuel-injected models, Bosch D-jetronic Analog-electrovalve fuel injection. These were built until 1973 or 1974 although new models remained in stock until 1975. As with

476-687: The Autolook Week event from 13 to 15 September 2024. The following vehicles were to be presented at the show in 2024: Autocar (magazine) Autocar (stylized in all caps ) is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Media Group . It was first published in 1895 and refers to itself as "the world's oldest car magazine". Mark Tisshaw is editor and other team members include Steve Cropley, Rachel Burgess, James Attwood, Matt Prior, Matt Saunders and Felix Page. Autocar has several international editions, including China, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. The publication

510-707: The Flavia 2000, the 2000 was only made with Pininfarina coupe and Lancia sedan bodies. Turin Motor Show#1960 The Turin Motor Show ( Italian : Salone dell'Automobile di Torino ) is an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy . The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino , becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and Rome until that time. From 1972,

544-568: The Turin Salon was held from 3 until 13 November 1960. The 1963 45th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Antonio Segni on 30 October and closed on 10 November. The exhibitors were 524 from 13 countries, including 72 car manufacturers and 21 coachbuilders. The 49th Salone dell'Automobile was held between 1 and 12 November 1967. It saw the presence of 580 exhibitors from 15 countries, including 70 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders. The 50th Salone dell'Automobile

578-934: The bloody thing up; it's a real pain in the arse." Current Autocar writers include Richard Bremner, used car expert James Ruppert, Editor at Large Matt Prior and Editor in Chief Steve Cropley. The current editor is Mark Tisshaw, a former deputy editor, news editor and reporter for the magazine. 1895–1901 Henry Sturmey 1901–?[after 1914] Herbert Walter Staner ?–? Hugo Massac Thomas Buist 1930–1938 Harold Carlisle Lafone 1955–1968 Maurice Armstrong Smith 1968–1975 Peter Garnier 1975–1985 Ray Hutton ?1985–?1991 Bob Murray 1991–1997 Michael Harvey 1997–2001 Patrick Fuller 2001–2006 Rob Aherne 2006–2011 Chas Hallett (editor of What Car? 2011–2014) 2011–2013 Jim Holder (editor of What Car? 2014–2016) 2014–2017 Chas Hallett 2017–present Mark Tisshaw Autocar has been licensed to publishers around

612-457: The cam timing was supposed to be checked every 6,000 miles (9,700 km). Early cars also suffered from corrosion of the cylinder heads caused by using copper gaskets on aluminium heads; nevertheless, the car had good performance for its day, considering the cubic capacity. When leaving the factory, the Flavia was originally fitted with either Pirelli Cinturato 165HR14 tyres (CA67) or Pirelli Cinturato 155HR15 tyres (CA67). Later development of

646-474: The car. The chassis and running gear of the car were shared with the Flavia but the engine received modifications by Nardi in order to yield a power output of 130 PS (128 hp; 96 kW) at 5,000 rpm. Road tests of the car indicated a top speed in excess of 200 km/h (124 mph). The Flavia Super Sport was based on the Flavia Sport Zagato and introduced in 1967. It featured

680-612: The engine included an enlargement to 1.8 L, a version with mechanical injection using the Kugelfischer system, and a five-speed manual gearbox. In May 1967 a rebodied version of the Berlina with a new interior went on sale, with model number 819 , it is usually referred to as the Series II . The engines were originally the same as earlier (74 mm stroke in 1500, 1800, 1800 fuel injected), but in 1969 these were changed to

714-510: The exhibitors were 540 from 15 countries, including 71 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders. The 53rd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 3 and 14 November 1971; the exhibitors were 540 from 11 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 15 coachbuilders. This 63rd Turin Motor Show coincided with Italy hosting the 1990 FIFA World Cup ( Italia 90 ) hence the presentation by Fiat of limited edition models related to that international event. Production cars The 67th Turin Motor Show

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748-483: The magazine in its early days. Henry Sturmey stood down as editor of The Autocar magazine and left the company in 1901. Autocar claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon. Autocar has been published weekly throughout its life with only strikes in the 1970s interrupting its frequency. The magazine's name was changed from The Autocar to Autocar at

782-563: The public. It is held in the precinct of the Parco del Valentino . It has been held again since 2022 as part of Autolook Week , but the nature of the show has changed and it now has more of a focus on classics and specialty cars. The 1954 36th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Luigi Einaudi on 21 April and closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 11 countries, including 66 car manufacturers and 22 coachbuilders. Italian President Giovanni Gronchi , escorted by

