Italian director Stefano Mordini manages an admirably tasteful dramatisation of a carmaker contest that defined a decade – but it never quite gets the pulse racing
Believe it or not, It took almost six decades after the invention of the automobile before automakers realized it was a good idea to install a V6 engine in the goldilocks zone between a four-cylinder and an eight-cylinder road car. One brand or another had to make the leap of faith; in this case, it was the Italian Lancia that finally put two and two together with the absolutely gorgeous Aurelia. Happily, for us all, one that survived is now for sale.