Remembering Marcello Gandini, The Maestro Of Car Design And Father Of The Supercar

Famed Italian car designer Marcello Gandini passed away this week at age 85, leaving behind a legacy and body of work that may never be topped. When he was just 27 years old, Gandini joined design house Bertone in 1965 after the departure of Giorgetto Giugiaro, starting the Stile Bertone styling division that created… Read … Read more

Maserati Pulls The Plug On Electric Quattroporte Folgore

Image: Maserati It’s impossible to be a high-end automaker in today’s market without at least teasing an electric model, and Maserati’s Folgore (Italian for lightning) line was intended to fill that niche. After delays to the planned battery-electric GranTurismo Folgore and Grecale Folgore, Maserati has also made the decision to delay — if not scrap … Read more

Our Favorite Cars From The Macchinissima Italian Car Show

Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I’m always on the lookout for new weekend car shows to go to in the Los Angeles area, especially as the number of traditional cars and coffees have dwindled in recent months (the long-running Malibu Country Mart show has been permanently shut down, for example). This past weekend a new show emerged, … Read more