816-490: The revised design. Then in 1971, after Fiat took control of the company, the "Flavia" badge was discontinued as were the smaller engines, leaving only the 2000 Berlina and coupé. The British Motor magazine tested the 1500 model in 1961 and found it had a top speed of 92.6 mph (149.0 km/h) and acceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 18.6 seconds. A "touring" fuel consumption of 30.0 miles per imperial gallon (9.4 L/100 km; 25.0 mpg ‑US )

850-503: The rival BMW 1800 TI for performance, though slightly ahead on fuel consumption. The testers commended the smoothness of the engine but found it lacked low speed punch. Overall they thought the performance "pleasingly deceptive" because the car was "faster than it feels". The UK car market was still insulated by tariffs, but with the BMW 1800 TI retailing at £1,498 and the Flavia's recommended retail price now £1,909, sales volumes were clearly not

884-620: The show was held biannually and in 1984, it moved into Fiat 's shuttered Lingotto factory. In 2000, it was announced that the show was to be moved to April, starting in 2002. However, the event was last held in Turin in June 2000, and cancelled from 2002, resulting in the Bologna Motor Show taking over the role of Italy's International Motor Show. From 2015 to 2019, Turin again held a Motor Show, albeit as an open air festival to keep exhibitors' costs down, and provide free access to

918-495: The start of 1962. In 1988 Autocar absorbed the rival magazine Motor , with which it had done battle on the newsstands since 1903. From the 7 September 1988 issue the magazine became Autocar & Motor . It reverted to Autocar for the 21 September 1994 issue. The magazine has scored many firsts in its history, including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220 , McLaren F1 , and

952-547: Was bored and to alleviate the boredom, he wrote the reviews so the first four spreads would spell the words "ROAD", "TEST", "YEAR" and "BOOK". The other pages had another acrostic but that was not immediately recognizable as it was spread over the rest of the magazine, spelling seemingly random letters starting with "SOYO" and "UTHI". After it was published, readers discovered it. This was the one that got James May fired because it used profanity. The message, when punctuated was: "So you think it's really good, yeah? You should try making

986-479: Was chosen by Fessia to have 62% of the car's weight at the front in order to improve traction. This model was soon joined by a two-door coupé , designed by Pininfarina on a shortened platform. Vignale built 1,601 two-door convertibles , while Zagato designed an outlandish-looking lightweight two-door "sport" version. Only 626 of the Zagato-bodied models were built, plus three prototypes. Ninety-eight had

1020-411: Was held between 30 October and 10 November 1968; there were 496 exhibitors from 14 countries, including 73 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders. The 51st Salone dell'Automobile was held between 29 October and 9 November 1969; the exhibitors were 550 from 14 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders. The 52nd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 28 October and 8 November 1970;

1054-488: Was held from 24 April to 3 May. The 68th Turin Motor Show held in June 2000 was the last edition, as in 2002, the event was cancelled and never held again. The change in date was to avoid clashing with the Geneva Motor Show . The show first requested for a June date in March 1998. From 2015, the Turin Motor Show returned, however no longer based on a large and costly static exhibition format. Instead, it became

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1088-534: Was launched as The Autocar by Iliffe and Son Ltd. "in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage" on 2 November 1895 when, it is believed, there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom. L. J. K. Setright suggests that the magazine was set up by Henry Sturmey as an organ of propaganda for Harry J. Lawson , founder of the Daimler Company and a journalist on

1122-472: Was recorded. On the British market it cost £1,499 including taxes of 688. By 1967 the engine size had grown to 1,800 cc. Testing a four-door Flavia, Autocar magazine recorded a top speed of 103 mph (166 km/h), a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 15.0 seconds and an overall fuel consumption of 30.0 miles per imperial gallon (9.4 L/100 km; 25.0 mpg ‑US ). This put it behind

1156-596: Was updated and renamed as the Lancia 2000 . The Flavia was named after Via Flavia , a Roman road leading from Trieste (Tergeste) to Dalmatia . In 2011, Fiat announced that the Chrysler 200 convertible would be sold in Europe ( LHD markets only) by Lancia under the Flavia name from early 2012. The Lancia Flavia was developed by Antonio Fessia in the late 1950s at the directive of the then Lancia owner Carlo Pesenti as

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