2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio 100 Year Anniversary: First Drive Review | Mille Miglia Magic

It’s not been two weeks since I’ve returned from Italy – and from my first ever experience with the legendary Mille Miglia – and I’m still struggling with how to describe it to people who ask about the trip. Not great for a writer, I know.

The idea is easy. Mille Miglia is a recreation of a road race that occurred from 1927 to 1957, when competitors in the greatest sports cars of the time blasted from Brescia in the north of Italy, southwest to Rome, and back again. Then, the race wound through public streets at a bloodthirsty pace (literally, in many cases) and the winner was determined entirely by the time from start to finish. Today, the competition takes place within the bounds of a regularity rally format – where drivers must achieve a predesignated average pace between stages – and entrants limited to vehicles that were eligible in the original 30-year run.

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