Touring Italy/Alps

[djs305]

Taking the Noble to Italy in June and wondered if anyone had any experience of must do routes/roads (Stelvio Pass on the list).

Any views advice appreciated.

[R0162]

I have driven through alps and italy a few times but dont know the names of an routes or roads, bu thre is a great road the other side of mount blanc tunnel or if you take the route through switzerland there will be lots of smaller tunnels.

[djs305]

Thanks. Done Mont Blanc tunnel but only in a hire car. Some of the routes look pretty good so looking forward to finding my way round.

[key750]

Hello, nice to read this! Here in Italy it's full awesome pass but... not all good for an Noble.

Stelvio it's beautifull!


From Bormio to top of pass it's a spectacle but go down to Prato allo Stelvio with a Noble it's a venture! Bends are so close, with my GTO2.5 I think are impossible without a reverse. If you are in a car and you meet a bus it's a disaster...
If you whant after conquered top of Stelvio you can go down to Swisse Umbrailpass, I think is better.
San Bernardino pass it's beautifull and Maloja (video: http://youtu.be/Wg_Lb9GXOvs ) on Suisse it's incredible (great occasion to visit ST.Moritz)

Some pass like Gavia, Croce Domini, Mortirolo are impossible or really hard to cross with a Nob... if you whant I help you to choice what is better. Manghen pass it's my favorite but it's narrow.

Me (M12 2.5GTO) and Matteo (M12 3R) are happy to meet you if you cross near to Trento city.

[djs305]

Key 750
Am planning to be in Modena (to see reasonably well known Italian manufacturer's museum) on June 18th and then up through Trento into the mountains. Planning Stelvio and then back towards Como before heading north to Germany/Holland and ferry home. Would be good to meet and any local knowledge very welcome.

[Chapppers]

I recommend the grossglockner, Zell am See and Austria in general. Just watch out for your brakes on the way down, whichever you choose!

[joust]

If you want fun but distance munching at speed, do the A5 from Mont Blanc to Torino. It's one of the most crazy motorways in the world with some of the best high speed tunnels (to appreciate the acoustics of your car) along with some of the crazyiest road splits on 1000'+ stilts...

J

[iandc]

key750 said:

Hello, nice to read this! Here in Italy it's full awesome pass but... not all good for an Noble.

Stelvio it's beautifull!


From Bormio to top of pass it's a spectacle but go down to Prato allo Stelvio with a Noble it's a venture! Bends are so close, with my GTO2.5 I think are impossible without a reverse. If you are in a car and you meet a bus it's a disaster...
If you whant after conquered top of Stelvio you can go down to Swisse Umbrailpass, I think is better.
San Bernardino pass it's beautifull and Maloja (video: http://youtu.be/Wg_Lb9GXOvs ) on Suisse it's incredible (great occasion to visit ST.Moritz)

Some pass like Gavia, Croce Domini, Mortirolo are impossible or really hard to cross with a Nob... if you whant I help you to choice what is better. Manghen pass it's my favorite but it's narrow.

Me (M12 2.5GTO) and Matteo (M12 3R) are happy to meet you if you cross near to Trento city.

I agree the Bormio route is possible in Noble but up or down on the other side has really tight turns and not good in such as the Noble. Try the SS 300 from Bormio to Ponte de Legno as great road, little traffic and bends not so tight. Good luck and enjoy. PS Check before you plan the route as some of the higher Alpine passes do not open until later in the year.

[R0162]

This is what to expect when entering Italy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwRtgJUzuYg

lol It is just typical to see a line of red Ferrari's when entering Italy

We stopped and talked at service stations, the cars were drawing crowds but the Ferrari owners werecrowding around the Noble, this was when i had my 4 port exhaust on which sounded great, we drove in convoy for 200km all the way to Modena.